We spent the month of July in Maria’s apartment and had a fantastic time. Quebec is a fascinating city - full of history, restaurants, bars and events. The many Museums and locations around the city will give you full information on Quebec from the date of its founding up to now. The summer music festival, tall ships festival and international Pow-Wow at Wendake were all on while we were there.
The location of the apartment is brilliant - halfway between the trendy bars of Rue St Joseph in the Basse-Ville & Rue St Jean in the Haute- Ville. Just minutes walk from both. The Ascenseur du Faubourg is only 150 metres away and will take you to the top of the cliff for free on the way up to Rue St Jean. The café at the base of the Ascenseur is an excellent breakfast and lunch stop. There are plenty of good restaurants and bars within easy walking distance. Good shops around too, e.g. Boite a Pain, Croquembouche and Paingruel for breakfast goodies.
Quebec is an ideal size of city for bikes, with a fair amount of bike tracks although its one-way system is not helpful. The bike tracks up to Wendake and along the St Lawrence are good.
The flat itself is ground floor, spacious, comfortable, cool and shady in summer and has a roof terrace. There is paid parking nearby and limited on-street outside the flat. The shared area has space to lock up bikes.
Maria and Leopoldo were very welcoming, generous and helpful. They invited us for drinks and snacks and gave us a tour of Ile d’Orleans and Sillery which we hadn't seen by bike.
We would highly recommend this apartment and would love to return.