My family of 4 stayed in Britannia Beach from 11 June to 18 June. Jared was proactive in contacting us, was very friendly, and arranged for an easy check in. The view from the house, especially from the bedroom balcony was fantastic. You can see Howe Sound and the mountain ridges to the East and West. We found Britania Beach to be a great compromise location for doing a lot of outdoors activities around Howe Sound and also visiting the city of Vancouver. If the gorgeous landscape of BC isn't the reason for your trip and you plan only on seeing Vancouver, you might want to consider renting further South as the drive was about an hour. The house seemed to originally be one of the older homes built at one time surrounding the old copper mine that closed decades ago and is now only open for tours. However, it has been completely renovated and has lots of custom touches like a great gourmet kitchen, a hand-built live edge hardwood staircase, and a really cool solid wood entry door that almost seems castle-like! There were more than enough kitchen supplies for just about any culinary project you might consider and the natural gas grill in the backyard easily gets over 750F, perfect for steaks - just be careful. Also of note, the upstairs master bedroom is VERY open concept as in no doors or walls between bedroom, shower, stairs. If you are extra prudish, expect to challenge your comfort level a bit!
We spent our days between Squamish, Whistler, Deep Cove, Vancouver, and lots of Hiking. Hiking the Chief in Squamish only takes the morning if you can take all the stairs. We also did the full day hike to Lake Garibaldi, without exaggeration one of the most beautiful places I have ever seen. We also kayaked in Deep Cove and rented a pleasure boat from Squamish Harbor. For those that want the amazing mountain views without the work, I recommend the Sea to Sky gondola which is just minutes from the house. My only recommendations to the owner might be to provide some local trail maps and maybe a better explanation of how to operate the thermostat as we never really got the AC adjusted. In the end we just gave up, since coming from Florida, we thought the BC summer weather was so damn pleasant. Again, I would recommend this rental, especially for a couple or a family of 4 looking to explore some of the prettiest parts of our continent.