Karen was always quick to respond, offer advice, and answer questions when I needed it. She is also an artist so having those bright colourful paintings around the apartment really made it special. Karen even left flowers on the first day which made me feel very welcome.
A few things were different than the advertised picture. The pink chair in the living room was replaced with a patterned earth tones one, which I didn’t mind. The bedroom comforter was changed with a patterned comforter and cat sheets. I never could figure out if the building had a vacuum, maybe there was one somewhere, this is something to keep in mind if you are staying here long term.
For my needs I couldn’t have asked for a better location. The rest of the building was quiet and respectable as well. The best part of staying here for me was being so close to Kits beach. The neighbourhood is the perfect mix of urban and nature, and you can get to both Vancouver and UBC with relative ease. I really liked the recommendations of places to go that Karen left and checked out a few of them.