A gem close to Kensington Market. What a location to go explore the city. I used to live in Toronto and came for a week to visit friends and family. Monica's place was a perfect jumping off point for everything we wanted. Kensington Market, the AGO, Chinatown (Dim Sum across the street!), and a quick transit ride to the Toronto Island Ferries or the CN Tower or many other great sights in downtown Toronto.
There was 3 of us staying here but there was definitely room for more people comfortably. One bedroom (of the three) had a nice quality bunk for shared space. It was also more quiet than I thought it would be based on being downtown. But no earplugs needed!
The kitchen and living area lacked some basic comforts that I would have liked. There was just plastic cups to drink with, not so great for a glass of beer or wine. The only way to make coffee was with a coffee pod machine and I don't like those things. Poor quality coffee and terribly wasteful on plastic. We ended up getting coffee from Moon Bean around the corner. And the couch and living area wasn't really comfortable to hang out in. So we spent our inside time in our rooms. Not very social.
We had a small plumbing issue with the shower not working properly. But it was fixed the same day! That's great service from the host.
Aside from those small things I loved, loved, loved this accommodation and would 100% recommend it.