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Reviews of Kensington Market House

2 out of 5
Kensington Market House
112 Oxford Street, Toronto, ON

Reviews

6.2
Rating 10 - Excellent. 0 out of 49 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 21 out of 49 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 13 out of 49 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 11 out of 49 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 4 out of 49 reviews" "

7.2/10

Cleanliness

6.0/10

Staff & service

5.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Dirty frat house.
We arrived to a old and small house, not a "hotel". It is like a hostel with rooms rented out to young party animals. We were told we had to pay the hotel directly and not through expedia. The bathroom and kitchen were so dirty that we did not feel clean in the rooms either so we slept with our clothes on. From 3 in the morning until 6 in the morning the other men renting were drunk and yelling all night long. The yelling started again at 9 in the morning. They rented a bedroom to a tleast 4-5 young men. There was no dishwashing soap in the kitchen and there was a extremely old and dirty sponge meant to clean the dishes. We had to drink water with our hands. The shower curtains are covered in dirt. The bathroom has black mold. We paid $75 dollars for one evening, for that amount of money you could afford to hire someone to clean up. We felt dirty and sick the next day and had no sleep at all from all the noise. It was a horrible stay that we are still recovering from.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2017

8/10 Good

Dawn, canada

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Close to downtown
It's a great little house. I would have given 5 but the WiFi kept cutting out. If your looking for peace and quiet this is the place.

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Staff & service, room comfort
Property emailed me hours before saying they only accept cash???? Bs

4/10 Poor

Sandip

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Tiny room, shared bathroom, unexposed fees
Very small room, additional parking fee, shared bathroom with other 3 rooms, no AC, no heat control

8/10 Good

Wojciech

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great location and price.
Had to wait few minutes after calling for the owner to get in. May create a problem for someone without a cell phone. Our room was in a basement which wasn't planned and one bathroom for 3 rooms was not good for emergencies. Overall: very nice service, clean house, room and bathroom. Kitchen equipped with most you need , good coffee maker. Only two parking spots in the backyard for a small fee a day by Toronto standards, so call ahead and book the space otherwise you have a street with some restrictions.

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice location budget hotel
Room was tiny and hot... good if you are in budget..

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Room comfort
It is a very efficient and tidy house that is parceled out into rooms for rent. The room I stayed in for the night was clean and comfortable. The bathroom was shared, and I had no problems. The shower water was hot. The place was within 5 minutes walk of restaurants. It was all I needed for my overnight layover while traveling through Toronto.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Nice clean room exactly what we needed except that there was no air conditioning or at the least a fan to try and stay cool. An excellent place to stay if the weather is not too hot.

8/10 Good

paul

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
It was ok

4/10 Poor

Lodewikus, Windsor

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Not what was displayed on website
We knew this was a hostel and the area it was in which is fine, but we searched for private bathroom places and this was not a private bathroom, it was outside our room and it was shared with more than our room. I have bladder issues and would never book a place with a non private bathroom. The staff was good, the place was clean but it was not what we searched for and this should really be in the area for people who dont need a private bathroom. ALSO no AIRCON, FAN and didnt notice any type of heating, our trip was during summer. I have other health issues and couldnt sleep much from heat, asked the staff for a fan, said theyd bring one for me, they never did.

8/10 Good

Anna

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

4/10 Poor

Emad, Ottawa

Disliked: Room comfort
Ad misleading
Ad at Expedia does not clearly indicate washroom is shared. For the $80/night I have paid I definitely would expect to have my own washroom. The place was noisy too, but I would blame this on other guests not the staff who were nice.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
Must call to get in! Quiet and great location
It was different sort of stay due to the fact that management is not on-site (so a house with many roommates). You get a key to your own room and a code for the front door. Pro - Great location! Right near Kensington market, Chinatown, and little Italy. Quiet and comfortable. Con- At arrival, we had to call a Canadian phone number to reach management who had to confirm our reservation and give us the code. This took some time, which made us worry and in the meantime sat out in the street in the dark. I was lucky because my friend had a Canadian phone, or I wouldn't have gotten in!!! It seems well cleaned everywhere, except the kitchen cupboards could use more thorough disinfecting.

8/10 Good

John, Cochrane, ON

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Mar 4/16 stay
Comfortable. Good rates.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
It is just a family hotel.
I went there with my friends, actually, ex-girlfriend.... It was just a small house, transforming into a hotel. The staff was good and I felt assured for her, as you know, in a family hotel I have to stay with anyone for a night, even a freak. So the first is safety. There were some facilities, but I did not dare to use. As I share with other guys. But it was not that bad.

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Locked out!
We were locked out of the hostel at 3am and no one answered for an hour. The room was cold when we got in. There was one roll of toilet paper total. Wouldn't go back.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The house is kept nice inside. Room was clean but this time there was a terrible odor in the house. When we put a few items into the fridge I discovered this was the likely source of it. It would have been more bearable without the stench. I have been to this place before but after this experience not sure if I will return again. And there are no visible staff there at all everything done via text

6/10 Okay

Not Provided, Burlington, Ontario

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fair value.
It was a simple visit. Warm & cozy. Comfortable beds. Not really a hotel. But it's warm accommodation. For the price, no complaints.

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Avoid this place.
This is not a place I would ever stay again.I had to call a phone number for a person to come in 2hrs to check me in. It is more like someone bought the house and turned it into a bunch of rooms to rent. Bathrooms are shared...yuch! Paper thin walls...shared kitchen where other guests or possibly students banged cupboards. Guests tried to get into my room wondering what the room was. I had to tell them to go away. Room had a lock but a three year old could have pushed it open. I honestly want my money back but know it is not going to happen. I am not normally a complainer...thus was ridiculous. The person checking me on did not even have my booking which was done 6 days earlier. Not impressed with Hotels.com either.

8/10 Good

Frances

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness

8/10 Good

Katrina

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great!
Nice family owned home. No cream or whitener for complimentary coffee though. I missed that.

6/10 Okay

Angela, Canada

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great location, room was small for 2 people using 2 beds, 1 bathroom for 4 rooms so sometimes you would have to lineup. Room and bathroom were very clean, overall good stay, close to Kensington market and all shops and cafes!

8/10 Good

Susie E, Orillia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
may 22 & 23/15
a mirror in the room would have been really nice and convenient

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Great area.
Quirky hotel with all the basics. Clean and tidy. Would stay there again.

6/10 Okay

OMAR

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

8/10 Good

Michael

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Disliked: Staff & service
Not what I was expecting...
Not what I was expecting but I would stay there again. Just 4 rooms in a residential neighbourhood. Shared bath and kitchen for guest. It was oh so quiet even though you are in downtown Toronto. Lots of great places to eat and shop near by too.

8/10 Good

Andrew

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Good for price
although the facilities were not 5 star, they were a lot better than expected given the price. everythign was very clean and the people, although a bit disorganized, were very accomodating.

8/10 Good

Zsuzsanna, Sudbury

Disliked: Staff & service
Worth the price...
First, this is not really a hotel. This is a house with rooms for rent. It was worth the price I paid, which was CAD45/night for me. The room was nice and clean and hot. No TV if this is important for someone. There is internet though. The shared bathroom and the fridge though could have used cleaning. The bathroom was horribly cold with a tiny radiator only that made the temperature be around 10C. The neighborhood is nice, quiet and safe. The alley where my car parked is creepy but there was no problem for 2 days and 3 nights. Relatively good public transport.

6/10 Okay

Holly, valleyfield, quebec

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Arrived, concierge didn't expect us.
The room had no heat, she sent us to another spot some 5 blocks away saying that she had arranged everything. My 80yr old mother and I walked there in an unfamiliar city only to find nothing had been arranged and the new place knew nothing about us. Fortunately they had a room available which was very clean and although spartan, very comfortable. It was not a great start to our trip!

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
cockroaches everywhere!!!
this hotel looks like someones house. it took us a while to find it cause there is no sign outside. No frontdesk. We basically checked ourselves in through the phone. Parking cost were high. Cockroaches were everywhere in the spare kitchen area, it was gross! rooms are very small but somewhat comfy (for the price). We checked out at 12 and asked if we could leave our car there for couple of hours and go have lunch. Guy on the phone said yes. So we walked all the way to downtown and received the call from a different guy yelling: Why did you leave your car come get it. So we had do pound our food and run back. Overall rating: Will not come back there!!!

6/10 Okay

Hamid, Montreal

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
You get good quality for the price you pay
It was Clean, Comfortable and Cheap. The location was excellenttoo.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

8/10 Good

Richard, X

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
Pleasant, with no disappointments
Kensington Market House had the "three C's" in its favour -- clean, comfortable and cheap. Nobody expects the Hilton, but nobody will be disappointed, either. The walls were a little thin, but fortunately my only neighbour wasn't all that active or noisy. Still, I could hear him in the shower and using the microwave in the common area. Overall, it's what a good hostel should be.

6/10 Okay

marlee

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
Convient and cozy
It was convienent and the room was clean. Organized and communinative.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Close to downtown attractions. ..
Had a nice room. Clean room and shared bathroom. Liked the ability to have access to some kitchen amenities as well. But didn't meet a "staff" person. Staff communicared via text not in person. We were travelling as 3 and even though there was a queen sized bed and a pullout couchave, there were no pillows or blankets available for couch. Felt very safe here as well. Would like go back due to location and great price. Just bring pillows etc if needing more than the bed!

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Not as good as expected.
I expected a cheap hostel'ish. It was, but it felt extremely unprofessional. I came and you have to call the owner to get the password to the door. The room didn't have a lock. If you ONLY want cheap, you can a take a night or two here, but I am not going back.

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Room comfort

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Très bon confort. Accueil chaleureux. Je conseille vivement .

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

普通です
冷蔵庫、オーブン、ポット、ドライヤーがある点は良かった。部屋はキレイ。ランドリー、タオルがあれば良かった。暖房は手動でつけられれば良かった。一つのコーヒーカップの中に小さな虫が数匹いた。

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Unterkunft
Als Hotel kann man es leider nicht bezeichnen. Das Zimmer hatte kein Fenster und die Lüftung funktionierte nicht. Das Badezimmer, welches man mit den anderen Zimmer teilt war dreckig und schimmelte. Beim Geschirr in der Küche krabelten Tiere. Ich würde nicht nochmald hingehen.

8/10 Good

Fabiano

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
pas cher
petite chambre ideal pour un court sejour mais c vraiment tout petit.sdb pas tres propre et desuet

8/10 Good

Jun, 中国

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
温馨的体验 ～ 肯辛顿大楼酒店
地理位置优越 房间布置清新 主人热情友好

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Abzocke in Toronto!
Das "Hotel" liegt am Ende einer heruntergekommenen Straße und ist auf den ersten Blick nicht als "Hotel" zu erkennen - es ist ein normales Familienhaus. Eine ältere, nur chinesisch sprechende Frau gibt mir ein Telefon, wo mir eine Stimme sagte, daß er in zehn Minuten im Haus sei. Ich muß sofort zahlen und sehe ein heruntergekommenes Zimmer im oberen Stockwerk. Ein Bett, ein Tisch, ein kleiner Schrank - zur "Unterhaltung" gibt es kindliche deutsche Touristinnen und Korpulatioinsgeräusche..Zwei Handtücher werden mir ausgehändigt, die während meines Aufenthaltes nicht gewechselt. Das Zimmer hat keine Air Condition, wird nicht gesäubert, Mülleimer werden nicht geleert. Das Gemeinschaftsbad ist nur bedingt sauber. Der Preis ist eine Unverschämtheit! Einmal unsd nie wieder!

8/10 Good

Óscar, Espinho

Liked: Cleanliness
estadia em Toronto perto de kensington Market
A estadia decorreu com toda a naturalidade. A Recepção foi eficaz e praticamente levada a efeito pelo telefone que se encontra disponivel numa caixa existente à entrada do hotel. Realçar a localização magnifica do hotel e a excelente relação preços/qualidade de serviço.