Aiping is a wonderful host! It's self-checking, the parking space is actually in the back of the house, in front of the shack wooden door. You have to drive down the one-way street to get to the back alley to park there. You cannot go through the back door (since it's attached to the downstairs unit that I think is long-term rental?). Park and then walk a short walk to the front of the house to enter. Easy check-in and out!
We had 4 people in our party, with 4 separate bookings and cleaning fees. Aiping was accommodating and returned the cleaning fees to us. That was very nice of her! There's a Catholic church literally in front of the house, so very convenient! A laundromat down the corner near the red light, and a 24/7 pizza shop next to it. There's a bar/pizzeria down the street if you want more artisanal Brooklyn-style pizza. :)
Very close (if you drive or Uber) to Walmart, Dollarama, the mall, gas stations, and other grocery stores.
The place itself is clean, charming decorations, nice rooms with windows and yellow/gold curtains that will be very bright during sunny days. The kitchen is very small, though, so plan accordingly if you plan to cook. The stairs going up to the unit is steep, so beware. The unit on the first floor seems like long-term and they have a little kid, so you can hear lots of noise from downstairs. They're not noisy at night, though. We never saw them during the 4 days we stayed there, so it was pretty private. No thermostat in the room, you will need to contact the host to turn on AC or heat if you need it. It was super cold when we checked in and Aiping was very quick with turning on heat. Communications are very quick, as we used the Airbnb app to message her.
Warming: if you use multiple devices at the same time (toaster + hot water kettle), the electric breaker for the kitchen may go off and you will lose power in the kitchen. I messaged Aiping and it was turned back on, no big deal, but just FYI.
The place has lots of car traffic going by and you can hear it from inside the bedrooms, but not a nuisance.
We had a great time in Toronto and this was a perfect local spot! I would definitely stay here again. Thanks Aiping for hosting us! =)