I stayed for four nights at Archie’s place with my parents and my husband. The apartment is pretty much exactly as pictured, clean and newly renovated. We enjoyed our stay here very much, and while we never met Archie, he was incredibly prompt at returning my emails, always within minutes of sending.
The location was fantastic, we walked around the city a lot and Yaletown has a lot of offer. The neighbourhood was good, we felt safe wandering around at night. The building is quiet, we rarely even heard the neighbours. The only noise was from the street outside, which was the usual sounds of a city, people talking and the occasional siren. The unit has no air conditioning, but I get the feeling that that’s pretty standard for Vancouver, but with the windows open, it was pretty easy to get some cool air in the apartment.
We never cooked in the apartment but I still appreciated that Archie provides spices and seasonings! I know it seems small and inconsequential but when I stay at Airbnb’s and I want to cook, I often realise that I’ve forgotten to bring seasonings, which also seems a little ridiculous to purchase just for a short trip (which is why I now keep small packets of salt and pepper from fast food places). The kitchen was well supplied with the basics you’d need to make simple meals for yourself if you so wanted.
The bathroom was well stocked with the toiletries you’d need and we had plenty of towels between the four of us. The bathroom fan is a little loud and I think it was missing the cover, but other than that, it was fine.
The two rooms were adequate, with the master being a more reasonable size with a queen bed and closet with plenty of storage. I stayed in the other room, which basically just has space for the bed, especially once you pull it out to make it a double. The only thing I’d have asked for is some storage in the closet because there were no shelves or a rail to hang clothes from, but that’s honestly such a small thing. Everything else was great and we would definitely stay here again. Archie was even kind enough to allow us to store our bags past checkout since there wasn’t another booking for the day we left.