The apartment itself and the location are both amazing - the flat is really spacious, looks super modern and is literally on Trinity-Bellwoods park. That was particularly nice as it feels like a real neighbourhood, and I can imagine it’d only be better during the summer. There’s very limited natural light though, contrary to the listing.
But when I got to the apartment, there was no welcome note or tips/manual on anything I may need to know about the place/area. This is usually the case with every Airbnb experience I've had, as it helps to have a better idea of ground rules to ease any anxiety/questions I may have, regarding do’s and don’ts of the place, surrounding shops/supermarkets that are close, cultural differences etc. I think it would have been nice to either meet the host or for them to message me/leave something written (not a necessity but as I rented from a superhost, I just didn’t feel welcomed at all).
I mainly felt disappointed by the fact that there was only one roll of toilet paper, no hand soap, dishwashing liquid, kitchen foil, shower gel, kitchen towels or any daily amenities that would be mandatory in any accommodation, whether you're staying there for 3 nights or 3 months. I had to spend more money to buy all these things - to me, these are not things that I should be paying for as a guest, especially when I had already paid a lot of money for the stay. The kitchen also had very little to no crockery, so was hard for me to cook.
There were also super heavy footsteps coming from the apartment above, it sounded like a group of young people playing sports, as I heard a ball bouncing often. This went on throughout the whole day, for the majority of my stay. I felt the apartment shaking from people running and jumping around upstairs - this was particularly hard due to being on lockdown/self-isolation.
To sum up, amazing place and location but appears that very little to no thought about my stay given by the hosts.
I moved from London, UK to Toronto and had originally booked to stay for almost 3 weeks, but had to cut it short to fly back home after around 6 days due to the COVID situation - maybe this played a part, but overall this was the worst experience I’ve had with an Airbnb stay.