We had a fantastic five day stay (Thu-Mon) at Miles' house at the Beaches. We were 3 couples, so having three good sized bedrooms with Queen beds was perfect. There is a fourth bedroom with a single bed. The house is in the Beaches area, a short walk to the beach, backs up right on the park and is few block walk to Queen Street with all the shops and restaurants. The tram goes right down Queen St. to take you to downtown Toronto, although we primarily used Lyft/Uber. Our trip was during the Toronto Jazz Festival (free), so Thu-Sat nights we enjoyed walking up and down Queen St listening to the various bands and enjoying the food and people watching. We found the house to be great location for taking our sightseeing trips around Toronto (Fort York, Casa Loma, Distillery District, Harbour Islands boat tour, St. Lawrence Market, etc.). And probably the best thing was coming back to Miles' house in the afternoon and enjoying the private pool and spa with wine and cheese. We were able to check in early to leave our luggage at the house, and then Miles came by and filled us in on the best restaurants and shops nearby. Miles lives nearby and knows the area very well. One of best dinners was at Veluote Bistro, which Miles pointed us to and told us to mention his name, which got us personal attention from the chef. Other nearby restaurants that we really liked were Xola (Mexican), Green Eggplant (Mediterranean & breakfast), and the Stone Lion (Pub food). We all thought that Miles' place was the absolute best place to stay in Toronto - and having Miles as the host and the Jazz Festival made it even better.
