Mackie and his mother were both so warm and accommodating. Throughout the whole process, they were so understanding of our travel hiccups, whether it was working around our travel delays and our resulting late check-in, calling a cab for us when we left their home, and even following up with the cab company afterwards to track down a piece of luggage we had misplaced.
The home itself is a short cab ride away from the hustle and bustle of downtown, but has its own fair share of nice restaurants. It is a block over from the very busy street of Commercial, which is lined with Italian eateries, bars, and diverse restaurants.
In short, our hosts went the extra mile in every way possible, and I can't overstate how nice it was to be treated like family away from home. We miss Vancouver already, and we're sorry we didn't stay longer!