This a traveller's hostel kinda place, not so well kept or managed. The room was cold. The milk at breakfast on the first day was sour. The grapes were old and going brown. I would not recommend this place, especially for the price point.
The best thing about Sunshine House is the location. A quiet, leafy area with enormous craftsmen houses. A safe area about 10-15 min drive from downtown. About a block away is a cute market and a couple of bakeries/cafes. The included breakfast is basic continental with lots of options -toast, yogurt, cereal, bacon, eggs, muffins, and endless coffee/tea. Thereâs a small fridge and microwave for guest use. Lisa, the owner, lives there with her family. It feels a little like staying at your friendâs grandmaâs house, since my other experiences with B&bs were that they were guest only and catered to romantic weekends.
Despite what other reviewers noted, there is no litterbox smell (I have cats). There is a musty/mildewy smell throughout the house (maybe why it smells like grandmaâs?) and the linens need to be cleaned better. They smell like they were forgotten in the washing machine for a few days and have a funky smell like gym clothes. I think her cleaner needs to bleach them in hot water.
Overall, it was an inexpensive place to rest my head in a quiet location. I am not sure I would stay again unless they can address the smell issue.
Super great B&B with great hospitality. The neighbourhood was very safe and the location was super convenient for getting downtown. We loved our stay here.
If you are traveling with kids, it is not ideal as kids can get really loud and sharing a house with the rest of the guests are not comfortable. The room where we stayed had a stench smell like pee smell.
The sunshine house was lovely and made our stay in Vancouver very easy and nice. The owner was very welcoming, and we were able to take buses to downtown & back pretty easily.
Lisa was an absolutely excellent & accommodating host. Everything we wanted to make our belated honeymoon a delight
When weâre able to come back to Vancouver again, you can bet weâll stay here again!