Pros:
-Host was very responsive, usually would reply within an hour.
-Location is convenient and only 10min walk away from skytrain station/supermarket/starbucks etc.
-We had a car and could always find a spot to park in front of the house
-The place was quite clean.
-In my opinion, the bed was on the firmer side but it’s nothing too firm that you would feel absolutely uncomfortable to sleep in.
-There were plenty of supplies already although we brought most of our stuff anyways. The host was responsive when we requested extra garbage bags and also when the light fused out, she immediately helped change the lightbulb.
-We originally booked for 13 nights but we had to leave 3 days earlier. The host was nice enough to agree on changing the checkout date.
Cons:
-The host and her family lives right next and upstairs from our room, and the wall in between is seriously super thin, which means we could hear absolutely everything that goes on next door. The host has family members that sleep late (2 or 3 am) and wake up early (6am). If you are a light sleeper like me, I had big trouble sleeping. The host also talked very loudly on the phone during the day which was kind of a bother.
-The place was a bit of a clutter; so much stuff that there wasn’t much space to place our own stuff in the bathroom and the kitchen counter.
-Because there was a bunk bed in the living area, there weren’t any couches to sit on.