We stayed at Chain's place during the end of August. We were a group of 6 adults coming from Toronto. Chain's place was fair, given the location and time of travel. I'll proceed with both the good and bad about his place to give future bookers a fair representation of our stay at Chain's.
THE GOOD:
Communication: Chain was a great communicator and responded promptly with me regarding the accommodation. His listing makes it clear that you cannot do an early check-in but he was still accommodating and allowed us to checkin 30 minutes earlier.
Cleanliness: The place was very clean and spacious. It was also great that there were two washrooms, stocked nicely with towels and other supplies.
Location: The place is also situated in a great location, with the Stadium-Chinatown station 1 minute away from the condo. There is also a T&T nearby, as well as many restaurants in Chinatown and Gastown, just a quick walk away.
THE BAD:
Does not fit 6: I feel the place is a little misrepresented in that it can accommodate 6 people. We were 6 adults and I feel we are smaller than the average Canadian. Most of us were females and around 5'3" while the males 5'7". Chain lists his condo as fitting 6 people but I believe it can only fit 5 comfortably. There are 3 bedrooms (1 queen, 1 king, 1 pullout sofa bed). He states that you can fit 2 people on the pullout bed so the place can fit 6 people comfortably. I feel this is misleading, as the sofa bed is quite small. Unless the two people squish on the sofa bed it'd be very difficult for two people to sleep on it. Mind you, we're small people too. The other option would be to have 3 people sleep on the King bed but this can get uncomfortable too. As a result, we booked for "7" people to access the extra bed (an air mattress). This comes at an extra cost as well.
AC & Noise: One of us had to sleep outside in the common area with an air mattress. The condo does not come with air conditioning and Chain has installed a portable AC in the common space. This portable AC works very poorly - not only does it fail to cool down the room, it also creates a lot of noise. He has connected it to outside by attaching it through a hole in a window. As a result, all of the noise and heat from outside comes in. While the condo is situated in a great location for access to everything in downtown Vancouver, being right next to the Skytrain and highway means constant noise from the trains, cars, and outside activity, making it very troublesome to sleep. The portable unit doesn't do a really good job and for summer weather, when it remains quite warm, it makes for an uncomfortable night of sleeping. It'd be great if he could install something better to accommodate.
For anyone booking, I think this place fits 5 comfortably. If someone were to sleep outside, beware of the noise and heat that comes with it. Other than that, I think this place is a decent place given it's location for a short stay in Vancouver.