The best thing about Elena’s place is the location. It is excellent and as described. The 501 street car was just about a block away on Queen St. I walked everywhere—anywhere downtown, Queen St West and the Distillery district.
My flight was delayed so I arrived pretty late and Jim was there to receive me. I was given a key to the home and shown to the room on the second floor. The amenities say lockbox under Guest Access but I’m not sure what that’s referring to. I was thinking there would have been a combo lockbox or something for self check in but that’s not the case.
You will be staying in the home and sharing common spaces. Jim was usually at home cooking or or in the living room which you will pass through upon entry and exit.
The bathroom is right next to the room on the second floor and private. I don’t think anyone else used anything on the second floor so that was nice.
If you are sensitive to cooking aromas, you should know that there is an opening from the kitchen that goes right up to the second floor.
The room itself was basic and comfortable enough. There is enough room for two.
My flight home wasn’t until 5pm so I expected to store my luggage there as noted in the description. I was told however that Jim wasn’t able to be tied down to coordinate pick up with me, so he suggested that I store my luggage at the Intercontinental hotel on Front St. ($5/bag). This actually worked out great since it was right next to Union Station where I took the UP directly to the airport. I would suggest doing this instead of leaving luggage at the Airbnb.
Unfortunately I did not meet Elena during my stay, but Jim was very nice.