The apartment was nicely decorated with many upgrades throughout. The pool table was an added bonus. The host was very communicative during the entire process. There is an awesome park for kids and bike trail right behind the house, and it was also very convenient to have a grocery store right across the street. The apartment was close to the Botanical Gardens and Biodome part of the city and getting to Old Montreal was only about a 20-to-30-minute drive.
This is totally out of the host's control, but as other guests have alluded to, there is a lot of construction around the apartment, so you should plan accordingly.