I have very mixed feelings after staying here. My boyfriend and I booked with Vasily for an 8 day stay over the holidays, as we'd be in Toronto visiting my family. Almost a week after our booking was confirmed, I was sent a rate increase without any explanation as to the request for additional money. Since we had already spent a lot of time searching for a booking that was both available for our entire stay, and reasonably affordable, we opted to pay the difference instead of starting our search over. This left us both a little frustrated and disappointed from the beginning.
The added cost definitely increased my expectations of the unit, and is what probably left both of us feeling underwhelmed. Checking in was easy and straightforward. The unit itself was tidy, but not necessarily clean - the floors and main surfaces were dusty/dirty when we arrived. The unit as a whole was a bit under-equipped for what we expected; minimal and quite cheap dishes and cutlery, the kitchen didn't really have the essentials for basic cooking, there were minimal extra linens and blankets (what we did find proved to be quite uncomfortable), and we were left all of one roll of toilet paper and one roll of paper towel to last us the week (it didn't...). A lot of the unit's contents (plates, bowls, cutlery, kitchen accessories in particular) clearly appeared to be from the dollar store. No 'show stoppers' necessarily, but we were certainly disappointed from a value perspective.
There are some upsides to this unit. The building is in an excellent location, both by car and by transit. If you're driving, the unit is easily accessed from the Gardiner or the Lakeshore, and the free parking is a plus. The building is also right on top of the 509 streetcar, which quickly connects you to Union Station and all of the main GTA transit systems. The building itself is relatively new, in great shape, and has a lot of good amenities - we both really liked the gym in particular.
This unit certainly has a lot of potential, but we didn't get the value from our stay that we had hoped for, given the frustrating price incrase.