Great location esp if traveling by VIA Rail [just bad luck for us that VIA threatened a strike so we had to book for flight. Locals said Uber and taxis need to be booked a day in advance so bus was convenient enough: Bus #1 or #18 is on next block from loft; ride 4 stops (Langelier) to transfer to #80 bus to airport (about an hour); $3.75/p.p.].
Short walk to port or short/steep walk to old city/citadel,...