We arrived at Josh's apartment several hours early as our flight had been brought forward and although it was still being cleaned, Josh kindly allowed us to drop our luggage off so we didn't have to drag it around with us whilst we waited.
The apartment was clean, the rooms spacious with excellent bathrooms. Please note that as it is a (concrete) basement there is little natural light and it is very noisy, although a few rugs and some wall hangings would help with that.
The location is excellent, just a few minutes walk from Cambie, a major road with lots of shops and numerous eating places. You can also catch a no. 15 bus there which takes you all the way Downtown. There is also a lovely coffee shop, The Mighty Oak, just a short walk in the opposite direction.
The reason I didn't give Josh 5* is because of the shortage of what I would consider the basics. No teapot or milk-jug, no iron/ironing board, only 1 large saucepan - not much use for boiling an egg., no radio/music player, there was a dvd player but only one dvd. Although we had booked for 2 weeks we were only supplied with a handful of tea-bags and coffee pods, salt & pepper and oil. More importantly there was no information pack on either the apartment - how to use the various appliances etc - or on Vancouver itself - bus timetables, places to go, things see or places to eat/takeaway menus.
Overall we enjoyed our stay at Josh's apartment and when we needed information he happily supplied it. I believe it would only take a few minor additions to make this a great place to stay.