We went to Toronto to see a show at the Budweiser Stage, which factored into why we chose Leslie's house as our place to stay.
Location:
Excellent location! Lovely little neighbourhood, felt extremely safe. Parked my car on the street with no issues, everything is very walkable. You can walk up to Queen St or Dundas and grab a streetcar, or great locations like Trinity Bellwoods are very walkable. We didn't go downtown in our stay (been before) but it would be very easy to get to from here.
Enjoyed how much greenery there was and how many birds were singing.
We went to see Alexisonfire at the Budweiser stage and had no problems getting there and back. We also went to Medieval times and had no problems.
Price:
The price is excellent for how good the location is. Much better value than a lot of Toronto places.
The House:
The house itself is older, which was fine with us, but if you're looking for a "modern/new looking" place, this is not it. You share one bathroom with the host, which we had no problems with and Leslie provided some lovely touches such as tea and coffee, towels, soap, tooth paste (if you forgot), and there are lots of books in the room in case you wanted to read a little something.
The bathroom is definitely older, it has a very interesting bath/shower combo that I have never seen before!
The room itself it awesome, it's really big, the bed is a good size, and the bedding is really comfortable. We slept really well here. The room has a great breeze and ton of windows. It was really comfortable and the highlight for me.
We didn't use the kitchen at all but Leslie left us a little space in the fridge for some beers/pop that we brought.
Also, she has cats, we met only 2 but they were really friendly and sweet.
Checkin:
Checkin was super easy, we just met our host at the house. We were also later than we planned due to traffic accidents and Leslie was really understanding.
Host:
The host is lovely! We didn't see her very much because we spent a lot of time out of the house and came back late but she was very understanding, laidback, and easy to reach. She responded very quickly to my questions and was very easygoing.
We would definitely stay here again. It was much better than the last place we stayed in Toronto. Thanks for the great stay!