The place is very clean. If you like tempur-pedic beds, he's got you covered-- they really mess my back up, personally, so we slept on the pull out couch, which was actually pretty comfy. There's a cafe down the street we went to every day-- walking distance, it was delicious: Cafe Serano. There's also a food mart, and you'll need to stock up on some basics as there weren't any provided amenities by way of coffee/tea or snacks. There's a great view of the city from his balcony, but you are going to be kind of far away from the activities you'll likely want to do each day. Our options were either to take a Lyft to the bus station, then a 40 minute bus ride, or pay $20 and have Lyft take us to the city center in about 15 minutes. We opted for Lyft each day because we didn't want to be on a bus that long just to get our day started.
Honestly, if a nice fan is provided for the apartment so the outside air can be circulated, and if a working TV (either with cable or Netflix or something so guests have something to do at the end of the day when they get back to the apt), and a coffee pot/coffee/creamer etc were provided, this would have been pretty great. As it was-- we loved Toronto, the place was clean, but the lack of the things mentioned above (especially the fan, as it got really hot,) made it a little underwhelming. That said, Rafael was super responsive, his directions to the apt from Toronto-Pearson airport were spot-on, and he gets 5 stars on a personal level! Just those little touches would have made the stay more comfortable. We had a blast visiting Canada, though, and can't wait for another trip!