Cozy accommodation, useful facilities, and great value. The hosts did their very best not to offer privacy, to the point where I though I wouldn't even get to meet them after a while. Having access to a great washing machine and dryer turned out very useful, and beside the lack of amenities such as an electric kettle (uncommon on the continent), there was little to want for vs a hotel room.
The area is suburban, but in American fashion, hard to navigate on foot. You really want a car if possible, but that's true anywhere in Canada and the US.