-- I booked for four weeks, extended for two more, and would stay again.
-- It is a studio condo that is fairly spacious and is laid out well. It comes with a ton of toilet paper, many towels including washcloths, lots of trash bags, laundry soap, and a well equipped kitchen (though I think any actual food is randomly left by past guests; there was tea, salt, pepper, balsamic vinegar, and some herbs.) Spacious bathroom, and a tub just big enough for a tall person to take baths in. The bed was comfortable for me; it's probably on the firmer side of things.
-- Brian was a good and responsive host. He even picked me up from the airport, gave me a tour of the neighborhood, and gave me a ride to my next place, though I don't think those are guaranteed services.
-- It was fairly quiet during sleeping hours. Downtown construction noises sometimes started at 7:15 AM, which is the biggest drawback.
-- Heat: baseboard heat, nearly silent, which suffices for average Vancouver winters. We had a deep cold spell and Brian provided a couple of fan-based space heaters for supplemental heat.
-- Cooling: not an issue in January, but it's a corner apartment, so you could get a cross-breeze going between the patio and the kitchen window.
-- Covid: there are no vents blowing into the apartment (good). The unit is at the end of a hallway, and there's an exit staircase right there, so it's easy to get out quickly. You can only get in via the main entrance and an elevator, though.
-- Area: great. Supermarket (Davie Independent) other stores and lots of restaurants within a 10 minute walk, plus bike rentals and waterfront. Train station is 13 minutes away but there are high-frequency bus lines nearby.
-- Extras: the second floor has a lobby with mailboxes and an exit to a plaza with plants and benches.