I stayed for one month. I was always out all day. The home beautifuly restored. All of the rooms are beautifully and thoughtfully appointed with period pieces. It is in a very good, safe neighborhood and very close to main shopping areas and a short walk to the subway. I often walked home alone at 11:00 pm and always felt safe. The home is set up like a Boarding House. There are many rooms and guests come and go and were generally quiet and respectful. There is a communal kitchen and refrigerator and guests were always respectful of other's food and cleaned up after themselves. You may not cook, even to boil an egg, so bring food that can be microwaved. The host did not live on site during my visit. There are two live-in housekeepers. They are helpful with simple things like getting an extra towel or more linens. Otherwise, always email the host. She was always quick to respond. The two shared bathrooms are almost always available, or only a short wait.
There are only a few down-sides to the home as it is a very old Victorian: The house is rather noisy with doors opening and closing, particularly from the housekeepers and often very late at night, after midnight. The noise from the kitchen travels up the back stairs to the rooms. Annoying, but it did not keep me awake. The drapes in my room were rather sheer and the morning sun comes in full blast. I suggust a room on the other side of the house if that will bother you. I recommend not staying in the downstairs room for several reasons. It is located right next to the kitchen. It has no privacy. The walls are all shared. One is windows out to the driveway and the other is two glass French doors in the hall to the kitchen. The other two walls are shared with the front staff bedroom and the original door to the kitchen. This room would be better served as a common room for guests and not a bedroom.
I will be staying here again in the future. All in all I do recommend this home.