Helene's house was a very good spot for our annual friends trip. Having access to the back porch was excellent, especially for the beautiful Montreal summer. Everything was clean and the kitchen was well stocked. One thing to note is that for a larger group there isn't a great indoor relaxing space apart from the kitchen table. We failed to note the ceiling height of the finished basement (this was our fault for missing it in the Airbnb description, so I don't blame Helene for this at all) and since we're all taller than 5'8" we mostly had to use it as a space to sleep, not for hanging out. However, overall the apartment worked out very well for our group and I would recommend it as a home base for anyone interested in exploring Montreal!