Jason's unit is on the backside of the building overlooking the area where the cute little harbor water taxis park at night. You have a nice view of the water as the unit is at the water view end of the building. However, you do not have a view of the more active part of the harbor where the floatplanes, whale watching boats, and private boats dock and where you view the beautiful downtown. You get to see all of those things from the great rooftop patio. Love it up there. There is a busy street on the active side of the building that is probably pretty noisy. There is no air conditioning (the supplied fan worked great), so I kept my unscreened window open all night. The noise wasn't an issue for me, but the seagulls were a bit argumentative in the mornings. The kitchen area is very modern and adequate, but there is no microwave. There is one on the rooftop patio and a gas grill you may use. As advertised, the unit is micro. My suitcase was open on the floor and that was fine as I was alone. Not sure where you put everything with more people. There is a closet to hang clothes, but I can't remember any empty drawers. Loved the bathroom sink. Weird, I know, but it was great.
The location was fantastic. I walked to everything and I'm not someone who walks a lot. It was great fun exploring this beautiful city. I highly recommend; Buchart Gardens (of course), a 20-minute floatplane flight, a tall ship sailing with 3-Hour Sail, Fisherman's Warf (a longer walk, but you can take the tiny harbor taxi back either to The Empress hotel area or right to Jason's place), shopping in the various markets and at Hudson's Bay department store (great sales). The people were great and SO healthy. Lots of runners and bikers. The weather was perfect in July with highs in the 70's and lows in the 50's.