The house is located in a very quiet and safe neighbourhood, one of the best in Vancouver. It is fairly close to downtown (20-30 minutes drive depending on traffic). House itself is very basic, it has the bare minimums you need, nothing extra or fancy. We need to stay somewhere central and close to friends we plan to visit so this location worked for us. If you just want to do tourist stuff, somewhere closer to downtown probably will work better.
There are long term tenants upstairs but they were very quiet. We couldn't hear anything.