My daughter and I stayed in Mike’s ground floor apartment for 5 nights. Mike welcomed us when we arrived, carried our bags to the apartment for us and took great care showing us around the apartment -- which was even nicer than we could have hoped for (spotlessly clean; spacious; comfortable, modern furniture; fully-equipped, modern kitchen).

Mike has paid thoughtful attention to many extra details throughout the apartment to make an out-of-town guest feel comfortable and welcome: The apartment has a binder with helpful information for your stay (how things work in the apartment; detailed emergency information; easy-to-read maps/directions for places to eat, buy groceries, etc.); extra shelving in the bathroom (enough for everyone to have space to leave toiletries); comfortable beds with super-nice linens and lots of pillows; laundry hampers in the bedrooms; excellent wifi; efficient a/c (we lucked out with very warm, sunny days during our visit and the a/c did good job of keeping things cool and comfortable).

When Mike saw my daughter loved dogs, he was exceptionally kind and showed her how to get his dog to do tricks – and then gave her a bag of treats to keep in our apartment for his dog.

My daughter and I felt safe and well taken care of during our stay and were sad to say goodbye to Mike, his dog, the apartment and the neighborhood.

I would highly recommend this ground floor apartment to anyone who wants to experience authentic neighborhood family life in Toronto within walking distance convenience to the Runnymede subway stop and Bloor West Village.