Tim and Nick signed up to become hosts on Homestay.com in September 2014. Their motivation was pretty simple: they wanted to meet new people and learn from their experiences. The couple are proud of their city, Toronto, and eager to show their guests around. Living close to the river Don, their downtown apartment is the ideal location from which to explore the city, and they're only too happy to show off the main attractions in their city.
We sat down with them to learn a little more about their neighbourhood and how they've found their experience of hosting with Homestay.com.
We decided to become hosts in order to meet new and interesting people and learn from other cultures while introducing guests to our multicultural and diverse city.
We will offer our guests comfort in a welcoming home, and a safe and positive environment. We will provide suggestions and recommendations on how to navigate and enjoy the city.
We love the cultural diversity along with its world class theatres, restaurants, museums, and easy walkable neighborhoods, and many bicycle paths.
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Corktown is one of the oldest neighborhoods in Toronto. Immigrants from County Cork in Ireland brought a presence of distilleries, breweries, and cork stopper manufacturers. The first Catholic parish in Toronto, St. Paul's Basilica. Our home in Corktown is within walkable distance to the cities major destinations.
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This is a hard question to answer as there are far too many choices to pick from. However, our favorite pub is Prohibition Gastro House, our favorite Mediterranean restaurant is Tabuleh and our go to Mexican is El Catrin. Check them on Yelp.com.
Our favorite day in Toronto is walking the city and exploring the many culturally diverse neighborhoods.
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We are in the epicentre of the Pan American Games this summer and there will a lot of activities for both locals and tourists. We are also beside the largest Victorian industrial village outside of Europe (The Distillery District).
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We enjoy learning about our guests, their family, lifestyle and culture while sharing ours.
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