We stayed in Kathleen's place for the 14-day mandatory quarantine period when entering the country. Covid-related issues were one of our main decision points when deciding a place so it caught our eye that Kathleen was taking many precautions, as mentioned in her listing, including thorough cleaning and leaving gap days between guests. When we needed to borrow things, she would sanitize them and drop them off in a safe manner.
The basement area where we were allowed to stay was spacious with lots of nice amenities. We ended up relying on delivery during our stay rather than cooking so we did not utilize much of the cooking amenities such as the stove and oven, but we took advantage of the wide array of plates, bowls, glasses, microwave, Keurig, and the dishwasher. Kathleen offered the option to pick up groceries for a fee. The nearby Danforth area had plenty of food options.
There was a 30" 1080p HDMI TV and a Gamecube with a bunch of games. We connected our PS4 to play on the TV. The complimentary popcorn and beer were also appreciated. There were plenty of backup towels, trashbags, laundry detergent, dishwasher tabs, body wash, shampoo, etc. We didn't see replacement hand soap but might have just missed it.
The bathroom was big and clean. There were two sinks and a stacked washer/dryer. The bed was big and comfortable. We couldn't go around the neighborhood due to the quarantine so we would sometimes stand in the backyard taking in the sun and fresh air while checking out all the different plants and creatures. There were separate chairs we could use if we wanted. The family would occasionally use the backyard but it was usually available.
There were a few things that kept it from being a perfect stay. While it was usually very quiet, when the kids were active, it could get very loud. Earplugs were provided but the noise could still cut through. Before we confirmed our stay, Kathleen mentioned the possibility for noise (a few reviewers mentioned this as well) but the reality exceeded our expectations. It helped that for the second half of our stay, the family was away at a cottage so there were no noise issues during that time. While the place was overall quite clean, we did have to initially deal with fruit flies and there were a handful of spiders/spiderwebs. While the internet was fast, it would very briefly disconnect every so often, which was mostly an issue when playing online games; it didn't really have much effect on normal browsing. They provided access to their non-guest Wifi in case it helped but unfortunately it didn't.
As with trying to help fix the internet, Kathleen was very accommodating and also responded very quickly to our messages. We needed to do some laptop surgery and she promptly got us a small enough screwdriver. Not realizing it was a mistake to open the door with the inside light on during that time of year, a large number of midges invaded the inside. Kathleen immediately helped to fix that by providing a handheld Shark vacuum which worked surprisingly well to round up the unwanted guests (also took that opportunity to clear out the spiderwebs).
Overall, I would rate the stay 4.4/5