My friend and I tried AirBnB for the first time last week. Thanks to the hospitality of our host Natasha, we would definitely use it again. We both agreed that we would even search out Natasha's place if we were to stay in Toronto again.
We messaged her with questions several times in the weeks and days prior to our trip and she was always prompt in replying. Her place was just as it looked and was described in the add. Check-in and check-out was described clearly in her instructions and was straight forward. Natasha even let us check-in early as we had an early morning flight. It was nice of her to check-in with us through AirBnB messenger upon arrival and departure to ensure that everything was going smoothly. When we arrived, the place was clean and there were towels layed out for us to use. The hotels downtown cost more than our AirBnB and we felt we got more bang for our buck in using AirBnB. It was so nice to have access to a kitchen.
We could not get over how great the location was. It was even better than we had expected. We were there for the Lady Gaga concert at the Air Canada Centre and it was so close that we were able to keep looking over the balcony to see how the lineup was looking. We also went to the Ripley's Aquarium and the Rogers Centre; which, could be seen from the balcony and was a 5 - 10 minute walk away. We were even able to walk to Kensington Market and the Eatons Centre. If you prefer to use transit, Union Station is right across from the condos. We used Porter to fly to Toronto and their free shuttle stops at the Fairmont Royal York Hotel; which, was also only a 5 minute walk from the condos.
My friend and I would stay at Natasha's place again and would certainly recommend her to others. It was definitely a highlight to our trip.