Colin and Ocea were amazing hosts and nothing was too much trouble. They went out of their way to ensure they understood what I was looking to do and how much interaction I wanted with them and catered to me perfectly, helping me whenever I needed. Brilliant! The cottage itself is very well designed and has everything you could need. The bed was very comfortable and everything was immaculate and very well looked after. However, you should be aware that it is amongst a row of garages and in an unlit lane. You are literally on the edge of the park and so waking up and having coffee by the lake is very nice and the view is lovely to wake up to. However being on the edge of a park does bring a few dodgy characters and some homeless people who do every now and again root through the bins by the side of the cottage in the early hours of the morning. I never felt unsafe but I always had my wits about me so this wasn't a problem. Overall it is pretty quiet during the night and as a light sleeper I slept better here than I would normally in someone else's property. The overall area in east Vancouver is 50/50. There is a quirkiness to it that is very nice and makes it interesting and commercial drive is quite a hip place to hang around but there are definitely some less desirable parts so as a solo female I didn't walk around late at night on my own but during the day and early evening I felt completely fine. It is about an hour walk from downtown or a 10 min walk from the sky train.