This was listed by Airbnb as a “rare find” and I’m not quite sure why. As another reviewer pointed out, this is not a nice neighborhood, nor is it close to the nice neighborhoods. We spent a total of four days exploring the various neighborhoods in Montreal and saw virtually no police except in this neighborhood, where there was quite the presence. One evening when we were walking around there were a number of police cars with their lights on and crime scene tape around a local restaurant where I could see bloody rags on the ground inside. You also pretty much have to take the metro (15 minute walk to station) to get into old town, little Italy, or little Portugal (which are really nice neighborhoods)
The owner also uses a secondary platform that you have to upload personal data to in order to receive entry instructions. Passport picture or driver’s license and other information. He said it was for security reasons to prevent fraud, but I’ve never had to do this with any other Airbnb rental and it seemed somewhat suspicious and sent numerous annoying texts.
Finally the rental itself which wasn’t great. The view out the window is of a back alley filled with garbage and graffiti. The couch was virtually unusable because it was sold old and broken down you could feel the wood and springs. The walls are scuffed and have holes in various places that haven’t been repaired. The bathroom looked like a motel 6 bathroom with chips in the counter and a leaky faucet. The bed, however, was comfortable. The unit did have nice tall ceilings and a good AC unit, so the temperature was very comfortable. The kitchen was also nice.
Overall I would not recommend unless price is a major factor in your decision.