As usual with any holiday rental, it has to fit your requirements, and Karin's place perfectly fitted ours. With three kids and a car exploring Vancouver surrounds, we needed the space and the amenities the house offered and benefited from the out of the center location.
East Vancouver has a reputation, so before reserving we consulted with local friends, and they told us this area was nice, which proved right.
Lastly, there seems to be a debate in the reviews about the downstairs tenant. We found it very reasonable that the bottom flat is occupied and had no trouble with it. The laundry room is down a staircase inside the house, and accessible from both your and the lower floor apartments, which I guess is the reason some feel it is "in the house." However, you can lock the door leading to the laundry room from your side.