Paige and Grant communicated with us well and the apartment is fantastic. Spotlessly clean, very spacious (for 2) and the decor was stylish and simple with polished concrete floors, nice touches of wood and comfortable furnishings.
Gastown, which is THE place for fantastic food is a 5 minute bus or taxi ride away. Stanley Park is around 25 minutes and everything else is in between.
The road is quiet and feels safe, with a lovely coffee shop and convenience store a few doors down called the Wilder Snail.
A few roads over is the area known as Down Town East Side (DTES) where there is a large population of homeless and addicts. This area felt intimidating and we did not linger there. Having said that, we did not experience any issues and the road (East Hastings) is entirely avoidable depending on your travel routes (which we would advise).
Thanks again to Paige and Grant for a lovely stay.