Diane's apartment is lovely. Very cozy, fully stocked kitchen and bathroom, super comfy bed. The Beaches are a great location, and the apartment is only a couple of blocks from the water. It's a short walk to the street car that goes downtown and the bus to the subway. It was a little further from downtown than I liked (there was work being done on the streetcar tracks so had to switch from streetcar to bus, so it may be better at other times) but everything else made that ok.
What put this place over the top for me was Diane and her husband Mike. They're super helpful, offering tips on how to get around, where to shop, what's in the neighbourhood, and always responding promptly to any questions. I was stuck without a place to stay for one night after I had to check out, and the apartment was already booked by someone else. Diane looked for another AirBNB for me, and when that didn't work out, let me stay in their house. Their kindness during my first few weeks in a new country really made things easier.