Espace antique (3 chambres réservables)

Gisèle nous a bien expliqué comment accéder à l’appartement, a pris le temps de nous accueillir.
En revanche, la propreté laisse à désirer… le frigo à disposition était sale et plein de moisissures, nous l’avons nettoyé en arrivant. Le sol de la chambre collait sous les pieds, et une belle couche de poussière laisse penser que le ménage n’a pas été fait depuis un moment. La poussière était accumulée sur les plinthes, murs, recoins. Il en va de même pour la cuisine, la gaziniere était huileuse et des mouches sortaient des placards.
Quand nous avons expliqué que rien n’était propre, elle a tout de suite réduit les frais de ménage de $10CA, puis est partie sur la défensive.
Pour terminer, les frais de ménage de $45Ca n’étaient pas sur la facture homestay, mais sur une ligne non déclarée de son annonce.

Positive aspects:
Gisele's apartment location is great. The area is full of stores, and the neighborhood is beautiful. Besides, the apartment is located two blocks away from a subway station. Eva, Gisele's daughter, was our WhatsApp contact. She was really kind all the time. On the other hand, Eve (Eva's sister) was the person who welcomed us to the apartment, and she was also nice.

Negative aspects:
Our room didn't have a key and, despite asking for it on two occasions, we never received one. Although nothing happened to our belongings or personal safety, it would be appropriate to have a key for the room, as other guests were staying there during our stay. Another issue was the cleanliness of the place: we had to buy cleaning supplies to clean the apartment (kitchen and bathroom) ourselves because it was very dirty and had an unpleasant smell. At least they deducted fifteen dollars from the cleaning fee for this inconvenience.

As a Chilean couple, we stayed at Gisele's apartment for almost three weeks, and the experience was truly wonderful. We couldn't have found a better place as our first residence in the country.

We fell in love with the location, as it is just one block away from a metro station and near every store and building you may need, from Dollarama to Canada Services. The building is old, but the kitchen and bathroom are renewed, very well equipped, and have everything you need on a daily basis.

Finally, we absolutely loved having Gisele as our tenant! She was an total sweetheart, always considerate, generous, thoughtful and making us feel very welcomed and supported. We hope to keep in contact with her.

Thank you for everything, Gisele!! We have no words to express our appreciation!

Big hugs!!! <3 <3 <3