Wychwood Haven was a fantastic stay with my friends and Sheri and Jessica were extremely kind and accommodating. Even though we were only there for two nights they made sure we knew we could ask them for help or recommendations.
AirBnB
The AirBnB is located in the basement floor of their home and has its own door and padlock. The queen bed can comfortably fit two tall adults, and the pullout sofa is something between a double and a queen that I would recommend for two teenagers or children or one adult (we put the two smallest of our bunch here). Both are comfortable for sleeping, though the sofa bed is on the firmer side. The place itself is very warm and accommodating and provides games in the living room along with the TV, and in the washroom there are q-tips and cotton pads along with hand and shower towels. We also liked the makeup mirror in the washroom. The kitchen had full utensils, glasses, plates, etc. along with a coffee machine and coffee, soap, laundry detergent, and other products for cleaning dishes.
Location
The AirBnB is located in Davenport, which is a quaint neighborhood with restaurants and houses on the main road; the accommodation is located just one block down from Davenport road itself so it’s very accessible. We definitely felt very safe here and also found the atmosphere to be very welcoming and picturesque. It is near a couple bus lines, including two that stop on Davenport road, and one 7 minutes away on Christie Street, the latter of which makes the 30 minute walk down to Koreatown a more digestible 8 minutes or so. Koreatown is a must-visit and we found ourselves frequently in the themed cafes, Korean restaurants, bubble tea shops, and other offerings of the commercial but very walkable seven or so blocks. PAT’s 2 floor grocery store was a surprising favourite of ours and although it is Korean, it also has vegetables, fruits, juice, and other basic products you would find in any grocery store. Koreatown begins on Christie and Bloor West at the Christie metro station, which I believe is the closest access point to the subway from the airbnb. The closest grocery store is a Loblaws about a 7 minute walk from the airbnb to Christie and Davenport and then a 4 minute bus ride south. I was initially worried that I had underestimated the size of Toronto (as a tourist from Halifax) and that it’d take an hour and five transfers to get downtown but once we were in K-town, it was easy to hop on the metro from Christie station and after 10 minutes transfer to line 1 and we would be at Union in about 20 minutes.
Overall, it was the perfect airbnb experience. The location was central, and near so many conveniences and fun neighborhoods (Little Ukraine and High Park about 25 minutes away, and K-town about 15 minutes away), although Davenport itself has no high-rise buildings and felt incredibly safe even walking around after sunset as teenagers. The airbnb was homey and I could not be more pleased with the hosts, Jessica and Sheri, who were spectacular. Thank you so much for the wonderful stay and the perfect introduction to western Toronto; if we’re ever back in the area we’ll be sure to stay here again, no hesitation :)