My stay at Ambience Astoria was wonderful. The condo was decorated nicely and Pauline is a great host, she is very responsive and accurate and super helpful . My flight was delayed and pauline also helped me check in late thank you so much.The condo was sparkling clean and set up with drinks ,snacks and more. The place is close to all the museums and downtown- about 7 minutes walk to the Grand Pacific, 4 minutes walk to the BC museum that has IMAX theater, 4 minutes to whale watching,BC marine museum 4 minutes to a 7/11 and Miniature world. everything is close by. There is a bus station down at the entrance that can help you get around. There is a shuttle right in front of Grand pacific to go to Butchart Gardens. Lastly the condo is extremely safe for families with kids- in short no one can get in without security keys, elevator works only with a security key, the car garage needs security key to get in and out. Thus you can be assured everything you have with you is super safe and secure here.