I recommend this Airbnb for budget travellers with low expectations. It did not meet my overall expectations of an Airbnb experience but there were redeeming qualities.
Pros: Good location, price is good relative to nearby alternatives; I liked the host Adam when he came to meet me after emergency repairs were needed and he fixed my electricity when there was a blown fuse; contemporary but cheap furnishings; no detectable bedbugs (I checked my bed multiple times because this is Montreal); nice view of the CEGEP de Vieux-Montreal and a tree-lined alleyway; a responsive but absentee virtual AirBnb host team; guest camaraderie -- my kind neighbour offered me some yogurt cups when I first moved in to help me get established
Cons: Other peoples' hairs on my stained sheets upon arrival; bad sound insulation (you will hear your neighbour snoring and the charming but loud Indonesian cover of the song "Let it Go" from the Disney film "Frozen"); an emergency plumbing repair to my shower was initially handled poorly by the Airbnb team until I asked for a partial refund for failure to provide essential advertised amenities; Wifi network security failures: other residents would Chromecast their pornography onto my apartment's SmartTV at night; a broken broom was in my apartment upon arrival so I paid to replace it with a new one from Dollarama; it feels like something between a rooming house and student residence; it is an old building with many stairs so it is absolutely not handicap accessible
Overall:
You get what you pay for. My experience of the place would have been significantly better if my first impression was not of improperly cleaned sheets and then a clumsily-handled emergency repair job. I think the apartment has potential but they need to work harder on improving the Airbnb guest experience for some of these basics. This is supposed to be a private apartment and not a hostel. I learned to like the apartment over time. The view was calming. The property manager Adam was good to me when he showed up in person.