I was really torn about the review I was going to leave for this condo. On one hand, the condo itself is beautiful, clean, modern and the view is spectacular. There's free onsite parking which is HUGE in this city. The check in process is seamless and easy. There's onsite security and lots of elevators which meant never having to wait too long. If this review was solely based on the condo itself, I would have given it a 5+ star rating.
However, the story is a little bit more complicated than that.
First, anyone renting the condo should be aware that the neighbourhood is in a very challenging part of Vancouver. Located in basically in the downtown eastside or just off of it, you can't walk out the front door without seeing homeless individuals and people using drugs. One just needs to be aware of that as it could be quite shocking particularly if you have kids with you.
On the flipside, it is a stones throw to BC Place, Rogers Arena, Science World, Skytrain etc and it is a 15 to 20 minute walk to Pacific Centre Mall and downtown Vancouver. The location is excellent in terms of proximity to most of Vancouver's main sights and transportation.
The condo is advertised as sleeping 3 with a queen bed and sofa bed. While we originally booked for two, we ended up having to bring along our adult special needs son. Thinking this wouldn't be a problem given the number of beds. It turns out the sofa bed was actually a leather recliner that, while wide and long, did not go flat...at all. Not even close. Great for napping while watching tv but not at all appropriate for sleeping at night. I ended up sleeping on the leather sofa which is quite skinny. There were no sheets so I had to make due to with a comforter and a duvet cover. I brought this to Anatoliy's attention the night of our arrival but he never responded to me. I gave him a day to respond but still nothing. I asked him again and still no response. As we were checking out, he messaged me to say "Yeah, it's just a recliner". That was extremely disappointing and definitely not the level of communication I would expect.
There's also no air conditioning which is not unusual in Vancouver. We were there in the midst of a heatwave so the condo got pretty warm but there are lots of fans to help move the air around.
I am told by AirBnB that Anatoliy is a) going to update his listing and b) going to purchase an actual sofa bed. Hoping this is the case. But, if you are looking for a unit that sleeps 3, you should probably ask him to provide you with a photo of the sofa bed just to be sure. Or just know that you may be sleeping on a recliner or a leather sofa.
The unit is perfect for two people. The view is unbeatable and the location (minus the drug users) is pretty ideal. But the lack of communication and the false advertising left a bad taste in our mouths and impacted our trip to the coast.