Absolutely loved staying with Ellen in Toronto. You get the entire basement so there's lots of privacy and space.
Couldn't ask for a better neighborhood to stay in, tons of restaurants and shops as well as transit. As a woman travelling on my own, I felt completely safe in her neighborhood.
And finally Ellen is one of the nicest hosts ever, even picked me up at the subway and showed me around the neighborhood which was great. She knows Toronto well and is very helpful.