The apartment served as our base of operations for four days on Vancouver Island. It's fully equipped with staples in the kitchen (coffee, tea, oil, etc.). They has just install some A/C but we only needed it one night. It's very close to a nice little "downtown" on Cook Street (5 minutes walk) with a great produce/daily/meat market and some nice casual restaurants. Evening strolls down to Beacon Hill Park and along the shoreline are lovely. It's very clean and comfortable, and the host, Holly, is friendly and a good communicator. The neighborhood is also great to walk around - quiet with lots of nice architecture. Easy driving from here to sights in the city and beyond.