My family and I stayed at Linda's home for approximately 3 months. We have stayed at a lot of AirBnBs but this was by far our best experience all around. The home is absolutely gorgeous and Linda was such a gracious host from start to finish. The house is in a residential neighborhood in East Vancouver, close to many parks, nature escapes and great restaurants and bars (esp. on Main St and Commercial Drive). The house is newly renovated and very modern - everything looks brand new and sparkling clean. The views of the mountains from the house are stunning and a lovely sight to wake up to every morning. We did a lot of home cooking while there and really enjoyed the double convection oven and huge gas stove. It was also a real luxury to have 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms. As someone who works remotely, having that extra space during our stay was a huge bonus.
One thing to note is that there is one unit below the main house. We were initially worried the noise between the units would be an issue but the house is so well built that very little noise can be heard between the two units. Another thing we were initially worried about was parking; however, we thankfully always found plenty of free street parking right in front of the building.
Linda was a top-notch host throughout our stay and made us feel extremely welcomed. We mentioned to her that we'd be travelling with our 2-year old son and she went out of her way to ensure there were plenty of kids books and toys in the house for him to play with. She checked in on us a few times during our stay to make sure all was going well, and she was always very responsive if we had a question for her.
We are really grateful to Linda for providing such a wonderful home to rent and for being an incredible host. We will definitely look to stay at her rental again the next time we are in Vancouver.