I spent 10 days in Paul's apartment and I'm happy about everything. It was 15 minutes walk from my primal destination (University of Toronto). All other interesting places are easily accessible by a little bit more walking, ot by the streetcar (really at the doors of the apartment), or by the subway. The neighborhood is very nice and quiet, the apartment is big, well furnished and nicely decorated. I haven't seen the owner, but the communication with him was well organized and he quickly resolved an issue at some point (which was entirely my fault in fact). His brother lives in the house and is also very helpful. Well, the downside is that it is a basement apartment, so very small windows and no view. There is also some noise from the traffic and from upstairs, but quite tolerable. It did not bother me at all, especially given that you are in a big city. Overall, the merits of location and the apartment itself more than outweigh these little nuisances.