I personally only look at CLs to get an pulse on what rental accommodation is going for (as a landlord). There's been reports of potential renters being scammed there (tight rental market for tenants).

I've seen this place advertised a lot but have no idea what it's like:
http://www.shaughnessyvillage.com/

An alternative is perhaps a campus self-contained dorm at UBC (Gage Towers).