During our research stay at the UBC, we (two people) lived at Tal´s and Avital´s place for two month. The basement apartment has a separate keyless entry, so we had no problems with check-in times/accessing the apartment. The apartment itself had everything we needed for our stay; fresh towels, bed sheets, cleaning equipment and supplies as well as detergent for dish washing and laundry were provided.
Tal´s and Avital´s place is conveniently located in a very safe neighborhood. Bus stops in direction UBC (10 min) or Kitsilano (20 min)/Downtown (30-45 min) are just in front of the house. Grocery stores and small shops are within walking distance, the Pacific Spirit Regional Park and Jerico beach/Spanish Banks beach are just a few minutes away up or down the road.
Communication with Tal and Avital was quite easy and a broken microwave was replaced within a few days and we enjoyed the homemade bread that was given to us :)
We would definitively recommend this place for long term stays!