Fantastic location, clean, airy apartment, tastefully decorated with wonderful paintings. It was very helpful to have a washer/dryer, though we made the mistake of running it at night and had to turn it off as it's quite loud. The windows look towards a parking garage (which is evident in the photos, but I think I'd convinced myself otherwise since the apartment building has so much character and the seating in the bay window looked so lovely), so we kept the shades drawn. If you're looking for locally owned shops, there's a great map from www.wearelocal.ca - many of the shops are very near the apartment, and you can pick up a paper copy in the stores (I found it on the last day and wished I'd discovered it earlier!).