Spencer's apartment was wonderful. We were out and about most of the days we were there and usually just stopped in to regroup between our afternoon and evening plans. It served as a great home base- comfortable and in a safe building. Everything was clean and I have zero complaints about the place at all. We had everything we needed.
Spencer was a lovely host- we never did get to meet him in person but he stayed in great communication with us through all stages of the rental- even to the point of leaving us the contact info of a neighbor should anything go wrong (nothing ever did). He left a bottle of wine for us the night we checked in- which was a great extra touch and a nice gesture, especially considering we had experienced a host of travel delays getting to Vancouver.
The apartment building itself was in a great location relative to good restaurants/bars and easy access to public transportation- train station and several bus stops just steps from the apartment. The only asterisk about the location is that the neighborhood becomes a little dicey at night. The drug and homelessness problem is quite visible in this neighborhood, and it may be a bit of a shock to people if not prepared to come into contact with that. I can't stress enough that the people are harmless and the neighborhood is not unsafe- but perhaps walking alone at night in this neighborhood is ill-advised.
All in all, this was a great place to stay and our experience with Spencer made our trip to Canada that much better.