We really enjoyed this lovely home and glad we stayed here instead of a hotel. We felt like we got the true feel of Vancouver with the amazing backyard with all sorts of produce growing and being able to pick raspberries to eat every day. The porch was so lovely with grapes growing all over and we really wished they were ripe to eat when we were there! We enjoyed sitting on the porch drinking coffee in the mornings.

The location was perfect for us. We bought the bus pass and got around fine. The kids enjoyed the trampoline. I really wished we had time to use the hot tub but we were so busy with seeing the sights that we didn’t have time. We also really appreciated the welcoming basket with some wine and other various snacks, particularly when we got in late the first night!

We are cat lovers and the resident cats are so sweet and like to keep you company. My niece is a little allergic to some cats but we knew about the cats, and she had no problems. (All the wood floors definitely minimize problems if that is an issue for anyone).

Deb and John were also accommodating to a few requests and helpful with feedback when we were trying to decide what we would do while we were in Vancouver.

The only downside was we were in Vancouver during a heat wave. The temperature in the house was fine most of the time, but it was a little warm upstairs with no Air conditioning or ceiling fans. This wasn’t a problem except for going to bed at night. The downstairs was cooler and cooled off very quickly with leaving the windows open (and doors sometime briefly if needed to pull cooler outside air through). But there wasn’t much of a breeze on 2 of the nights so it took a few hours to cool down upstairs even with the windows open and couple of fans. We know it was the luck of being there during the heat wave but I might suggest one more larger fan to use upstairs to help draw the outside air through the house when it is warm. For some perspective, we are from Houston and used to A/C so a little spoiled in that regard. Even with the slight warmth, we would stay here again.