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Reviews of Ghalib Homestay

2 out of 5
Ghalib Homestay
12 Danesbury Ave, Toronto, ON

Reviews

6.2
Rating 10 - Excellent. 13 out of 46 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 10 out of 46 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 4 out of 46 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 5 out of 46 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 14 out of 46 reviews" "

7.2/10

Cleanliness

6.8/10

Staff & service

5.0/10

Amenities

6.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

6.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

2/10 Terrible

OLUWASEGUN SAMSON

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2023
Response from Asad on Sep 25, 2023
thanks for taking time to .a review

2/10 Terrible

Diego

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stay away at all costs. Me and my friend have stayed in this accommodation for 2 nights and each night I have woken up with bed bug bites on my neck and head. Until the owner decides to throughly clean the bathroom, rooms and beds in general I would highly avoid staying here. There is little to no privacy since one of the rooms is half separated by a flimsy wall and therefore any movement is easily heard That being said the price is fair and no safety concerns at all. This is really a last resort cheap place to stay!
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023
Response from Asad on Sep 3, 2023
Thanks for taking time to write review,

10/10 Excellent

William

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023
Response from Asad on Sep 1, 2023
Thank you very much for taking the time to write a review, you have excellent day.

10/10 Excellent

Collina

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023
Response from Asad on Aug 29, 2023
Thank you very much for taking your time to write a review, this is very important for my staff and our guests. You have excellent day.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lack of parking
There was lack of parking on this property! Was unable too park in front of the house due to the fact of a bunch of rowdy teens outside the spot and had to park elsewhere which cost me getting my car towed due to lack of parking… I don’t think that’s right .. If you are hosting a hotel service make sure that there are parking for people too avoid issues like this
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023
Response from Asad on Aug 8, 2023
Maybe you block someone drive way, that’s way this happened to your car, parking is free on the street city bylaws , also you did not mention to me during your stay ,

8/10 Good

Kianti

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Response from Asad on Jul 11, 2023
Thank you very much for taking your time to write review, you have excellent day.

10/10 Excellent

Jills

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023
Response from Asad on Aug 23, 2023
Thank very much for taking your time to write a review, you have excellent day.

8/10 Good

Olivia

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Great option for a trip to Toronto. Room was clean and tidy, towels provided. 10 min walk to nearest subway that takes you directly into the city centre. Would recommend!
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2023
Response from Asad on Jun 28, 2023
Thank you very much for taking your time to write a review, you have excellent day

2/10 Terrible

Akeem

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023
Response from Asad on Jun 27, 2023
Thank you very much for taking your time to write review, you have excellent day

10/10 Excellent

JEONG

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023
Response from Asad on Jul 5, 2023
thank you very much for taking your time to write a review. you have excellent day.

10/10 Excellent

Rume

Stayed 3 nights in May 2023
Response from Asad on Jun 13, 2023
thanks for taking your time to writ a review. You have excellent day

8/10 Good

Zhen Xu

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Ini tempat sangat bersih, sangat senyap. Rumah pun dekat TTC. Orang sangat bagus.
Stayed 6 nights in Apr 2023
Response from Asad on May 7, 2023
Thanks for taking time to write review, you have excellent day…

10/10 Excellent

Mohamma

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2023
Response from Asad on Apr 3, 2023
Thanks for taking your time to write a review, you have excellent day. This was very important for our guest and our staff.

8/10 Good

Richard

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023
Response from asad on Mar 28, 2023
thank you very much taking time to write a review.

4/10 Poor

Tanjot Singh

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2023

4/10 Poor

Kevin

Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2022

4/10 Poor

Charles

Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Bedroom was a front porch. Shared bthroom was located through a locked door and down in the basement. Room smelled like it had been fumigated when I first arrived.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2022
Response from Asad on Oct 8, 2022
Thanks for taking time to write review,

2/10 Terrible

Oxana

Travelled with family and small children, Business traveller
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
STAY AWAY FROM THIS PROPERTY! . I arrived at night because flight delate , I notified owner few hours prior about it . Rude Man met me at the door and start bargaining on a "late charge " $100 witch amount is not indicated and can be as much as he wants and on a payment for a keys ( I did not have deposit $20 in cash ) and he wants to add $ 25 to the price of stay. After I was agreed to pay late charge but promise to get cash for a key in the morning he kicked me with my child outside on a street at 3 am ! Telling that Expedia will not support me with complaints or refunds and frightening me that I will stay on a street calling Expedia and eventually he will charge me as much as he wants or cancel my reservation because I arrived late . I end up CALLING POLICE and Expedia . Expedia is not care about clients , if you arrived late then host can cancel you reservation or charge late fee as much as he wants . Police told me that they dealing REGULARLY with calls regarding bad behaviour of this host from visitors .SO STAY AWAY FROM THIS HOUSE . I received my money back after police talk to host .
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2022
Response from Asad on Sep 30, 2022
We close at mid night and you arrive 3 am I ask you to pay 100 late arrival fee you refuse instead call the police, I was within my rights to refuse your entry because you’re late also Expedia told you on the phone same thing. On the top of that I return all your money do your credit card maybe you did not notice that. You made bad choice that’s why your child was out side standing with you, not because of me.thanks

10/10 Excellent

Aditya

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The owner is very kind and accomodating. The house is very clean, comfortable, and very secure. Excellent service! Highly recommend this place.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2022
Response from Asad on Sep 28, 2022
Thank you very much for taking your time to write a review, you have excellent day…

2/10 Terrible

Siyu

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
This room is a basement. The noise is so loud and the bed is so loud that one person can roll over and wake up the person next to them.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2022
Response from Asad on Sep 7, 2022
Thank you very much taking your time to write review, your feedback is very important to us, if you have mentioned to me during your stay with us I would have try my best to help, thanks again

10/10 Excellent

David

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
The goods are not listed
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2022
Response from Asad on Sep 6, 2022
Thank you for taking time to write a review. you have excellent day. thanks

8/10 Good

Chimi

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Small but cozy place to stay if you are looking for a day or two day trip. The owner was very kind.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2022
Response from Asad on Jun 22, 2022
Thank you very much for taking your time to write review . You have excellent day

10/10 Excellent

MANIK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2022
Response from Asad on Jun 12, 2022
Thank you very much for taking time to write review. You have excellent day

2/10 Terrible

Rocky

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The place is a death trap. Rooms are in basement with very narrow winding staircase. The fire exit is locked (serious violation), and all windows only open six inches. A death trap if a fire stats upstairs. He needs to be shut down.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2022
Response from Asad on Feb 8, 2022
it all started when staff ask you to fallow the house rules and you gat upset. After that you did not like any thing and you start walking in side with out door shoes and you stop cooperating. it is what it is but it is pretty safe. that's why our pries is not very high it is lower and affordable. I live hear with my family, I understand building is old, build with old building code. in the past it has been looked by inspectors. also it is not the way you describe. when you was her you did not mention any safety issue to me or my staff. also the staircase is not winding. it is striate and we have two exit one front of the house and one back of the house and the map is on the walls. thanks

2/10 Terrible

Sandev

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2021
Response from Asad on Jun 28, 2021
This person did not show up, did not stayed at our hotel, he did made reservation for the 20 June Sunday then message me that he like to change the reservation date to 27 Sunday I didn’t make the exception and I change the date and on the 27 we sent him a message and we waited he never show up to change the date is not allowed I didn’t make the exception, Please remove this review

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2020
Response from asad on Jan 21, 2020
thanks

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Don't stay here. It's horrible. They cancelled my reservation and couldn't even call me and let me know
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2019
Response from ghalib homestay on Jun 23, 2019
your credit card declined, system cancel your reservation. thanks

10/10 Excellent

Jacob

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
5⭐️
I was able to check into the very friendly Ghalib Homestay early with little to no issues at all, the homestay was great, the room was a little warm, however the staff had given me a fan to use in advance to ensure the room was cool. Onsite facilities were clean, tidy and great to use! There was public transport very close by to use which I found extremely helpful.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2018
Response from asad on Aug 28, 2018
thank you for staying with us.

10/10 Excellent

kamlesh

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good stay
Very Good rooms. Comfortable, clean and all facilities available there. near local stores and transportation.
Response from Asad on Apr 11, 2018
thanks for taking your time.

4/10 Poor

ali

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Not satisfied
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2018
Response from Asad on Apr 8, 2018
thank you for taking time.

10/10 Excellent

Philip

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
I has now been 2 times that i have stayed there, its a really nice and affordable place, the owner is a nice guy, good service, i will defenitly come back, no complaints at all
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2018
Response from Asad on Mar 21, 2018
Thanks for taking time to write review and staying with us. your review is very impotent for me and my staff and our future guest. we are committed to continue improvement. Thanks Asad

2/10 Terrible

Jonathan, Toronto

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A Sham and Scam
The room is in the basement and looked nothing like the picture. It was poorly decorated and tiny with no real furniture, not even a chair. The matress was said to be new, but was incredibly uncomfortable and even noisy, so obviously of very low quality. Even with the vent closed, the room was too hot. There was no curtain over the window. There is one bathroom for three rooms. There is no privacy as the owner washes her clothes etc just outside the door. And at only 5-10, I had to duck under doorways. On the positive side, the Filipino owner was OK personality-wise and the room was relatively clean. But all in all, the place is a dump. I don't have unusually high standards, but I could not recommend this establishment to anyone. Indeed, my wife and I checked in around 8 and left by 11 the same night. And, I suspect most of the positive reviews are fake.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2018
Response from Asad on Mar 21, 2018
Thanks for taking time to write review and staying with us. your review is very impotent for me and my staff and our future guest. we are committed to continue improvement. Thanks Asad

2/10 Terrible

Jonathan, Toronto, ON

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A Real Dump
The room did not look like the pic. It was tiny, in the basement, with a low ceiling and a doorway I had to duck under even as a 5-11 guy, it had a horrible mattress and no real furniture, not even a chair, it was overheated even with the vent closed, it had a bathroom shared with three other rooms, no real privacy with the owner washing clothes outside the door, and a window having no curtain.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2018
Response from Asad on Mar 21, 2018
Thanks for taking time to write review and staying with us. your review is very impotent for me and my staff and our future guest. we are committed to continue improvement. Thanks Asad

2/10 Terrible

wali, DC, 20036

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
I did not check in .
The hotel staff reject to show me room and i did not check in.
Stayed 6 nights in Sep 2017

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2017

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
I did not stay here. It is a house and the rooms for rent are in the basement.

4/10 Poor

Joseph, Gravenhurst, Ontario

Disliked: Staff & service
Very basic basement room, just a place to sleep
Took a long time to check in. The person looking after this needs training.

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A small box. No lamp/heater/windows. Paid parkng
Bad experience. Booked through hotels.com. I chose 1 room for 2 adults but for whatever reason the owner charged me $10 extra because it showed as 1 adult at his end. I blame hotels.com for that. The parking costs $5 extra to park in the driveway else go find street parking somewhere in the neighborhood. Street in front is paid parking as well. So, instead of driving around the neighborhood to find street parking which may or may not exist, I paid extra $5 to park on driveway. I booked a bigger room but I guess hotels.com didn't specify that either. So, the owner showed me 2 rooms and suggested I take the smaller one since it is warmer. This place is 4 rooms in a basement less than 6 feet high with a tiny window and heating is extremely inadequate all night. The small room is just a box of about 9 feet by 8 feet and less than 6 feet high with no TV or night lamp. For a total of ($56 + $10 + $5) $71, I could have gone to better place had I known exactly what I was getting myself into. Worst part, sewer pipe in the room rattles with each toilet flush. Quite nasty. Never again will I stay here or use hotels.com.

8/10 Good

Takayuki

Liked: Cleanliness
Small but comfortable room. Privacy is restricted. The access to downtown is easy. Great value for the room rate.

8/10 Good

abbey, Canada

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Clean, Cosy and quiet. Courteous Staff.
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Response from Asad on Mar 5, 2017
thanks for taking time to write review, it was very important for my staff, we try our best to meet need of our guest. thanks Asad

6/10 Okay

Darcy, Almonte

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Good for the money
Nice lady running an inexpensive clean set of bedrooms in a basement.
Response from Asad on Mar 5, 2017
thanks for taking time to write review, it was very important for my staff, we try our best to meet need of our guest. thanks Asad

10/10 Excellent

Alejandro

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
All was grate.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023
Response from Asad on Aug 29, 2023
Thank you very much for taking your time to write a review, this is very important for my staff and our guests. You have excellent day.

2/10 Terrible

Eliezer

Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2023
Response from asad on Apr 13, 2023
thanks for taking time to write review.....

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
安い
アクセスは少し悪いけど静かな住宅街だった。 民家をホテルに改造した感じのホテルだったためパッと見ではどこがホテルか分からなかった。 ドアは暗証番号のため何時でも出入り可能。 自販機やレンジ等があるため買ってきたものを温めたりはできる。 従業員が親切だった。
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2017

6/10 Okay

Mich, Playa del Carmen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Estancia buena si lo que buscas es precio!!!
La estancia esta en buena ubicacion, el metro te lleva al Centro en 10 min. El Internet fue malo.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2017

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Quiet and clean enough!
The bathroom should install hand rail to prevent people slipping in the tub!
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2017