This apartment is really at a prime location for access to Vieux Montréal (Old Montréal). We had a seamless check-in process and found the place immaculately clean; the shower had fantastic water pressure, and there is even a cute little balcony. If you prefer a very firm mattress, you will love the bed here. The chair shown in the photos on the listing has been replaced with a standing rack which was really nice as we were able to hang up our clothes and jackets. The host, Mazen, is very helpful and responsive to messages, which we greatly appreciated. He actually even messaged us to let us know that the space was ready for us a few hours early, although we weren’t in town yet.
We do want to mention 2 things that are NOT the host’s fault, but did impact our stay on Rue St-Hubert…
1. Noise/Smoke:
We arrived just before 8pm the first night, and there was a party happening in the next-door apartment that went on late into the night. The strong smell of cigarette smoke was coming into the Airbnb. Based on the volume of voices and pungency of the smoke, we think there were a few people smoking in the hallway just outside our door. We are young and can appreciate a good party, but it is worth noting how loud and smelly the first night was. Walls are very thin, so we had a hard time falling asleep.
2. Parking/Car break-ins:
Parking, while easy to find, is somewhat of a hassle. We arrived in the pouring rain and the meters would not work with any of our cards (we tried 4 in total), so we ended up parking in the lot nearby, which only allowed us to park there up until 06:00 the next morning. We realized the next day that Apple Pay worked for us on the street meters, but we could only pay in advance for a few hours at a time. Because of that, we ended up having to use the lot at night to avoid a ticket, then get up early to move the car to the street and pay for a few hours so we could try to sleep a little more and get ready for the day. Mazen was very attentive to our parking questions and suggested asking the attendant in the Safeway lot to allow us to park underground. The only problem with that was that we would be out and about all day, and by the time we’d get back to park, the attendant would be gone for the night, so we couldn’t park underground.
On the last morning when it was time to leave, I found my window completely smashed; my vehicle had been broken into, robbed and ransacked, and we had to go to the police station to file a report and spend our last morning in Montréal taping plastic over the window for a very cold 6hr drive home.
DO NOT park outdoors in the Safeway lot at night. We are the second set of guests at this Airbnb to have this happen, and I’ll reiterate that of course this is no fault of the host. That said, be wary of where you leave your vehicle.