Firstly Abraham, the host, is great. Easy and quick to get in contact with and a lovely person. Friendly and open. And the location of his home is AMAZING. 5 mins to High Park and a few mins walk to the street car that gets you downtown in 25 mins for 3 bucks! Within walking distance to everything you could need from coffee, to fresh Juices, book shops, cafes, bars and a brilliant old cinema.
Next are the cons, not many but wanted to share.
The room is compact and hardly any natural light, which I struggled with.
The whole apartment smells of cigarette smoke all the time.
I’m a non smoker and found this really difficult.
I’m not sure if it comes from the separate upstairs apartment but it’s intense.
The stoop/porch is lovely BUT it’s shared and I didn’t know that. Not a problem until other people hang out there and smoke and chat for hours as the bedroom window is right on the stoop, so it has to remain shut, with the curtains on, for privacy, with the AC on to drown out the noise and smell.
If you smoke you probably won’t mind at all but if you do it’s tough.
I think the price is a little high for what you get but like I said Abraham is great and a brilliant location.