I'm a medical student from Singapore and I stayed with Barbara for 4 weeks for my visiting elective at UoT. Barbara was really friendly, and was a huge help in getting me oriented to Toronto and to things I needed. Location was great as her place was at the doorstep of a number of streetcars and bus 47 which came every 5 min. I could get to Lansdowne subway in less than 5 min every day. Getting to Toronto Western Hospital was 10-15min by streetcar 505. There was a VERY cheap No Frills grocery store a few minutes walk away which saved me a lot of money on groceries. Lots of eating options opposite her place (Tim Hortons, Subway etc.) and I could also get TTC tokens and passes from the mart opposite her house. I don't stay out late at night but the neighbourhood felt safe.

The place was clean enough and warm, and I had my own bathroom. Very bright and sunny in the house as well, which made it a lot more pleasant in winter. The heated floors were a godsend. Although the noise from the streetcars was mentioned in the airbnb description, I hardly even noticed the noise, especially from my room and at night (it didn't even wake me up once). My neighbourhood and home in Singapore is very quiet so it means something that the noise didn't even bother me. I cook a lot and she had lots of spices and condiments which was great. There is a gas stove and oven, electric kettle, coffee machine, and a rice cooker which saved my life. There's no microwave but I learned to heat up my food on the stove, which takes about 5 minutes max once you get the hang of it.

Overall great place to stay (best money I've spent) and would highly recommend it.