Really nicely furnished bedroom with good desk, reading chair, lots of closet and dresser space for the guest, comfy futon. Immaculate recently-reno'd bathroom, good water pressure. Complete kitchen with lots of plates and pans and cutlery; microwave, toaster, dishwasher(!) as well as fridge and spotless range. All nicely decorated with art and ornaments. Wifi worked fine. Convenient power outlets throughout.

Very quiet; zero road noise, occasional normal houshold sounds (running water, etc); I never heard TV or music. Very conveniently located for transit, or biking or driving downtown; parking a car would be hard. 10 minute walk to shops on Queen east of Woodbine (supermarket, restaurants, etc); maybe 5 mins to Woodbine Beach or Woodbine Beach Park. Would be a great spot for the jazz festival, close to the action but outside the road closures.

For a basement, this apartment had remarkably high ceilings; this does mean the windows are a bit hard to reach, to open for ventilation or to adjust the curtains. You get morning sun into the main dining and sitting area via the entrance door (all glass) and into the kitchen (glass block window); afternoon sun into the bedroom and bathroom windows (both curtained, and the bathroom is privacy-glazed).

A couple of auxiliary heaters that the host provided kept the place comfy during a chilly April.

The host does need to occasionally access the apartment to get to storage and mechanical space. Entrance to the apartment is private and well-lighted. Host was easy to contact at all times.