From the time I messaged Shanny and Seiko on Airbnb to the time I made it back in Michigan from the Toronto area, Shanny was very much in touch with me every step of the way in all sense of the phrase. For being my first time in Canada, Shanny made me feel so incredibly welcomed and taken care of. He works so hard to ensure that your trip and stay is the best it can possibly be for whatever time you choose to spend there. You can't say that for a lot of people and I consistently thought and rethought that I struck gold with Shanny as my host.

It came down to the little things, so let me just list a few of many :) Firstly, Shanny and Seiko are super accommodating. I needed an extra day to spend in Canada and they worked that out for me with no questions asked. When I first arrived to the apartment, I was hungry from a five our road trip and Shanny offered to take me out to buy pizza. I came unprepared with Canadian money, so he provided me with a fair amount of Canadian change and bills to take the bus to and from York University and Downsview Park. Of the multiple rooms in his wonderful apartment, he gave me an option of which room to sleep in. I came to Canada for a music festival and the weather forecast called for some rain and thunderstorms. I planned on driving to Walmart in the morning of the festival to pick up a poncho and some other necessities, but he insisted the day before that he had a poncho I could use back at his place 30+ minutes away. When I woke up in the morning, there was a little orange poncho resting at the foot of my door in the morning. And the list goes on... Endlessly lol

Long story short, when I make a trip back to Toronto, I know where I'm going to say, if of course Shanny and Seiko are so kind to have me :) If you are reading reviews about their place and wondering if it is a legitimate option for a stay near and around the York University area, please don't hesitate to think twice. If it was possible to give more stars, I would give them many more. Shanny and Seiko are absolutely wonderful and will do whatever it takes to make sure your stay is the best it can possibly be. I can guarantee that their hospitality will make you smile from the day you check in till the day you check out :) Thanks again Seiko and Shanny for making my first visit to Canada an exquisite one! Cheers!

David