I did some searching on this forum and was surprised that there were hardly any threads on Toronto B&Bs.

I sure could use some help. For me, choosing the perfect place to stay is the most important part of a vacation ... with that said, I can't afford "PERFECT" (especially since I realized that Toronto accomadation prices were a lot higher than I thought they would be - certainly a lot higher than Vancouver which is the only other Canadian city I have been to) Anyway, I am looking for the "perfect place in my price range" ( ) which is a single rate no more than $125 CAD

*A GREAT Breakfast is a MUST

* I would like a private bathroom due to health issues, but if I only share with one other room, that is fine (One B&B bragged about their bathroom with the jacuzzi tub ... come to find out it is the ONLY bathroom to share among 5 rooms!! - What if someone wants to stay in the jacuzzi for more than 5 mins??!! )

* A cozy room is also a MUST (some room pictures I saw had ugly bedrooms that still look like the 1970's with what looked like very uncomfortable futon beds.)

Other than the above, I am flexible

Here are my top 3 choices so far. (Please give me your comments on these, or others)

THANKS!!

1. The Mulberry Tree (122 Isabella Street)

2. A Seaten Dream (243 Seaton Street)

3. Pimblett's Bed and Breakfast (242 Gerrard Street)

Hi there,

All three B&B's are in dumpy areas. I would not stay in anything in those areas. The one on Maitland is in the most passable area. Unfortunately, staying downtown TO usually means hotels. I would rather stay at the Mariott on Bay St or Cambridge Suites hotel downtown. I think they might accomodate your price range but I don't know about the breakfast.

I was curious to find B&B's in Toronto so check out this site. http://www.travellerspoint.com/guest...Country=Canada
The House on McGill sounds interesting and is in the middle of everything though McGill is a pretty quiet street.

The House on McGill is a HOSTEL. No offense, but that is just NOT my idea of any kind of perfect.

Just curious, what makes the areas of those B&Bs I mentioned "dumpy"?

My Mistake... I was thinking of a different place, not the House On McGill.

About dumpy

Seaton Street and Gerard are very mixed streets. There are flophouses on them, and there are some very nice reclaimed homes, too. I know a couple of very sophitisticated families on Seaton, for instance, but there's also a major homeless shelter there, filled with the harddcore homeless.

Isabella is generally a nicer area, but again quite mixed, some roominghouses, a few 50 year old medium rise apartments, some wonderfully restored homes, and some dumps.

Isabella is a nicer neighborhood to start out from on a day in the city adventure.

Toronto, generally, is not a B&B kind of a town.

BAK

I once stayed at 72 Lowther Avenue
in the Annex area - great location in a nice old Victorian house. The phone number is 416-323-1589.

A list of B&B's can be found at:
http://www.toronto.servpro.ca/listco...reakfasts.html

I went to bbcanada.com and looked at some B&B's in the Toronto area. Robin's Nest looks interesting, although I can't offer any first-hand information. They have their own website and it looks as if it might be something you would like. The price is right and the location is pretty good too. All the bathrooms are private.

Thank you so much Meesthare, Robin's Nest DID look good, but the affordable room is already booked up for my days.

Thank you everyone who tried to help. I took everyone's comments into consideration ... and I decided to email The Mulberry Tree directly and ask them point blank. I received a very warm, sincere and honest response from them. I now like them even more.

So I decided to divide my time between 2 B&Bs: The Mulberry Tree AND Pimblett's (He just seems so cool - anyone who is compared to John Cleese is someone I want to meet!! - AND he is a chef. Ahhh, PERFECTION!)

I think I am going to be ok in these areas. I am pretty street savvy and the house itself is the most important thing to me (as long as I am not across the street from a crack house ... you know what I mean.)

I feel very comfortable with my choices and I am very happy.

Thanks again!!

I went and looked at web sites of the two places you chose, and I think you'll be just fine.

From Huntley and Isabella, you can just walk up Huntley a few blocks to Bloor Street East, and walk a bit east or west and be at the subway. Or take ten minutes and walk straight west on Isabella to Yonge Street, and either keep walking, or walk three blocks up to the N-S Yonge Street Subway.

From the Gerrard place, you're a block from Allen Gardens, a great indoor flower conservatory well worth a visit. From there, it's maybe ten minutes on foot to Yonge Street at Gerrard, which is close to shopping a a long block from a subway station. Or, as the web site says, you're steps from a street car. Just walk north to Carlton Street, and take the sttreet car to the College Subway station, or it you like Italian neighborhoods, stay on and go to little italy.

The same street is named Carlton when it is east of Yonge and named College Street when it is west of Yonge Street.

Plus, once you get up to CArlton Street. you can walk east a couple of blocks to Parliament, and be in a very interesting reclaimed, modernized classic residential district, with some excellent restaurants.

To the best of my knowledge, there are no bad Penguins near either place to cause you trouble.

BAK

Thanks BAK

I really appreciate you doing that research for me.