Stay away from this place (I won’t call it a hotel) unless you are really tight on budget and ready to take the risks. The biggest issue of this place is that it is not clean enough to be a hotel or motel. There are bedbugs and unknown flying insects in the room (see the photos). Also, I highly doubt that they do not change bed sheet for new guests as I found somebody else’s hair on it when I checked in. Other issues of this place include: 1. Slow check-in, I waited 30 minutes for the frontman to come. 2. You can hear so clearly what people next door are saying and they can hear you talking as well. 3. People running and screaming loud at the mid of the night that wake you up suddenly. 4. Other guests using cannabis and cigarettes and the smoke comes through the door straight to your room. 5. A couple homeless people live right at the entrance of this place. 6. No room services at all. No shampoo or body wash. 7. Wi-Fi disconnects every two minutes, also the speed is very slow.

The property is a cross between an SRO (single-room occupancy hotel) and hostel with a few rooms with private bathrooms; most rooms are shared bathrooms with 3-4 other rooms (toilet, sink, shower). Structurally it is an older wooden/brick building with rooms and plumbing separated into individual rooms (some with bunk beds or single beds). The door into the room do not close completely - light is visible around three sides when the light is off. The room door didn't really feel secure my first night, but I got use to it after the second night (I could have put a chair up against the doorknob if I wanted more security :). The room key is on a bracelet, like a gym, fitness club, or bathhouse. It was handy keeping in on my wrist as I always knew where it was. There is no front desk, a person met me when I arrived after midnight due to my flight - he checked a list for my name, payment info, gave me my door key and code for the front door. I called him from number posted on the front door when I arrived and he met me right away (like less than 5-minutes). I felt safe in the area and really enjoy the Chinatown area. The foot of Kensington Street and market area is 1/2 block walk away. There are street cars going n/s and e/w 1/2 block from the hotel, as well. (A transit day pass is $13.50 and so convenient as a Presto card.) If you like your accommodation to be a bit adventurous, the University Apartments is an okay place to stay. It is not a 2-star place, I'd give it 1-star. Staff was good, friendly but not onsite. Location in Chinatown is wonderful, with easy access to transit, walking, cycling, dining on the cheap, and souvenir shopping. There are an enormous number of restaurants in the area, different ethnic spots but mostly Asian (it is in Chinatown, after all.) Extremely walkable and crowded so I felt safe ... only one evening when I was walking through the alley from Dundas Street to the hotel and passed a fellow talking to himself and acting out, I felt momentarily unsafe. Downtown Toronto is flat and very walkable. I was a bit concerned about the room door not fitting snugly; some guests may have more concerns. Area is 1/2 block from Spadina and Dundas West streets, at an intersection of two alley ways. There is a social housing complex to the left of the building but I didn't see any issues. Some may find the location iffy but I was not too concerned. If you act like you belong no one will bother you. Walk 3-blocks to the Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO), visit Kensington Market across Dundas Street, get a transit day pass, and ride the streetcars, subway, and buses across the city until the end of the day (the pass is not valid for 24-hours and you have to use in one day). Eat! Shop! there is the Dragon City and Chinatown Centre shopping centers nearby. So many places to eat at very reasonable prices. My room had a very comfortable double bed and I had great nights' sleep for 5-nights. The room had a microwave and mini-fridge which I really liked, plus a table, two chairs (one a broken IKEA), no lamps or bedside table, two fans - it only had a ceiling light and one in the bathroom - I went to IKEA and bought a lamp which I took home with me. There is an air conditioning unit with limited cooling capacity. My room was on the third floor, and there is no elevator and the windows needed cleaning. There is no tv, radio, and only two outlets, one behind the mini-fridge: The wall outlet is located in high, weird location so I moved the table and put my empty suitcase so I could plug in my electronics. (I bought an extra triple-outlet and extension cord at a dollar store to plug my chargers, battery pack, and smartwatch. There were no bedbugs but my last evening there, when room attendant was cleaning the room next door, a 8-legged creepy-crawly came zipping under the door into my room - I crushed it and didn't see any others. There was a housefly during my entire stay that I couldn't get rid of. There are no room safes available.

Let me be clear: we expected this place to be pretty bad when we reserved it. We did it to save money and we regret it. However bad you think it is, it's 100x worse. The "room" was a cot with a double bed set up in the laundry room. And I use the term "bed" lightly. I have no idea what we slept on, but it wasn't a mattress. It felt like a wooden box. And the building is sketchy (it's in a back alley). This place isn't worth it, even if it were free.

Not sure why a business like this can be operated this long. Prices are vary, I totally understand, but posted on google for $60 and asked for $110 when I arrived - it must not be tourist nor everyone’s responsibility, but local government. My time has been wasted for 45minutes to get this place and finally I decide to pay for Hilton better. God bless you.

This is not a hotel, inn, motel or hostel. This is a very dangerous place. The room was extremely dirty. The bed sheets had mold and other peoples hair on it. There was a laundry machine next to the bed, in the room that had other peoples items in it and behind it. The tiles in the bathroom were falling off and the pipes only lead to a bucket under the sink that smelled horrible. This was $200 for the night!

It is a HEALTH HAZARD. THE PLACE SHOULD BE DEMOLISHED. HOW IS THIS EVEN LEGAL? THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH CANADA SHOULD COME AND CHECK THIS PLACE OUT. PERHAPS STAY A NIGHT IF THEY SURVIVE. MORE: No privacy, no space, no sound isolation, no protection, no guarantees. Everyone screaming at night, shouting, trying to enter your room where the lock is barely holding the door. Ants, spider webs, dirty and disgusting. The bed and the whole room was used and not even cleaned before. The room is like a mice box by size. Regarding ripping off. People here complained about this. Indeed, the guy from the "non existent reception" wanted to steal 20 dollars if we wanted to check in earlier by only an hour. When we came, we saw that its only 5$ every hour. Of course we didnt pay the scammers, and the room was dirty and already "prepared for check in" Ha! Stay away and dont be fooled by the price nor location. I'd rather pay extra and stay safe.

This very well may be the worst hotel room available in Canada. The two things I really liked about this place were the following: the location, there were too many centipedes for there to be bed bugs.

We chose not to stay here and walked out after seeing the extremely poor condition of the rooms. Windows don't open. Smoke alarms not functioning. Filthy, heavily damaged mattresses. Absolutely disgusting.

Beyond disgusting. This place should be condemned. Never have I ever walked into a hotel and not felt safe, this is the first time it happened. I saw the state of the place and walked out, don’t spend your money here. Don’t even consider this. The only one working is a sketchy person who wants to take photos of your ID with an old iPhone who can’t even communicate with you because of the language barrier.

I just find it really crazy how the prices are so high just to stay for one day for the quality. For All I remember is about A bill per night for the rooms upstairs I believe and If you're in the basement you have to pay even more than that due to the fact that there's another bed added to the room however the rooms are just about the same size as they are upstairs which is ridiculous. The Only thing I find convenient about this place is the fact that you can pay with cash instead of having a credit card and the fact that it's located in Chinatown which means everything Is a very close reach for those people who don't like to travel Too far for for food, shopping, Banking, anything and everything. Otherwise, it's a pretty chill place.

Great place to stay short or long term. Nice, clean comfortable and affordable rooms for rent shortor long term. Room comes with private bathroom and shower, small fridge and microwave. Great location close to both spadina and dundas street cars and walking distance to queen and spadina. Also free wifi.

$600 for a week in a room that has no tv and no mirror. Ridiculous.

This is a hostel! It got a smell. Bring your lysol! The room i got was good for 3 person. Only good thing about this place is it is walkable to good restaurants.i stayed only for a night. There is a fridge and a microwave, but where to plug it? Lol by the bedside!

Pricing is confusing. Paid $160 online for two nights then had to pay $210 for another two nights. SPIDERS EVERYWHERE! Unfortunately I am not Spider-man. Basemast a bit of a smell but that's expected. Otherwise decently clean.

Sketchy area don't bring your kids. Lol. If you need a quick cheap place to stay in the city on a drunken night out, go for it. Not a vacation spot by any luck. Owner will charge you 5$ if you have guests and 20$ cleaning fee ext don't expect your deposit back.

KEEP AWAY! Routine shootings in the building! Garbage everywhere! Not even basic maintenance! People regularly being arrested! You only stay here if your next option is the sidewalk.

DO NOT BOOK HERE!! The address online isn’t even correct, says it’s on Spadina but really it’s on Willison square. The rooms are not of good quality, bathroom door was falling off the hinges when we arrived to our room, bed is too firm and not very comfortable. They say it’s AC but it’s never on and you have to climb a washer or dryer to turn it on unless you want to fight with the owner to get a remote. They expect you to pay full price up front plus a 100$ deposit, even though normal processes is you pay as you check out. Took two hours to check in. I will say the location is great if your needing a place just to store your stuff since your pretty much sleeping in a closet. Wifi barely works. There are no ammedities like soaps or towels. Have to pay for extra blankets. Window was broken so it was never closed so could hear everything outside. Would never stay here again.

The location is great and the price is fair. A man greeted us in within a minute after calling from the phone outside the main door of the building. The room we stayed in was small but included a private bathroom. Apart from the microwave being filthy, the room itself was clean. The only problems we faced were a weak shower water pressure and the neighbor using the shared bathroom which was right outside our door at around midnight which was quite loud. Definitely bring your own amenities and also a hair dryer if you have long hair! Would recommend if you’re on a tight budget.

Stay far far away, stayed here for one night, woke up with a bite like bump on my face, didn't think much of it. The next day, the bump is now, huge, red, inflamed, and infected. Absolutely disgusting.

It was ok, i believe it is the cheapest place if you are looking for a private room with a bathroom. The building is old and there was a homeless man sleeping on the stairs. There was a soap but no towels or hairdryer.

Highly satisfied with the sign in process and friendly clean rooms that are perfect for travelers. Bed, AC, Shower stall In room, Private bathroom with toilet and sink, table, mini sized fridge, microwave, and fan. Blankets and a couple of towels are supplied. There is laundry done by the staff if requested for a small fee. Free wifi as well.

Good place to rest, it is a hostel but the room is very small. But it's a good option

Amenable, but terrible service. WiFi worked, clean room, clean bathroom, except for 2 full garbage bags they forgot to remove. Looks totally sketchy from the outside. No massive problems, but I'm never coming again.

Tvs would be nice

There isn't a minute that yelling in the building or anything that cant be heard and walking noise and door opening and closing and not all it's about having the alert watch for your safety and for others not have time to break in your room at night when u ate not inside like what has happen to me alot.of strangers do walk.in and it's never end all the time its busy and something is always goes on any kind

This is a house that was converted to become a mini hotel and it shows. Hot water doesn’t work, we called and the guy that came didn’t fix it and just left. Room is basic and quite worn down. A Chinese dude kept yelling throughout the evening and when we tried using our phones to watch a movie he knocked on our door to tell us to keep it down. If I wasn’t with somebody I would’ve punched him squarely in the face. Would not recommend this experience to anybody

If you love yourself NOT GO,NO PAY,NO BOOK. The hostel have many mouse's arround I wake up at night with sounds he try come on my bag.

Great location, the service is reliable, the rooms are clean and comfortable if a little small and haphazard-looking. Not accessible.

Worst experience. Worst customer service support.

The location is very tricky to find. It’s located behind Pho Pasteur. The room is old. Stay away if you could.

Truly the worst place I've ever stayed. It's filthy, bedding was gross, spiders everywhere, and I was barely able to sleep because of noise upstairs. Sketchy neighborhood, confusing booking and check in, clueless owner. Do NOT stay here. Staying on a friend's couch would be heaven compared to this

The room was tiny, 3 beds shoved into a 10x10 room. There was barely enough room for the 4 people (posted as a 4-person room) to move around freely. We had to wait 5 minutes in the entry way to be let into our room, which had a lock on the outside. The only way to latch the door was via the deadbolt on the inside. I would not check in as a solo female, the area was very sketchy. The mirror in the bathroom also did not pass the fingernail test...