The apartment was exactly as described and Sean was very welcoming. I loved the decorating style although it made me a little homesick! The host included a lot of travel guides and there was a really cool view from the room of all of these houses. Sean knew the story of the whole neighborhood and it was cool to hear about Toronto "back when" It was wonderful to meet the cats and hilarious when my daughter guessed one of their names, even though she didn't know it yet! I think the little balcony would have been wonderful in summer. If you are staying here, remember to take Queen Street as it's one-way coming from the other side. We had a cab driver drop us off at the corner and tell us to walk....we're not very used to the cold so walking wasn't fun. That said the apartment was well heated and Sean really went out of his way to make us comfortable. Would recommend!