Recommended nearby places to eat are Scallions Bistro, Subway and Viva Sue Pizza. If you can't start your day without caffeine fear not, your nearby choices include Coffee Cat & Coffee Bar. Nearby grocery options: Deer Lake Market is a 13-minute walk. Burnaby Village Museum & Carousel is only at a short distance away. You are a 9-minute walk from great parks like Deer Lake Park, Burnaby Lake Regional Nature Park and One Love Skateboard Shop.

Without a car, you can get around quite easily. The closest transit stop is a BusStop (Eastbound Gilpin St @ Cedarwood St) and is a 5-minute walk, but there is also a Subway stop, Royal Oak Station Platform 1, only a 20 minute walk connecting you to the TransLink. It also has (Bus) route 110 Lougheed Station/metrotown Station nearby.