Host was very responsive via email. Neighborhood is great w a great coffee shop and health food cafe around the corner. Yoga and a drugstore also around the corner. Beautiful Laurier Park nearby w lots of restaurants that seem frequented mostly by locals. Very close to a subway station. Quiet but central. Apartment had everything needed for out 4-day stay. Some of the kitchen and bathroom features could be updated but certainly fine for a brief stay and the beds were comfortable. Host put quite a bit of the burden of cleaning (taking out garbage, stripping beds, etc) on the guest, which despite lots of AirBnB stays, was a new and slightly annoying experience. Otherwise the apartment has nice decor and is very clean and cosy.