The experience at Edward's house was a mixed bag.

To start with the pros, the listing was very clean and the private bathroom was a big plus. The location was amazing, and offered walk-able distances to the Entertainment District of the city. He lives very close to a number of great restaurants (trust me, eat down the block at Beast), and the neighborhood he lives in is very quiet for being located in the heart of the city. Having access to the room without having to enter his own house was great, so we did not have to disturb him or his family.

On the downside, some of the amenities shown in the pictures or spelled out are NOT accurate. To start, his backyard, which looked like a promising hangout spot, looks like it has not been cared for in years. The furniture was turned over and it looks NOTHING like the picture. There is also Cable TV offered, which is 100% not true. The only way to use the 2 TV's are to bring your own laptop or device and hook up to the HDMI cord. A big minus for us during the times we weren't out and about. The wifi was provided as promised, but the service was spotty in the room.

Secondly, the parking. He advertises Free Parking, but when I sent out the initial request for the room he mentioned the parking would not be available for that weekend. He mentioned a public ($10/day, $6/night) lot down the road and some street parking which was, in his words, "very easy" to find a spot. This is NOT the case, as on Saturday and Sunday we drove around for upwards of 30 minutes with no luck. Our car got towed *(100% our fault and NOT Edward's)* which just made the situation worse. Consider yourself warned: the parking is NOT friendly, so check with him beforehand.

Third, he has a young child who tended to wake up around 6am and made loud noise for several hours. This is his house with his family, I respect that completely. But the noise was a major minus especially on mornings after a night out in the city.

Edward himself was very friendly and cordial and welcomed us to Toronto with recommendations for how to experience it. But the overall experience inside his house was average at best.