Masha welcomed us to her home personally to explain how everything worked. The apartment was comfortable, spacious, and in a quiet residential neighbourhood. She provided us some yummy breakfast items which we really appreciated. Her cat was a wonderful companion who greated us when we got back to the apartment after a long day sightseeing. We didn't have a car during our stay so we took the Red Line L train, about a 15 min walk to the station from the apartment, to downtown about a 35 min train ride.