Excellent accommodation: super-friendly host, great wifi, convenient location, great value!
The Nespresso coffee machine saved a lot of time and money. (Replacement capsules are available from the Nespresso store in the Hudson’s Bay department store on Granville Street.)
If you like going to the movies, you’re in luck: there’s a multi-screen Cineplex cinema in the International Village mall across the street.
Note that the apartment can be rather bright in the morning. If you’re a light sleeper, a sleeping mask might be recommended.
Also be mindful that the area, bordering Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside neighbourhood, can feel a bit dodgy at times, due to neglected communities of unhoused/unsheltered people, often suffering from various forms of addiction.