Fantastic apartment in Alberta Arts, close to everything you need but quiet and peaceful too. It's hard to say enough good things about Alex and Alison's place, the carriage house has been refurbished with love and expertise, it's a great set up!
We used the provided bikes everyday, riding to downtown, the Saturday Market and the Japanese and Rose Test Gardens (finish that off with some ice cream from the Nob Hill Salt and Straw)... and even as part of a Tandem Bike meet up...our diversity as single bike riders was welcome :)
There are numerous places to eat and drink, all within a few minutes walk. Try the tacos at the Cruz Room, or the vegan and vegetarian bowls and sandwiches at Bye and Bye Bar, there are too many great places to mention them all!
For music fans, look up The Know, best kind of seedy with experimental and interesting music every night. For synthesiser geeks there's Control Voltage, for guitars and pedals Centaur Guitar, all within a 10/15min bike ride. Downtown (30/40min ride) has Ground Kontrol with plenty of pinball and vintage video games.
Alex and Alison's place was a home away from home, and we are really grateful that we got to stay there!