I had a fantastic stay at Maha and Hilda's apartment! It's in the heart of downtown so you have really easy walking distance to a lot of places: the beach, Gastown and even Stanley Park is reachable from the nice walk up the beachfront!!
Maha and Hilda were great hosts, everything I needed was there including information on what to do in Vancouver, toothpaste and shower gel etc were even on hand if needed! And the mini bottle of champagne as a welcome gift was a nice touch!
If (when) I come back to Vancouver I'd definitely check to see if the apartment was available first! And I'll be sure to recommend them to any others I might know who will be visiting the area!!! :-)