We enjoyed our week long stay at this apartment. It had wonderful large windows with great views. There were six of us so we used the pull out couch which I’m told was comfortable. The kitchen was well supplied and so we were able to make a couple of meals there. With Fresh St. Market, a high end grocery store right across the street we didn’t have to think too far ahead, every thing from fresh seafood to pastries were easily available. There was also a decent wine store a couple of blocks east on Pacific St. While we drove to many sites we always found it fun to take the water bus from David Lam Park to Granville Island. A Covid safe way to travel.
Driving turned out to be more complicated than we had hoped. There was construction both on Howe St in front of the building and in the back alley making it difficult to get in and out. That block of Howe St was randomly closed to traffic forcing us to drive over Granville Bridge and loop back entering via Pacific St. The apartment also had some maintenance problems. The sliding door in the master bedroom was broken rendering half the closet unusable. There was a cabinet door in the kitchen with a loose hinge. The seats in three out of the four dinning room chairs were broken requiring pillows to be placed over the seats in order to sit at regular height at the table. Similarly, the balcony chairs were rickety.
Overall though it gave us a true taste of downtown Vancouver life. Beautiful, convenient, walkable, high energy but also congested and loud. Exactly what you would expect from a wonderful city like Vancouver.
