Great place. Two sitting areas and TV's. Mini-kitchen is stocked with breakfast items and they…read morewill fill special requests. We always find it clean and in good condition. Proprietors are great, friendly and helpful. The limited natural light is good to allow sleeping any time while the lighting is bright and clever, making it hard to believe you're in a basement apartment. Our only problem is that it books up so far in advance.

Good enough for its price. Rooms are clean and nice. Linens are fresh. Bathrooms are shared for no…read moremore than 2-3 rooms (usually long-stay), so they are clean too. Kitchen is overfilled with utensils, but is tidy and spacious. There is a laundry (washer and dryer) in a basement. Guests are allowed to use it for free at Sat & Sun. I've stayed there for 30 days, and I felt there as in my second home from the very first week. Really nice and friendly atmosphere. A host is friendly, almost invisible, but keeping all the things right. Location is good; close to downtown (10 min walking). Neighborhood is nice, sunny, clean and safe. Streetcars are only one block either east or north.

Es una muy buena casa ya que cuenta con todas las amenidades cerca y tiene una buena cocina en la…read morecual puedes cocinar difentes tipos de alimentos y unun baño limpio

We stayed here recently for 3 nights. Very clean and comfortable place. Lisa and Doug are great…read morehosts. Their employees were wonderful too. They provide a huge, delicious breakfast. Very reasonable rates. Therese B.

This B&B was a great location while seeing the sites Toronto has to offer. Parking is available…read morenext to the B&B (for a daily rate) which was a big plus for us. The house was tidy and the breakfast tasty. The breakfast consisted of homemade granola, yogurt and fruit to start with and eggs (made to order), bagel, fried potatoes, and Canadian bacon to follow. If you are a light sleeper, I'd recommend the third-story rooms. We were in a second-story room and could hear the creaking floors with the foot steps of the guests upstairs. The second floor has a shared bathroom, which was clean and handy to the bedroom. Our room felt a bit cramped. It had too many pieces of furniture in it to feel roomy. Overall, it was what we were looking for during our couple days in Toronto.

I stayed here for two nights on a recent trip to Toronto. The rates were reasonable ($70/night for…read morea Friday and Saturday... and this was during WorldPride.) From the outside, there are no signs saying that this is City Guesthouse. This threw me off when I first arrived. Did I have the wrong address? Was this just someone's house? However, once I came to the door and knocked, I was greeted warmly by the woman who runs City Guesthouse. She showed me my room, where the bathrooms and kitchen are, and talked to me a little about the area (like telling me where I could park my car for free, what amenities were available in the area, etc.) The bedroom and common areas were all very clean, which eased some of my worries about staying somewhere with communal bathrooms. The bathroom on my floor included a huge soaking tub, which was a nice perk (especially after a long day of wandering around the city.) As a heads up, the bedrooms are the only non-communal space here. The bedroom itself was nice enough... spacious, clean, comfy. The furniture was a bit dated, and the television was old and rather small, but honestly there are things I don't care much about. The building itself was cute, and full of gorgeous little architectural details. It's a converted home from the Victorian era-- and one which must have been stunning in its heyday... with it stained glass windows, crown moldings, and wooden wall panels.

Clean facility, Good security, Quiet neighborhood, Historical house (circa 1880) with outside…read morecharacter that does not follow through to newer (mixed) decor in room itself. Nice alternative to hotel ---and adding in the parking fee, is essentially a similar price to a mid-level hotel. Smaller room than hotel, but that should be expected given the edifice. Overall: recommended.

When planning my Toronto vacation (for September 1-5, 2017) the toughest decision I had to make was…read morein deciding where I was going to stay. I wanted to be in or near downtown but the hotels in the heart of the city were so expensive around Labor Day. After searching a few other travel pages, I went to the trivago.com site and was fortunate to find out about Victoria's Mansion. The first thing I noticed was the affordable price, then the location and finally the positive reviews. I'd never stayed in a vacation guest house but in this case affordability outweighed fear of the unknown. The trivago site switched me over to hotels.com and from there I made reservations. I'm an early planner, so it was in March when I booked a basic single room for my September vacation. I paid about half the cost right away and didn't have to pay the rest until I checked in. The total price was only $277.98 in US dollars! After making the reservation, I got an email from Victoria's Mansion thanking me and telling me other things I needed to know (like check in times are between 3-7pm, they don't have elevators and if you're driving you need to make parking arrangements ahead of time). Their courtesy made me feel even better about my decision. Victoria's Mansion is in a very convenient location. After I got off the subway at Wellesley Station, all I had to do was turn left and walk about half a block until I got to Church Street. Then I made left down Church St., walked maybe two blocks until I got to Gloucester St., made another left and it was right there. One thing I immediately discovered while walking there is that the neighborhood is in a predominately gay/transgender area. Rainbow flags are hanging outside most of the nearby stores and I saw gay couples & a few TG/TV while on my way to the house. Also there is a gay nightclub and another club that has nightly drag queen shows close by on Church St. This wasn't an issue for me because I respect people's sexual orientations. Besides, the neighborhood is safe and clean. There is a local grocery, pizzerias, a Baskin Robbins & other fast food restaurants like Hero Burger. It was a little after 1pm when I arrived and the front door was locked. After I called on my phone, someone came, let me in and I completed my check in even though I was early. I was given a passcode to dial when entering the front door and manual keys (not a card key) to room 5. I had to walk down some steps and my room was on the same floor as their laundry room. The house looks & smells older in person but it's well managed. It's not really a mansion but a large house with lots of rooms. My room was very small, with a low ceiling that had a light I kept hitting my head on even though I'm only 6ft tall. With the exception of some dust on the phone (which looked like it hadn't been used in a long time) my room was clean. It has a television, a little refrigerator, a microwave, a cabinet with dishes inside, and a tiny restroom. The bed was about the size of a twin bed but was very comfortable. My room was small enough to where I once had to leave the room so housekeeping would have enough space to clean it. But since I was traveling alone the size of the room wasn't that big of a deal to me. Not all rooms are the same size as mine but I chose the cheapest one available. Here are a few other things you should know: 1) There is only one iron & ironing board and everyone staying there shares it. They keep it in the laundry room. 2) One of the rules there is that you cannot bring people who aren't staying there inside. So if you meet someone you're attracted to, you're going to have to take that person someplace else for a "nightcap." 3) There is no check out process. When you leave, all you do is just drop your keys in a slot by the front desk. 4) There is a dark, grungy 24 hr internet cafe on Yonge St. about a 10 minute walk away. I went there to print my airline boarding pass for the flight home. You'll see the weirdest people in Toronto at that internet cafe though. 5) I left early in the morning before the subway was running. I paid a whopping $65 (Canadian dollars) for a taxi from Victoria's Mansion to Pearson Airport! 6) Just about everything (CN Tower, the Toronto Island Ferry, Rogers Centre, Royal Ontario Museum) is easy to get to via public transit. Dundas Square (Toronto's answer to Times Square) and the Brass Rail strip club (read my yelp review on this club) are within walking distance. 7) I only saw one housekeeper while I was there, so the time your room is cleaned varies. I really enjoyed my stay at Victoria's Mansion. The little room grew on me and even though there were other guests staying there it was quiet and I never really saw them. It was like crashing at a relative's home where they let you come and go as you please, so long as you obey the house rules. It suited my needs perfectly and I would definitely stay there again.

Nicely furnished & clean rooms, good facilities (laundry, kitchen, etc.), great location (close to…read moreWest Queen West, great restaurants, TTC, etc.), friendly & helpful proprietor. Only gripe: Ensuite bathroom was really tiny -- couldn't shave in the sink w/o almost banging the back of my head on the mirror. All in all, excellent value as compared to a hotel -- we paid $75.00 / night incl. taxes & fees for a room w/ queen bed & ensuite bath. Would definitely stay here again.

This is a very nice guest house and my experience there was positive. I stayed for about a week…read morefrom late Jan-early Feb, 2012. Seems that an Asian family is running the place and they are nice people to deal with. I made the arrangements over the phone and through e-mail. They could certainly work on their branding/identity. "Toronto Guest Houses"... I mean, really? Could they have come up with a more generic name? Perhaps the generic nature of the name helped me find their website through Google, but it's a terrible name either way. Their website could also use improvements. In any case, the room I stayed in was nice, clean and fairly spacious. It even had a pretty nice view, with CN Tower visible from window. The price (~$340) was kinda high for just one week, imo, but still a little lower than what most guest houses in TO were charging. They seem to keep the washrooms clean as well, although there was no shampoo left when I went to shower. The shower on the top floor is probably the most ancient, old-fashioned type of shower I've ever seen. Looks like it's from the 19th century. Kinda charming but I couldn't get used to it. There is a more modern one on the basement level but the ceilings in that washroom are extremely low... even for me and I'm only 5'9". The laundry room was also a little messy. On the whole, though, I'd recommend it... certainly no insect or bed bug issues, which is something a lot of guest houses in TO have to deal with.

I stayed here for about 2 weeks earlier this year. The owner is a sweet lady and was very helpful…read morethrough out the stay. The place has a few bedrooms, some are bigger than the other, but all are very clean and well maintained. The house is located near trolleys and are just about 15 min away from downtown. There are a few grocery store near by and a mini market 1 stop away. I had a great experience staying here and I fully recommend this place if someone is looking for a good deal.

Popped in for brunch after yoga today! It was such a cutely decorated hotel…read more We were sat by the window in the sun which felt great on this frozen day. I had the mushroom & onion omelet and my friend had the classic with bacon. Great service and freshly tasting food! Definitely would come back here.

Strangest hotel that seems to double up as an art gallery of sorts. It's really quite nifty and…read morehonestly the place has a very visual flair that no other place I've stayed at has and I am rather fond of it for that reason. However, at the end of the day I'm also rather practical, and as a place to *stay* it's high on style, but lower on execution. Not much in the way of sound proofing and HVAC is loud so earplugs recommended. It's kind of like somebody who designed a hotel (room) that doesn't actually use them. This leads to some fun things like a pool table with loads of books and artwork dotted around and communal spaces that function pretty well. But then you have other oddities like a chandelier above that pool table that gets in the way of actually playing it. They use a text service they emphasize over the traditional phone line, but then I couldn't get a fast response to it (I wasn't waiting more than an hour when I could just walk down and get an answer faster). All sorts of odd and small decisions that add up to a stay that's rather quirky for seasoned travelers. That's not getting into the super old elevator too (I'm sure it's charming for some folks, but it was definitely discouraging regular use and I can see it being a problem if you couldn't opt to take stairs). First off there's no space for *your* stuff. There's no space to really put any amount of luggage, no desk space, and the only trash can is in the bathroom. Very minimal places to put your things at all, which makes it feel even more cramped. Spaces for cabinets are just hollow metal stands underneath a tiny tray thing. For two people it's quite hard and we used the tiny bannister that was used for ambient lighting to also hold items cause we were desperate. I hit my head on the hanging rack since it's directly over the only place to put a backpack. It's like they didn't comprehend anyone having check-in sized luggage or someone taller than 5'3". There's barely room to setup a CPAP machine by the bedside, which I've never had to deal with in any other hotel I've stayed at (over ~50 stays to date). The electronic controls for the shade is neat. But then there's the door hanger which if you hang anything on at all will get crunched up against the wood bannister. It's more of a door handle since there's nothing else to pull on to open the bathroom. Then there's the piping like putting the sink in the bed area which is weird. The shower has no door or curtain so the water tends to just spill everywhere and the drain is where the divider would be. It was on the lower end of pricing in Toronto and for a place to crash it was serviceable given it's proximity to things. However, this was the only time my frugal brother told me to straight up just spend a bit more money. It was all fine, but definitely wouldn't be signing up for round two soon.