Julian & Joanna are lovely hosts, who always want to make sure you have everything you need. The communication was great and would recommend to have them as your hosts. We stayed for 3 months in the apartment and during the Covid pandemic, which had a huge impact of our plans and life in Toronto. Julian & Joanna were really helpful and let us stay there.
Apartment:
The apartment was as described in the pictures and you had a TV with Netflix and Disyney+. We've got chocolate as a welcome present and the apartment was well stuffed with daily needed supplies (toilet paper, soap, shampoo, detergent etc.) and some food basics (coffee, pancake mix, ketchup, coffee whitener, oil etc.). You need to be aware of the cons of a basement apartment (low ceilings, not much natural light and a family living above) as mentioned in the description. It was really great, that we were allowed to put our bikes in the garage.
Location:
We couldn't really explore restaurants or life in the neighborhood due to the pandemic. The house is in a quiet street and you are not far away from St. Clair Ave. We bought our groceries at No frills (15 min walk) or food basics (20 min walk). Both shops had everything we needed. We can recommend Cedarvale Park for a long walk or Earlscourt Park, which has a running track.