We never got to meet Alex but he was very responsive via AirBnb messages. We stayed with our 21 month old daughter who slept in the bed with us and it was ample space. Perfect for a couple on vacation. All the hip areas to explore like Laurier ave, Mont Royal street, etc. are within a 15 min or so walking trip. We parked our car for a lot of the trip and just walked everywhere. Loads and loads of great places to eat within walking distance. This was also partly because we sometimes had a hard time finding parking close by. There were a few times we had to circle around and around before finding something. We stayed in and cooked a couple meals, mostly meats that were already seasoned and such. A couple things to note: I had trouble maintaining wifi connection when I was in bed on the side towards the window. Although the apartment is smoke free, I don't believe the entire complex is as we often had the smell of cigarette smoke lingering and could tell when others in the building were smoking. The bathroom was the worst. It was so great having a washer and dryer to use and we got fresh coffee every morning from one of two restaurants that were on either end of the block. We also played at the park behind the building a number of times with our daughter.