Warmer, longer days bring springtime visitors to Vancouver to teach at the university, learn a new language, or visit family. Our notorious winter showers give way to clear afternoon skies and colourful blooms. A guest-favoured tradition is the Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival—a monthlong celebration throughout the city. This year the festival runs April 3-29, 2018. Steps...Read More

Vancouver furnished home rental guests who have never been to our city are surprised to learn that there are sandy beaches and warm ocean water (at least in July and August). Avalon Guest Suite & Coach House is ten short blocks from the beach—an easy thirty-minute walk—and it’s common for guests to head to Kits...Read More