I stayed here for 2 nights while filming in Toronto. I’ll start with the pros, which stand out in spite of the cons:
Pros:
- Valeri and Diego are quite nice
- There’s a friendly cat in the apt
- 20 minute walk to Subway or you can take a bus that’s about a 4 min walk from the lobby of the building. The area where the subway station is has a Whole Foods, mall, gym, Tim Horton’s etc.
- Room is basic but clean. Honestly I didn’t need anything else.
- Diego gave me directions so I wouldn’t get lost on my search for food.
Cons:
- The building complex itself is old. Has sort of a public housing feel to it.
- There was an issue with the pipes when I was there…there was a bad smell coming from the walls/pipes in the bathroom, and when I brushed my teeth the first day, the water had such a bad taste I spit it out. This made me nervous so I got a guest pass at the gym, showered there, and I got a big jug of water at Whole Foods to drink and use for tea/coffee and brush my teeth. (i guess the building said they were going to turn the water off to fix it, I’m unsure of what the status was when I checked out)
Valeri and Diego were both extremely apologetic and understanding with my apprehension about the water. It was a situation that was out of their control so I can’t be mad about it. They remained polite and emphatic.