Anka made us feel very welcome from the moment we arrived. We arrived later than expected, but it was easy to stay in communication with her through texts. The room is charming and so is the host! The bed was comfortable and the room quite large. She set up an air mattress for our daughter in the living room. Her cats are sweet. The neighborhood is great, almost across the street from Casa Loma. We felt very safe walking around at night. There are two subway (TTC) stops (Dupont and St. Clair) within walking distance, so it is easy to get into town. We were able to borrow Anka's book on Toronto, which had a map of the city and subway. You can cut through the Casa Loma property to get to the Dupont station, but there are a lot of stairs to walk up when you return. When we were quite tired returning late in the evening, we used the St. Clair stop, which was more downhill walk. We appreciated that coffee was ready for us in the morning and food to make breakfast was provided. Anka is a lovely, warm, hospitable, interesting woman and we enjoyed our conversations with her. We would love to stay with her again sometime!