A cozy basement apartment in a quiet, family-friendly suburb with lots of food options around.
We stayed at Jacqueline's for seven days while visiting Vancouver for the first time and we were extremely happy with our choice of accommodation. Her place is situated in a quiet suburb in between East Vancouver and Burnaby. I'm not too familiar with Vancouver in general, but the area it was in seemed pretty safe and we never saw any weird activity even during the later hours (like 10 pm). There's also a ton of food places to choose from (mostly Asian), including over 4 bubble tea places within a 500 m radius, and there was a Safeway grocery store AND a London Drugs all accessible within a 10 minute walk.
Check-in was super easy thanks to Jacqueline's guide that she sent us a few days in advance. The apartment was lovely and, while it was quaint and humbly-furnished, the space and furniture looked new and everywhere was super clean. It is a bit of a smaller space, but we were able to have four people living in it for almost five days without any problems. The bed was very large and comfortable, the sofa bed was also pretty large and cozy, and the bathroom had lots of counter space and was very clean.
The only cons (which I wouldn't necessarily consider cons because it's obvious from the pictures) is that there is only a mini-fridge and no actual freezer, so don't expect to keep any frozen foods during your stay, but again, there are many places around to get food from, even a 24-hr Vietnamese restaurant. The sink was kind of small, but we made it work, and there was no stove but there was a hot plate that heated up very quickly. There's also only a basic-cable TV, so bring your HDMI cables and watching devices if you want to stream Netflix, etc.
I would definitely recommend staying here due to the quiet and safe surroundings, the abundance of restaurants, the nearby grocery store and pharmacy, the nearby Skytrain station, the cozy and clean interior and exterior of the apartment, and not to mention the wonderful hospitality displayed by Jacqueline! She was so considerate and quick to respond, especially since we were quite a needy bunch and messaged her so many times! We always travelled to the city during the day, so this is a perfect spot to come home to after a long day of sightseeing!