Recommended nearby places to eat are The Mackenzie Room, Tasty Torpedo and H.A.V.E. Culinary Training Society. If you can't start your day without caffeine fear not, your nearby choices include Starbucks. Groceries can be found at Food Store which is a 4-minute walk and you'll find Buckshon's Pharmacy a 5-minute walk as well. Vancouver Police Museum & Archives and Intersections Film Club are both in close proximity and can be a great way to spend some down time. If you're an outdoor lover, you are a 4-minute walk from Oppenheimer Park, Strathcona Community Centre and MacLean Park.

If you are looking for transit, don't fear, there is a TransLink BusStop (Westbound Powell St @ Heatley Ave) not far. It also has (Bus) route 209 Upper Lynn Valley/vancouver, (Bus) route 004 Powell/downtown/ubc, and more nearby. Main Street-Science World Station Platform 1 Subway is also only a 15 minute walk.