House Manual

Check-in/Apartment Building Access Unit 410 930 Yates

PLEASE SEND ME YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS as soon as you book. We use Keycafe for key exchange. Keycafe is the name of the third party service provider that handles key exchange in partnership with local cafes. Our keys are at Eat a Pita and the Grindstone Cafe. After you send us your email, we add it as "approved access". Keycafe then sends you a code via this email. You show up at either one of these two locations (you choose one depending on your arrival and departure time keeping in mind that you have to drop off the key at the same location you picked it up at), you enter the access code into the machine the staff gives you and they give you the key. The addresses and locations and hours of operation of Eat a Pita and the Grindstone are on the map we will send you at your email address. The map will also contain diagrams of good parking spots nearby.

Please Do not drop off the key at a different location from where you picked it up. If you picked up at Eat a Pita and you need to check out earlier than 11 am, please contact us and we will let you know where you can leave the key in that circumstance.

We are also flexible with check-in time. Often, the condo won’t be ready until after 4 pm, but we always let our guests come in and drop off luggage, etc. if they get there earlier than that.
Checkout

Regular checkout time is 11am, although we strive to be flexible when possible. Please drop off the key at the same place you picked it up at. As a huge favour to us, we’d appreciate if you could start a load of laundry with sheets and/or towels before you leave. The cleaners will come in right after you leave and this helps to charge less cleaning rates and keep them under 100/turnover. When you leave, we’d also appreciate an e-mail or text message.

Internet

Canada has recently passed new anti-piracy laws making it much easier to discover and prosecute illegal downloaders, so please do not use any file-sharing sites while logged into the network. Thank you.

Wireless Network: 494080
Password: 249307396

Garbage, Recycling, and Composting

Garbage, recycling, and composting are located outside the building. When you exit the building, turn right and you will see black gates. Use the longer key to open the door.

Groceries

There are several options: the easiest being the Market on Yates directly across the building. If you are staying with us a while, the more economical option would be Costco, which is about 15-minute drive. Everything in the kitchen is for your use, so please help yourself to our pantry and the contents in the fridge.

Beer/Wine/Liquor

The nearest liquor store is Harris Green Express at 930 View Street. A cheaper but farther alternative is a BC Liquor store – government-run liquor stores are 10-15% cheaper. The nearest BC Liquor store is at 225 Menzies Street. The hours are 9:30-7 pm Monday-Thursday and 9:30 am to 9 pm on Fridays and Saturdays and they close at 6 pm on Sundays.

Vacuum and Cleaning Supplies

If you made some accidental mess that is in your way, most of our cleaning supplies are located in either the closet next to the laundry (vacuum) or under the kitchen sink. Extra toilet paper is under the sink in the bathroom. The vacuum is pretty self-explanatory.

Laundry

Your bed will be made with fresh clean linens. We do not use flat sheets, instead we wash the duvet covers after each guest. Towels can be found in the second bathroom in the shelves there. All the supplies for laundry are in the washer/dryer space on the shelve. If you do any laundry, please leave the washing machine’s door slightly open so there is some ventilation for moisture control.

TV

We do have cable. The Shaw remote is setup to control both the TV and the cable box. There is an extra HDMI cable to connect your laptop if you wish.

Blinds/Heat Control

You can control the heat with the thermostats located on the walls in the living room and the bedrooms.

No Smoking

This building is a non-smoking building. The building manager monitors for smoking infractions and the fine is $200. The entire complex is non-smoking so to smoke you will have to go outside and walk all the way to the city sidewalk. You cannot smoke in any of the covered areas outside the front entrance.

Contact

Please do not hesitate to contact us if you require anything.