My husband and I did not enjoy our stay with Sonder but I’m going to be as objective as I can with the review.
The negatives:
The listing’s description and photos would lead you to believe you will have a nice outdoor patio area or balcony (private balcony is even listed under the “included features”). However, your room will likely come with a sliding door that has a railing in front of it with no outdoor space. While that was frustrating, it wouldn’t have been a huge deal if the furniture in the space were even moderately comfortable. Both the couch and the bed were stiff and uninviting (I believe others have mentioned this but it stands to be repeated since the space is so small it leaves you with no options to be comfy). Lastly, communication with the host via the Airbnb app takes about 24 hours to get a response, if they even respond at all. When you do get a response, it’s a generic, copy/paste response (which I fully anticipate I will receive another one in response to this) . They encourage you to download their Sonder app (which did provide a faster means of communication) but it was frustrating when all other hosts are able to use airbnb the way it’s meant to be used. I will mention that we were compensated a small amount for complaining about the balcony discrepancy in the listing and I would encourage others to do the same as Airbnb told them to update their listing but I doubt they will. :)
The positives:
As others have mentioned, the location is great and having the underground parking is convenient. If you like breakfast food, Fido, the Pancake Pantry and Biscuit Love were all fantastic and less than 5 minutes walking distance. If you like dive bars with live music and outdoor seating, definitely check out Belcourt Taps (1 minute walk).