This place was GREAT! Both Kris and his girlfriend popped in during the afternoon to make sure we were settling in o.k. (there was great access to a lockbox with key ahead of time so we had no problem getting in).

Linden House is SO centrally located! LCBO, full grocery, pharmacy, great restaurants (we ate at Keg Mansion last night) etc. all within a few walking blocks away. An o.k. breakfast place and "corner store" (we call them depanneurs at home!) are across the street. Union Station, CN Tower/Aquarium, movie theatre, etc. were within a $15 cab ride. The neighborhood seemed safe and eclectic. A very nice mix of heritage homes, modern development, local stores, etc. There is a fire station a few blocks away, but the house is pretty well soundproofed so that didn't make a big difference. An old house, it took a bit of trickery to balance the heat (comfortable on the main floor sometimes meant really hot upstairs) but we figured out the perfect balance of heat on and certain windows open. Coming from a rural area, we thought the lights outside might bother us, but the blinds did a great job blocking light to sleep.

The parking on site was great and most of the time we "cabbed it". Travelling with a family in ages of 59. 42. 25. 21. 16 and 5, it was so nice to have this as our "home base". Sometimes we cooked, ordered in late, or ate out. Nightly, we enjoyed a glass of wine on the balcony while watching the neighborhood (too many residents can't read the "No dogs on grass" sign on the opposite property and we had fun watching this!!) The view from the balcony is of a beautiful old Victoria merged with an imposing new condo, and this coupled with a corner lot gave us a lot to watch!

There was plenty of room for all 6 of us, and we really enjoyed the Internet set up (we could easily connect our own computer to watch our Netflix account, etc.), enjoyed the scrabble game provided, and enjoyed 4 nights of "late night cards" on the glass coffee table which had plenty of room for all of us.

Our other favorite past time was trying to identify how many renovations the property had undergone since it's construction. A heritage house with a lot of character, in a really nice neighborhood with a lot of character, this place was simply the perfect spot for our family weekend away!