We were apprehensive about booking a basement, but were pleasantly surprised. It was spotlessly clean and spacious with all mod cons. It faces Christie Pits Park and the street is very quiet. Getting about was easy - It's halfway between Christie and Ossington Subway stations and there are buses available at Ossington so connection with the TTC. We had a hire car as we had several long distance trips to make and found parking on Crawford easy, if not always right outside. You need a permit to park and it cost $25 for a week. The permit covers a number of streets. You can book it on line once you know the licence plate number, but you need to print it off. Awkward when you don't know the number till you pick up the car. Our son lives in Toronto and organised this for us when we messaged him the number, but Sue offered to do it for us.
Sue and Barry are a lovely couple and communicated with us throughout our stay. They invited us in for a drink and a chat and it was nice to learn about their background and experiences and they were genuinely interested in ours. There's a folder with lots of local information and recommended restaurants (some of which we tried) - you can eat any cuisine in Toronto and most are within walking distance of Crawford. There seems to be a restaurant every few yards on Bloor and Ossington. The same on Queen Street West.
Can't recommend Sue's place highly enough.