First, the negatives. 1. From what we could tell, there is no air conditioning. On warm days, the apartment is very warm. 2. There are at least two bars or restaurants right below the apartment. On weekends, especially, they are noisy. 3. When the apartment is hot, you want/need to open the windows. With the windows open, the noise from below is quite loud. Unless you are a "sleep like the dead" person, the noise will impact the quality of your rest. 4. If you wish to use the oven (and based on how spic and span it was, I assume we were the exception in wanting to use it to prepare dinner), you may want to ask for someone to show you how It works in advance. 5. Like many other Airbnb's, there were no face cloths. I mention only in case you tend to use one. If so, bring your own.
Now the positives...and they are awesome. 1. The space is filled with natural light. 2. There is plenty of room for all your stuff. There are shelves and the loft area would be more than ample for parking any items you tend to travel with. 3. The bed is very comfortable. 4. The shower is spacious. 5. The kitchen is well equipped. If you are on a longer vacation, making it necessary to cook some meals in, this kitchen makes it very doable. 6. The French press coffee maker. So simple, but not available in many of the other AirBnB's we stayed in. 7. The very best part...the location. It's near great restaurants (We highly recommend sitting at the kitchen bar at Culprit!), shopping, walking distance to the ferry and the Sky Tower. Truly, you couldn't be in a better location.
One additional side note, if you arrive early, think about what you will do with your travel bags until you can check in. There are a couple BagsBnB locations in the vicinity, but they are not an easy walk when you are schlepping heavy bags (because part of the walk is going to be uphill.) We made the mistake of asking the Uber driver to drop us off near the apartment, then we walked to the baggage storage place, which was several blocks away. We should have figured out where the storage place was in advance and had the driver drop us off there. You'll still have to drag your bags back to the apartment after you check in (unless you hire a car to carry them back), but at least it's mostly downhill.