There was a very consistent, annoying, and noticeable ticking or creaking sound in the bedroom ceiling. It was persistent during our entire stay. It made noises throughout the night and during the daytime; I know this as I worked remotely during the day in the living room steps away from the bedroom. It became very disruptive when trying to sleep. Light sleepers, keep this in mind.
The pans and pots were in very poor condition, some worse than others. The frying pan did not sit flat, leaning heavily on the side of the handle, and would very easily slide around the stove surface. It was very scored up which caused food to stick to it, and made food cook very unevenly. It did concern us that the pan surface's erosion could be adding to our food that we ate, and the possibility of health issues from eating it. At least one of the pans had a very loose handle which was very worrisome to use, so we didn't touch it.
Many of the mugs in the cupboard were stained and had to be washed before use.
The bed frame creaked quite a bit as well. We noticed that it was broken on the front right corner, which must've been the cause of it.
On the couch, the arm rest next to the wall had many noticeable, small white particles on it which looked like dandruff left from one of the previous guests.
The shower temperature was extremely sensitive to adjust. Even a fraction to the left or to the right could be the difference between having warm or extremely hot water.
The check-in instructions were a bit misleading. It mentioned where the backdoor is to enter, and a code to use. However, what we first saw walking down the stairs towards the back door was a series of lock boxes along a post on the right. We spent a good 10 mins in the cold and dark trying to use the supplied code to get into each of the boxes because we thought a key would be inside that would open the back door. It was only after we looked around further that we saw the keypad on the backdoor itself, which the code worked on. Future guests, please ignore the lockboxes next to the outside steps when checking in and head straight to the backdoor itself.
The key pad on the back door on several occasions didn't accept the code. It would sometimes take upwards of 5 times before it'd finally accept the code and unlock.
What we did appreciate was the many power bars available to use, the warm ambient temperature, the quick responses from the host, the available soap and shampoo in the shower, the Keurig and K cups, the water bottles, Netflix on the TV, the wifi, and how quick the replacement TV remote batteries were provided to us by the host. There was also extra clean linen and towels available to use.
The location was very conveniently located to a huge variety of restaurants with different cuisines, and the Dufferin subway station. We both agreed that the location was the redeeming part of our stay.
I realize this review sounds a bit harsh, but that isn't our intent. It was written with honest, constructive, and informative feedback to help future guests. This is feedback that I imagine many people would appreciate in helping them decide whether to book or not. I know I would've appreciated this information prior to booking this unit. It is not meant to be a personal attack or criticism towards the host or their home.