Nadim's apartment couldn't be in a better location to enjoy this part of Montreal. Laurier Ave is right outside, and this section of it is full of amazing places to eat and small cafes, as well as two beautiful parks we never got tired of visiting. After a three-week stay, we felt like we lived there. Mont-Royal Ave is a few blocks over, a busier area that (as of this review) is blocked off from traffic, offering a beautiful, bustling walkable mile free of cars and full of shops and places to eat. The metro is a 15-minute walk away and took us to all the other areas we wanted to visit. We'll be back as soon as we can.
Nadim answered our messages / texts right away when we had questions. We couldn't have asked for a better, more responsive host.
A note to prepare for: we visited in August and experienced two days of this year's heat wave. The apartment had a hefty portable A/C unit that cooled the bedroom down nicely, but these are older apartments and you should be prepared for that if you're visiting during the summer! I packed too many pairs of jeans and not enough shorts.