We had a great stay! 3 of us were able to fit comfortably. Here are some highlights from our trip:
(+) Clean room, very new apartment. Everything is IKEA, which is nice because you know what to expect :)
(+) location is great! Close to a metro line, also about a 5-10min walk to Chinatown, downtown, and Gastown. Tip: there are a couple streets near Gastown and Chinatown that are filled with homeless. Not a huge deal but just be careful if you’re walking around.
(+) parking space was very useful. Tip: if you have heavy luggage, drop it out front rather than take it into the garage. In the garage, there are stairs (maybe around 10 steps?) between the parking and the elevator.
(+) check in was easy. Tip: you need to call in and be let in through the call box in order to press the right floor on the elevator. Don’t follow anyone into the building, call into the call box! The Yale lock that uses a touch screen with code sometimes is not very responsive, you may need to try a few times before it lights up with numbers for you to enter the code.
(-) AC is room unit, not central. It runs a little slow, so we’ve had to leave it on for most of the day to keep the place cool for sleeping at night. Also, the AC condensation goes into a bucket, which will fill up and needs to be emptied so that it doesn’t overflow. We found it gets full around 8-9 hours, so if you want the room to be cold when you get back, leave the AC on and be back within 8 hours.
Tip: in the smaller room, use the fan to blow the warm air out of the room so that it cools down sufficiently at night.