Darya was a great host. Extremely responsive. I was the first (or one of the first) guests to visit and although not everything I expected to be there was there, each time I requested an item form Darya, she delivered it to my front door within hours.
The best thing about Darya's place is the location. In my mind, Kitsilano is the best area to stay in Vancouver. You will be few blocks from Kitsilano beach where you can take walks either on the beach or on cement pathway just above the beach. The views are astonishing. If you walk a few blocks in the other direction, you come to 4th Avenue, which, in Boston terms, is like a less corporate version of Newbury Street, with great restaurants, coffee shops, Whole Foods, Safeway etc.
Finally, parking throughout Vancouver is challenging but there is a private spot behind Darya's place and plenty of on street parking in the front.