Myself and 2 friends were staying in Vancouver for the month to work remotely. There were some great things about the place like the location. It’s literally 5-10 minute walking distance from everything including the village, the marina is right I front of the building where you can take a water taxi, and a great brunch place! It’s 10-15 min drive from Grenville island (or take the water taxi) and from Stanley park. Just 2 hour drive from Whistler. The place also has an underground parking garage with a designated spot if you’re renting a car it’s very useful. Access to the pool and hot tub is in the building beside so you have to walk outside to get to it, the pool and hot tub were really big which was nice.
We did have quite a few issues with the place itself. Unfortunately both toilets stopped working multiple times during our trip and it took 4-5 days for the host to find a plumber. Eventually we took the plumbers number and had to call him repeatedly ourselves. The shower also clogged (within the 2nd day, this was the first time we used it). and the building itself doesn’t allow for Airbnb rentals and there were multiple signs that stated that. We weren’t aware of that before we booked. Like most places in Vancouver the place does not have air conditioning and the one fan provided broke. We requested a second fan because Vancouver was under a heat wave warning but the host refused so we had to buy our own fans. We did request new pillows because the provided ones were dirty and she dropped them off the next day which was nice. The patio furniture wasn’t provided like in the photo but the balcony was quite small so we didn’t get to use it. There was wifi included, it would disconnect quite frequently so we ended up using our data to work during the day or would end up at a coffee shop.
Overall, I just think the place wasn’t equipped for people to stay for a long duration like a month, and it does need some updating of the amenities. But I can’t deny that the location was fantastic and made everything so accessible.