Walking into Sylvie's place felt a little like walking into a movie. It was just so elegant, and so, so beautiful, but also warm, practical and comfortable. I stayed for 6 weeks throughout fall and into winter. I loved having breakfast on the balcony; walking a few minutes to the metro to get to the city centre; shopping down the road on Mont Royal; walking down to Parc LaFontaine or hanging out at Cafe Expressions with a book on days off. I also really enjoyed my evenings indoors, and while I had far too much takeout, cooking was easy and pleasant with all the utensils and the well equipped kitchen available. The bathroom was great and the washing machine and dryer handy. I think the internet in Montreal is just bad for the most part, but Sylvie's was as good as I had anywhere in the city, including at work. I never had any issues on those days that I had to work from home. Finally, there's Sylvie herself. She was warm, kind, welcoming, helpful. She was generous regarding my bad French, and really accomodating. Monolingual English speakers will have no issues here. Sylvie's place is enchanting. I really hope I'm able to return soon.