Colin and Iris have created a lovely space that is a real pleasure to live in. Roomy and light, it has a lovely feel to it with its architect designed interior. The apartment had everything we needed and was very well furnished with family sized refrigerator, gas cooker, washer and dryer, comfortable setee and a lovely comfortable bed. Good quality locks on the doors gave good security. The bath tub and in-tub shower has plenty of hot water. Colin and Iris's communications were very efficient and friendly and check-in a breeze even though they weren't home at the time. East Pender St is a hip area of old Vancouver that is being given a new lease of life by thoughtful renovations mostly characteristic to the area. The area is very multicultural and only a few blocks from China Town. A safe 10 minute walk takes you to the 22 bus on E Pender St at Gore Ave for a 10-15 minute ride downtown that passes Gastown and stops near Sky Train stations Waterfront for rail connections to the Canada Line and also at Burrard station downtown. You can also bus downtown via E Hastings St, but we'd recommend avoiding it. The apartment is lovely and clean and we'd recommend it to anyone, especially for a longer, more comfortable stay. Colin and Iris are great hosts and made our stay a very pleasant one.