My boyfriend and I visited Vancouver from Chicago this past weekend and we had a blast! We didn't realize it was Victoria Day on Monday but it worked perfectly since everyone was out and about for the long weekend. Mike and Juanita were there to greet us when we checked in, they gave us local tips (and emailed us some more!) and we talked for a bit. The space itself was so nice. Very modern and super clean. The bed was very comfortable and the shower had great water pressure and temperature control. We could control our own heat/a.c. which was nice and we could also open the windows to let in fresh air. For being in the basement/ lower level there was a lot of natural light. They left us (yummy) beer in the fridge along with water, coke and other small foods items such as coffee, ramen, green tea, sugar, salt and pepper, oatmeal and a frozen pizza in the fridge. We only used a few of the things since we went to the grocery store before arriving but it was still awesome to have! I really liked the layout of the apartment, the bedroom was separated from the kitchen by the living room and bathroom and the whole place was in a L shape. Mike said they would be adding sliding doors onto the bedroom eventually which would make it even more private from the rest of the space. Speaking of our hosts, Juanita and Mike were so nice. We came back from being out on Sunday night and they were having a small bonfire and invited us to join. We stayed up for awhile drinking beers, talking and relaxing. It was really nice! Location wise the place was perfect for us. We walked to Commerical Drive a few times for food, bars and coffee. The neighborhood was very walkable and pretty so we walked around it almost every morning before heading into downtown. We either drove (12 minutes) or took a cab into downtown ($12) which wasn't bad. We thoroughly enjoyed our stay here and would definitely recommend it to anyone looking for a place to stay in Vancouver. We can't wait to come back to Vancouver and stay here again!