This was a wonderful rental for our family reunion. The 10 of us included one baby, one toddler, two young children and six adults. The house is set up so that people can comfortably spread out throughout the four floors.

The kitchen table served as our work space and eating area and we brought in chairs from the dining table as needed. We had access to all the appliances — big and small — which allowed us to make a variety of meals, including two birthday cakes. The backyard barbecue was handy for our mixed grill meat delights. (We tried eating outside once but were driven in by wasps, a problem that seems to be ubiquitous in this area of Toronto.)

The host gave us a Skype tour of the house before we arrived and left detailed, written instructions which helped as a review. We were in occasional email communication with the host while we were in the house but not because there were any issues to resolve. Everything was as the host had suggested it would be.

This was an amazing house to live in together for two weeks and we were all grateful for the chance to come together from our varied homes to share this space.