8/10 Good
Verified traveller
15 Nov 2024
Liked: Cleanliness
Far from Central Vancouver
It was a decent place to stay, IKEA style decoration but decently done and generally quite clean. I needed to wash the bath towels because they looked dirty to me but sheets appeared clean. No dishwasher so plan to handwash. Minimal cooking pans but had the basics and worked for us.
The upstairs neighbors had loud footsteps at 4-5/5:30 am on Tuesday and Wednesday, closer to 6am on Thursday. Even with my ear plugs in it woke me up from the bedroom on the left. Might not be a problem for the weekends. I don't think it was intentional, just not great sound proofing.
Communication via VRBO was good but didn't see or talk to the owner at all while there. I didn't reach out but think she would have replied quickly if I had.
It is a bit out of the way in a middle class neighborhood so need to drive to pick up food, go to the store etc. They nicely gave us half of the driveway.
My biggest issue was my error in not investigating the location well enough.
From past reviews I thought it would be closer into central Vancouver but is about 1.25-1.5 hours EACH direction and with several highway/road switches and if you time it wrong rush hour traffic. My mapping seemed to take me a different way each time but all were about the same time. Not easy driving and we had to do it every day so spent 3-4 hours in the car a day that I wasn't expecting.
If you are going to be visiting areas closer to Maple Ridge, it's a decent choice.
Verified traveller
Stayed 6 nights in Nov 2024