Everything was perfect! We stayed for 6 days and we wanted to experience living in an authentic plateau apartment (and it was perfect). I was born in Montreal and left in 1999 (at the age of 25) for graduate school. I still visit my family 6-8 times a year.
Marvin’s apartment was part of a 2-story building complex with lower level and upper level apartments, all beautifully renovated, tucked into a cute hideaway in the Mount Royal / Christophe Colomb area on the plateau.
The neighbourhood was perfect ; safe, bustling, busy nightlife, cafes, restaurants, mom and pop stores, depanneurs, traditional St Viateur (Montreal) bagels right around the corner from the apartment, and Intermarche grocery (a Weston/Loblaws owned company) with excellent President’s Choice (PC) products.
Subway (metro) access was perfect and the overall neighbourhood is full of traditional Plateau housing. The location is very close to Mount Royal and Laurier metro stations and a 10 minute walk to Parc Lafontaine.
The apartment space was cosy and intuitively designed. Completely renovated in a shell of an old Plateau two story apartment complex (with 8 apartments), our apartment had a “square” shape with an open kitchen with all new appliances, a spacious bedroom with lovely mid-Century modern furnishings, a spacious living room with a three seater couch, comfy chair, desk, and large screen TV.
The bathroom had perfect shower pressure and the walk in shower was fully supplied. Last but not least, it had two exposures (north and south exposures) so it was very bright and sunny.
Checkin was a breeze. We received keyless access and checked in through an alleyway (tiny street) parallel to Mount Royal Avenue. Marvin provided instructions with detailed text and screenshots.
Everything was truly perfect, and we would stay here again in a heartbeat. Parking was tricky, due to the lack of free parking options and permitted parking (only for residents). We found underground parking only 15 minute walk away - at Mount Royal avenue and Clark for $25 per day (and we stayed 6 days) so it was so convenient and affordable.