When I headed to Toronto last week, I was looking for a getaway in the city to rest, relax and rejuvenate. I picked Armando + Brian's place because of location. Proximity to the fabulous restaurants of Leslieville would guarantee me the getaway from cooking that I needed and would indulge my love for cuisine and community. Access to teh streetcar on Queen to get me around and a supermarket and liquor store close by rounded out my must haves lol! Little did I know, I would also find the best of friends and indeed family! Armando + Brian are the best hosts that anyone could ever hope for. They were immediately welcoming (up to and including making me dinner of steak and salad the night I arrived tired and exhausted!) and they made me feel like their home was mine. Though not a part of the listing, they welcomed me on their back porch, brought me extra blankets and a corkscrew and just opened themselves to being available to make my stay perfect. I cannot say enough about these guys and I wholeheartedly recommend their place to anyone who want to stay somewhere that is home away from home and enjoy all the conveniences of a single person looking for getaway, a couple looking for a romantic weekend away or a business traveler who needs all the amenities to have a great trip but not a hotel environment. LOVE, love, loved my stay there and already planning my next trip back at the end of the summer.