I had a good time at Natasha's place. I stayed there for almost 2 months. She was very approachable and easy to communicate with and was always there to help out with any issue that came up during my stay. She went out of her way to help me out while I was booking her place.
The location is good, walking distance from both subway station and a bus stop. There are a lot of delis and restaurants closeby too. So overall it's a good place to stay.
The room is in a shared apartment with 3 other semi permanent guests. I never had a problem with any of them. Natasha stays downstairs with her family and they're all really sweet.
I just feel like the the place is too expensive for what it has to offer. It was for me atleast, since I'm a student, and I found cheaper stays in neighborhood after I reached. I wasn't given a lot of discount and I was told that it was because those are busy months with lot of tourists in the city. But I still feel like the stay was quite expensive considering the fact that similar places in the neighborhood were 20-30% cheaper.
Also, even though the guests keep the place clean, the common areas like the kitchen and living room weren't cleaned very often, just once during my stay, and the living room furniture was quite dusty. My room was never cleaned again during my stay, but that's probably coz I never asked.
My room had a tiny rat. Natasha was prompt to respond to that and got me a rat trap, but unfortunately, I was unable to get rid of it during my stay. It's not anyone's fault, and I didn't want to bother Natasha again and again for the same thing while she had other stuff to deal with. I dealt with it but I know there are people who wouldn't.
There is a church nearby and you can hear church bells every now and then. That didn't bother me much, but just putting it out there for people who might have a problem with it.
The neighborhood is pretty safe.
Overall, I had a good time. The host and her family are really sweet.