We were happy that the host, Daniel was available to accommodate us and both my dogs on such short notice.
Pros: The house was easy to locate. Situated in a friendly neighborhood with a police precinct only a few houses away and off-street parking. Close proximity to several parks, including a dog-park, several dining spots, a neighborhood garden and a grocery store. The basement apartment itself was spacious, has access to a private porch, easy access from the backyard to both parks and garden. The bed was comfortable and there were plenty of linens available.
Cons: Basement walls are paper thin as Host and his family live directly above. Footsteps, every movement, including voices, can be heard as they carry on throughout the day. No regards given to their paying guests.
Several flies would gather in the bathroom. Though, we’re not sure where they came from. No rugs/mats were made available in the bedrooms or bathroom-Inoperable hotplate in kitchen with no instructions for use. The host did provide instructions when asked. However, the hot plate did not work for us.
Our host felt the need to messages us several times during our stay. When my dogs barked briefly. (Our dogs were sad when my son left for his play date.) Daniel also felt the need to message again at 8am during the morning of check-out to ask what time we will be checking-out. (Check out time was clearly noted as noon.) Needless to say, we felt unwelcome and unwanted. As though we were none paying guests.