There are a lot of great restaurants. If you can't start your day without caffeine fear not, your nearby choices include Trees Organic Coffee. Groceries can be found at COBS Bread which is nearby and you'll find Christine Tenn Registered Massage a short distance away as well. Entertainment is close by, with Scotiabank Theatre Vancouver, Arts Club Theatre Box Office and Cinematheque only a 6 minute walk. With Museum of Vancouver and Roedde House Museum only a 7 minute walk from your door, you'll always have something to do on a day off or weekend. You are not far from great parks like Sunset Beach Park and Park.

Without a car, you can get around rather easily. The closest transit stop is a BusStop (Westbound Davie St @ Thurlow St) and is not far, but there is also a Subway stop, Yaletown-Roundhouse Station Platform 1, a 10-minute walk connecting you to the TransLink. It also has (Bus) route 006 Davie/downtown nearby.