Marilyn was fantastic. I booked this place for my mum, but visited and met Marilyn myself too. Her place is immaculately clean and super comfortable and stylish. The house has awesome lighting features throughout and lovely interior design. It also feels very safe inside. As a solo traveler, my mum has usually stayed in motels or hotels on her travels, but has felt unsafe or boxed up in them, but here she said she felt like she was coming home and felt very much at peace and safe in Marilyn’s house and didn’t mind just hanging out in her room there. The location is great. It’s right by Union Ave and so there’s multiple buses super close so you can easily get around further a field of you don’t have a car and don’t want to walk far. There some cool eateries and drinkeries around also, whilst still being in a more residential area so it’s not super busy the second you walk out the door, but turn right and the corner of the next block, you’re on Union. My mum stayed for 3 weeks and her and Marylin became friends, I also met her and will keep in touch. Marylin had a family dinner for me and my mum and made delicious homemade food for us, and she made other foods throughout my mum’s stay that she left for her I think he fridge, which was so thoughtful! She also made me dumplings one day for me to take home (and they were the best I’ve ever had!!) As I was unable to get my mum from the airport upon my arrival, she offered for her so. To get her, which just blew me away! She asked for no extra charge for this, which proves outstanding hospitality. I have stayed places before where they add a charge for an airport pick-up or extra nightly charges for parking, but everything was included with Marylin. It’s amazing value for the city- literally nothing else close to the value you get here. This is seriously an outstanding example of hospitality in a beautiful, warm friendly home, still with your privacy, and at a great value in a great location. I would recommend 100%