Name: Avalon Tourist Guest House
Address: 574 Sherbourne St, Toronto, ON M4X 1L3, Canada, Toronto, Toronto, Toronto, M4X 1L3, Canada
Rating: 7

Smoke-free property

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Sherbourne

Castle Frank

Bloor–Yonge

Downtown Toronto

Allan Gardens

Royal Ontario Museum

Yonge-Dundas Square

Toronto City Hall

Toronto Downtown

Nathan Phillips Square

Art Gallery of Ontario

Grange Park

St. Lawrence Market

Hockey Hall of Fame

Royal Alexandra Theatre

Casa Loma

Roy Thomson Hall

Princess of Wales Theatre

Air Canada Centre

Metro Toronto Convention Centre

CN Tower

Rogers Centre

Harbourfront Centre

HTO Park

Fort York National Historic Site

Toronto City Centre Airport

Toronto Pearson International Airport

Buttonville Municipal Airport

St Catharines / Niagara District Airport

Avalon Tourist Guest House

Toronto

child-bed

child-bed-fee

external-private-bathroom

private-bathroom

shared-bathroom

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king-bed

queen-bed

limited-time

lounge

treatment

no-window

bay-view

bosphorus-view

canal-view

city-view

courtyard-view

garden-view

golf-view

harbour-view

inland-view

lake-view

land-view

mountain-view

ocean-front

ocean-view

oceanside

panoramic-view

park-view

partial-ocean-view

partial-sea-view

partial-view

pool-view

river-view

sea-front

sea-view

street-view

sunrise-view

sunset-view

water-view

with-view

annex

basement

main-building

1-bedroom

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not-guaranteed

wired-internet-access

smoking

sauna

duplex

safe

mini-bar

breakfast-for-1

breakfast-for-2

pets-allowed

wi-fi

kitchen

This guesthouse is located at a classical building, a short walk from subway station Sherborne. We received mail from owner, it gave us detailed information about self check-in. The room is named by movie stars, & there is a drawing room in the same floor. The room is separated two parts, one part, one can use desk for business or rest on sofa, the other part is the bed. Also there is a small kitchen for guest to prepare snacks. The bed is comfortable, the owner prepared coupon for a nearby restaurant, guest can get discount. If you are not seeking the high end hotel, this guesthouse is a good choice.

Very nice!

Don't expect shining new decor or whiz bang facilities,  do expect a place with character and all you would need for a short stay. Longer stays may prove claustrophobic but we found it to be an honest representation of the price paid. The house keeper took plenty of time to show where everything was and how it worked. Recommended for short stays.

Fair enough for the price 

With hotel prices very high in Toronto, I booked this apartment for three nights. The Avalon is a 45 minute walk away from downtown or 20 minutes by public (line 1) transport. It all started well. I had an early flight, so arrived at the apartment at 2 pm knowing that check-inn wasn’t till 4 o’clock. But the entrance code to the building send to me by mail worked, so I entered and went up two narrow stairs (I carried only a small bag, but these stairs will certainly be difficult to navigate with larger bags) to see if I could drop off my bag and head into the city. I was met by a lady who was cleaning my room ((Kelly Studio) and she reminded me that check-inn wasn’t till four (fair enough), but let me drop-off my bag anyway and even was kind enough to show me around the room and bathroom and explain how everything worked. Room and bathroom were clean and large enough, but because this room was in the attic with a sometimes very low ceiling decending, space was limited. I thanked the lady for the tour and went into the city. This was the last time I encountered any of the staff during my stay. Upon return, I noticed that some of the wood of the bed supporting the mattress was lose. I send a mail to the same address that I had received my instructions from and a separate text to the telephone number in this mail asking the staff to fix this. But I never got any reply. I have stayed in apartments without a reception before, but the staff there always could be reached. Not so at the Avalon. I ended up having to get down on the floor and repair the bed myself. The apartment showed some signs of wear and tear and the floor board is in desparate need of a lick of paint. The building is old, made of wood and therefore badly insulated, so any noise can be heard. In the night I could hear animals (rodents?) walking above me. Ammenities like television, airconditioning and shower were working alright. There is free Wi-Fi, but the signal is weak and I had to connect my device again and again to use it. A couple of times my neighbours woke me up in the mjddle of the night with loud music and shouting. Inconsiderate guests are everywhere, but the absence of staff means that they can not be corrected. Fortunately there wasn’t an emergency, because there is no call back after leaving a voice mail message and no one replies when you send a text or e-mail. If you run a business, you should have some way of being available to your customers. The staff at the Avalon is not.

Absent staff

My husband and I spent 3 nights at this guest house and we were not disappointed.
The subway station is about 150m away. Downtown (Union Station) is about 30 min walk away. The guest house has self contained bedsit rooms, plus there is a common sitting room. There is information about the city and the immediate locality.
Although it did not trouble us, and we were aware on booking- there are stairs and there is no elevator.
We would stay there again if we visit Toronto again.

Guest house close to downtown Toronto, with good facilities

I booked this room months in advance and they gave me the worst room in the building in the attic  with inclined ceilings, the whole area was smaller than the other rooms, there was no space to take a shower, water was always on the floor, the bathroom sink is so tiny you cannot even wash your face, you are going to get all wet on your feet. 

Wi-Fi and the shower was out of function for few days and when I asked the owner if he’s going to give me any rebate for that, he never answered back. Vicky is the one in charge on the property looking like a psycho. They don’t provide extra towels unless you provide the reason why!! I felt like a child controlled by his mean parents or a Prisoner.  Location wise it is 30 minutes walk from Eaton Center. 
I killed two insects in the room, one of them was a big spider and the owner told me it’s normal because it’s an old building. He claimed he told Vicki to send me spray to kill the insects but I never had any delivered.  The owner was nice enough to provide me late check out though. They hang from the ceiling a huge big TV over the bed so if you don’t like to have anything hanging on the wall while sleeping this is not the place for you.  I cut my finger as opening the door with their bad location of lock and  door knob, I let them know, they did not do anything about it. 
 So if I was you I would stay somewhere else .
I attached few pics so you see the quality of the room.

Best of the worst award 🥇 Rude staff. Terrible service. Small room. Unfriendly.

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