My room on the ground floor did not have any of the charm suggested in the photo. It was drab and dingy, the walls were thin, the window inset on the door was covered by a pinned up blanket, the furnishings were cheap and flimsy, the single towel provided was worn and pilled, and there was a plasticized sign in the bathroom warning about the possibility of a blocked toilet with instructions to use the plunger in the event of! The housekeeper is a lovely woman, but had so doused the room with perfumed deodorizer that I had the window (which opened onto a narrow canyon between two buildings) wide for hours to air it out. On the second night of my stay someone was drilling until after 10 pm in the room immediately adjacent, and I was woken at 1.30 am by loud guests coming in the front door. That was the "straw" that prompted my decision to move to another place for the last 2 nights of my stay in Toronto. I texted the host immediately to let him know, and requested a refund. He indicated he would do so, but then became evasive. My mistake for not being more discerning when cash payment was required!