Amanda contacted me about the booking a few days in advance, she is clearly an experienced host and made me feel very welcome. The place is in the middle of downtown Vancouver and we practically walked to everywhere - Yaletown, waterfront, Roberson st., etc. She had warned me about the tight parking spot, and it was indeed a tough parking job for my 7 person SUV (it was 2 cm away from the wall on the passenger side and I had no space to get out on the driver side - had to crawl out from the back seat). I'd imagine this won't be a problem for smaller cars though. The ONLY problem during my stay was the lack of A/C - the building had posted notes on keeping the windows closed for exterior washing, and the bedding were hotel standard - which were made for an A/C'ed room :/ Normally Vancouver has very mild summer and this won't be a problem either - as long as you can keep the windows open. I guess the night I was there it was an exception. Overall it was a good experience and I would recommend her place.