Rachel's apartment in Quebec City was a great for our needs while we were in town for a conference. We slept 5 in the apartment comfortably (eventually 4, as a friend who was pregnant decided it was better for her to stay at the hotel so she could sneak away for rest more easily). The apartment itself is beautiful, and anything we needed was easily located.

Rachel was a great host. She provided a very helpful guide to restaurants nearby (and in the broader city), which lead us to finding the best baguette sandwich I've ever had in a nearby bakery. She also helped to coordinate/troubleshoot a few check-in/check-out needs of ours, and was very responsive by email.

We ended up having a noise complaint issued by one of her neighbours (we had some friends over to celebrate a birthday). The complaint was a bit exaggerative (claiming we were noisy *every* night, when it was only the *one* night), so I asked Rachel if she would reconsider requesting our entire deposit. Rachel was very professional in negotiating an agreeable settlement that was less than the full amount she could have demanded, which I was happy to pay given that we were, in fact, noisy that night (and passed our apologies onto Rachel [and through her, to her neighbour as well]). All in all, a minor complication of our stay, but one that I was left feeling Rachel and I were able to handle reasonably and respectfully.

All in all, if you want a nice apartment (with a beautiful kitchen, upstairs patio, and living room), located near some great amenities, and a host who is very available, helpful, responsive, and, importantly, reasonable (even when complications/disagreements occur), I'd highly recommend staying at this location.