We have stayed in many different places, but there would have to be only 2 or 3 places that we could say that they were perfect. We stayed in this apartment for just over 1 month. It was relatively quiet for being so close to the centre. We walked everywhere - for the shopping, to Stanley Park, to the City Library, to China Town, though the public transport was just half a block away when we did need to use it. We have 2 boys (aged 6 & 8) and being a spacious apartment, it was roomy enough for everyone to do something on the rainy days. It was impeccably clean when we entered and the view from the windows was sensational. A funny aspect was the 9pm cannon, which we used as the bedtime call for the boys. Having come from Argentina, it took us a while to adjust to the long day light hours and so the cannon was very useful - and the boys loved waiting and watching for it with the binoculars! The kitchen was stocked with goodies, excellent equipment for every need, plus all kinds of plastic bags, the bathrooms had a huge supply of towels, paper, creams and shampoos and backup supplies in the store room - with extra blankets.....more towels, paper. But by far the biggest bonus of this apartment was the POOL and hot tub downstairs. During the daytime hardly anyone used it - absolutely fantastic and warm. We swam almost every day!! Thank you, we really enjoyed this place and would highly recommend it for a family or for couples. A very well thought out apartment. Oh! Two more things, the internet speed was great and the free local calls from the two phones in the apartment was also a huge plus!! Cheers, Virginia