Noah is very personable and a hospitable and accommodating host--he went out of his way to make my husband and I feel comfortable. The house is tastefully decorated with some of Noah's art creations. We visited in June and at the time, he had a raised bed veggie garden in the back and beautiful hydrangeas in the front. The guest bedroom was downstairs and the shared bathroom (bathtub with handheld shower head that is not mounted) was upstairs. From Noah's house, you can walk to most areas--we did--including shops/restaurants/bars on Commercials Dr. (my fave) as well as Chinatown, Downtown, Yaletown. When walking through Chinatown, it's safer to take E. Pender and not E. Hastings. Also I recommend checking out La Casa Gelato on Venables St. near Noah's house for 200+ flavors of gelato yumminess! :)