Unfortunately I did not enjoy my stay at this Airbnb.
I feel obligated to write fair and accurate reviews for the benefit of other travelers, as well as the hosts. In short, the 3 main reasons I would not recommend this place are 1) cleanliness 2) noise 3) security. If you want more details, continue reading.
Cleanliness:
1) the bed sheets were not changed - there were curly hairs everywhere, and the bed is always the first place I check to ensure cleanliness. Yoni was there at the time of our check in so he quickly pulled new sheets from the closet and helped me change them. The new ones had a strong chemical smell to it but Yoni had already left, so I just took off the covers and let the sheets air out all afternoon.
2) I think the bedroom was just not cleaned, even though Yoni said it was professionally cleaned. If this is true, he should really re-consider his cleaning team. There was a thick layer of dust on the bedside table which I wiped with a tissue, making the tissue almost black. There were short hairs on the shelf in the bedroom. This is very disappointing given the almost CAD$100 cleaning fee charged per night.
3) the place is generally run down, even though the listing said it was newly remodeled - if you look down at the floors, door frames, window frames, and where the walls meet the floors, you can tell it was a hastily done renovation to cover up the old place. It was different from the pictures and our expectations.
4) there were ants in the cabinet on the far right side in the kitchen (looks like it was due to food residue left in there).
5) while we were in bed, my husband flicked off a bug that was crawling on my chest (long stick like bug, don't know the name of it), and an ant that crawled up to his leg in bed.
Noise
1) the A/C is one of those that are stuck into the window so you can hear every thing outside due to the space between the A/C and the window frame. Which is unfortunately because...
2) the train tracks are very close to the house. Freight trains blow past the house even after midnight (ie: even at 1am) while honking their horn the entire time (due to the train crossing a nearby intersection).
3) we were woken up shortly after 9am the next morning due to workers that were hired by Yoni to renovate the outside of our unit. They had their ladder right up against our window and we could hear their entire conversation. They were also drilling/hammering something. We were not aware that workers would be coming in the morning before our checkout.
Security
1) this is a rough neighbourhood as the other guests have noted. If you are travelling in a small group or are easily anxious, please do your own research on the location beforehand.
2) Yoni was there at our check in (3pm) because he was overseeing the renovation/painting of the outside of the unit. He apologized, and said they would leave within half an hour and that was totally fine. However, they were still there even at 4:30pm, after Yoni had left. It was at this point my family decided to go out, but my dad had to go back because he forgot his phone. He tried the 4 digit pin at the door but got it wrong, and one of the workers punched in the code for him. My experience with other Airbnbs is that the codes are changed when new guests arrive and only the guest/host should have the code during the stay for security reasons.
I will say that Yoni seems like a really nice person. When he saw the dirty bedsheets he changed them himself. He also asked someone to drop by with fresh towels and a box of donuts once he saw how disappointed we were with the cleanliness. There were just too many things that went wrong and my family barely slept the entire night due to the 3 reasons above. Hopefully these factors can be improved for future guests.