Had a lovely stay at Carmen's place, we only had 2 days to explore Vancouver and got to see as much as we wanted. She is walking distance to downtown/Gastown area. The neighborhood is as described, but we did feel generally safe as no one bothered us as we walked around town. We actually made friends with her neighbor, lovely Victoria natives who showed us around town and all the popular Gastown hot-spots. We enjoyed the Canadian hospitality Carmen provided us with maps, and a list of things to do and places explore. As well as her friendly neighbors who were nice enough to show us around Vancouver, and buy us a round of local Canadian beers. Thanks for having us!