The short version: It's a totally awesome place and well worth the money; highly recommended, as long as you don't plan to do a lot of fancy cooking.

The long version:

Host: Michel was perfect host: super nice, low key, very respectful. 5/5

Location: ~3min walk to an absolutely stunning view of the Vancouver skyline and mountains across a bay full of sailboats and anchored cargo ships. At low tide, got down the steps and scramble along the rocky short. Supermarket ~3min walk as well. Beach ~15min. Neighborhood quiet, pretty, and great for walks. Close to good bus lines if you want to head downtown. (5/5)

Interior: Absolutely awesome. Super clean, really cool modernist vibe. You can't exactly tell from the pics, but there are pretty much no interior walls or doors, which makes the place really open and spacious. The shower is epic: 5 showerheads, open on one wall...pretty impressive. (6/5)

Cooking: Good, not great. No hood on small stove; mini-fridge, no microwave. Minimal cupboard space (not such a problem, though, since it's easy to walk to the supermarket every day). Plenty of pots/pans and dishes. I cooked like 25 of 30 days there, so it can be done. But if you're super into cooking, you may be disappointed. (3/5)

Price: It's really expensive (at least for a graduate student like me). But if you want reasonable prices, Vancouver is Not For You. The housing market here is insane; looked for days and couldn't find any non-sketchy place cheaper. So I feel like I actually got a pretty good deal, considering. (4/5 subtracting one point for general absurdity of Vancouver housing prices).

Overall: This is one of the coolest places I've ever stayed at, and I travel a lot. Michel is a great guy to work with. Wholeheartedly recommended. Feel free to message me with questions.