First off you can’t beat the location so stay here for the location, charm, and decent shower. A few notes:
-This place has a LOT going for it. It's cute, nicely painted, clean, and truly you can walk out your doorway to the best of Old Port. It is 10-12mins to Champ de Mars STM stop, minutes to buses, and walkable to everything in Old Port. The walkability of the neighborhood and the restaurants make for an incredibly easy and quick run out to grab a casual bite. We do recommend Modavie, Maggie Oakes, and Cafe Olimpico which is right across the alleyway and opened early.
-The Airbnb was slim on the essentials however a quick message received a fast and attentive response, and prompt drop off for towels, laundry detergent and trash bags. For 2 adults and 1 child - there were originally 3 bath towels, 1 hand towel, 2 wash cloths, and no dish towels.
-The wifi was slow so would not be good to stream or remote work; the living room TV has Chromecast but could not support the low streaming speed.
-As previous reviews mentioned, the Washing machine was broken (and could not be repaired), so we hand-washed clothes in the sink. I will say Alcove nicely offered to wash/return them, but it was faster to wash it ourselves.
-The kitchen had nice things, but not a lot to cook with, and no foil/saran wrap. It did have a coffee machine, pour over thing, salt, and electric teakettle.
-Family-friendliness - the dishwasher is not anchored (fell forward when loaded with dishes), and the wall separating the bedrooms are thin (it is an old building with steep stairs). The shower upstairs was very nice, had good pressure and a detachable shower hose, Kiehls items, and plenty of toilet paper. The toilet seat was the wrong size for the bowl (there was a half inch gap).
We would definitely stay here again when in Montreal on a future visit, but would verify that things were operational before doing so.