we had a lovely stay at Julie‘s place. we didn‘t get to meet our hostess, since the whole check-in process was so clearly described and everything in the rooms was as we wished, so we didn‘t need any help - which I‘m sure would have been provided if we did. :)
everything was clean and tidy with nice little personal touches.
Julie‘s house is at the end of a nice residential street, a little ways off the main road of a very lively neighborhood with lots of cool little shops and restaurants/bars. we tried one of the restaurant suggestions Julie kindly provided (Vesuvio‘s) and it was awesome.
there was a bus stop 2 mins by foot away, which takes you to downtown Toronto (1 transfer) in about 40 mins.
we‘d definitely recommend Julie‘s place. great value if you don‘t wanna pay or can‘t afford the hotel prices downtown.