I’m going to write this review in pros and cons which I think is probably easiest and fairest, but I would suggest reading the cons especially if you’re light sleepers/sensitive to noise.
My girlfriend and I stayed in Bob and Yara’s apartment for 3 weeks in March, before we had to return to the UK due to the covid-19 pandemic.
Pros:
- after we said we had to go home, Bob and Yara kindly agreed to grant us a partial refund, which they were not obligated to do
- communication with Bob and Yara was generally very good
- apartment is in a brilliant location, Ossington and Queen just down the road is our favourite place in the city
- apartment is spacious
- bed is super comfy
- shower is amazing
Cons:
- the noise. They describe it as ‘light foot traffic’ in the description but it is far worse than that. Their kids are up early in the morning running around and dragging chairs across the floor/dropping toys, and then same again when they get home at 5. The combination of wooden floors and vents in the floor/ceiling mean you hear everything. If you can handle that sort of thing then it might be manageable but my girlfriend and I both found it unbearable
- there were a few stains on the sofa and on the bedding. For me not a huge issue but my girlfriend hates that sort of thing
- when we arrived there was only one roll of toilet paper and no hand soap. I don’t know if hosts are required to provide amenities, but as they knew we were coming for a long stay, some of those household items might have been nice