We LOVED our stay at the drive! Their place is lovely, super clean, and better than described. It looks even better in person: think like a modern, new hotel. The overall ambiance was lovely. It’s a great space for watching a movie (we made the couch into a bed) and for having a meal in at the dinner table. The location is quiet even though there are plenty of shops, restaurants, coffee places, and bars around the corner. This is a great place for a family to stay, and for a friends trip (which is why I was there).
- GREAT amenities: keurig, coffee, tea, hot chocolate, cups, creamer etc! Was lovely because I like tons of sugar in my coffee!
- this kitchen is better than mine. Like the appliances are great, there are wine glasses, a shaker for cocktails, dishwasher. We cooked one meal in, and there were plenty of pots and pans and cutting boards, even blenders etc. and a dishwasher!! So cleanup wasn’t bad.
- Clean, spacious bathroom. Very nice for kids. hot water did not run out even with us 5 gals staying there! Great water pressure.
- dining and living room are small, but doable. It depends how flexible you are - when you fold out the couchbed, it takes up the majority of the living room. We had no problem with this, but if you’re expecting a McMansion, this isn’t it! It’s very typical of Vancouver apartments though, I feel.
- FAST WI FI. Enough said. This is extremely nice. We were able to watch the entire season of Queer Eye on Netflix without any lags. YES!
- fun location. We spend one evening just bar hopping and it was lovely! Great fun place to be in Vancouver without being a tourist trap.
- very close to metro
We rented a car for this trip, and all parking is free street parking. So get your parallel parking hat on! Even on a late evening we were able to find parking a short walk away. There is a list of things you need to do before check out, so this isn’t a place where you can 100% treat it like a hotel (stripping sheets, stuff like that is on the list) but isn’t burdensome.
Candice and Q provide a lovely home. They themselves are extremely kind, helpful, respectful of privacy, and very responsive. We asked them questions about if we should rent a car, etc and they really took the time to write out a thoughtful and helpful response. They respond to questions so fast!! I appreciated that the most.
Thank you for giving us an authentic Vancouver experience! We loved our stay.
-Lauren, Karen, Elaine, Jennifer, and Eunjin