My wife and I planned a 6-week business trip to Vancouver at the last minute, and were so lucky to have been able to stay in Iris' apartment fpr the last four weeks. Iris and Fred were warm and welcoming hosts, and the apartment is spacious and very well appointed. There is cable TV and the fastest internet connection we have found anywhere in Canada (we run a web business, so this was a nice bonus).

The location made it easy to get downtown by the Skytrain. The Broadway-Commercial Ave station is about a 7 minute walk away, the train takes 6 minutes to downtown, and it seems to run every 2-7 minutes depending on the hour. Trout Lake park is across the street, and Commercial Drive has plenty of good stores and restaurants within walking distance. We played a lot of tennis at the free courts 6 blocks away in Clark Park.

This is a green, quiet neighborhood, and we always felt safe outside after dark.

I would not hesitate to reommend the apartment to anyone.