The house was perfect for our needs. My whole family traveled to Montreal and the house fit us all without a problem. The location was GREAT. only blocks from the Laugh Fest, Chinatown and Old town. The house is very old and awesome in its own way for being so old. With that in mind, though, the house is creaky, the stairs are on a slight angle and little things like that. It is not a perfect, pristine, new hotel suite. I personally loved the house and would recommend it. The bedrooms are large. There is a bathroom for each bedroom. Two of the bathrooms had a tub only, no shower except a hand held wand, but the hall baths had showers and could be shared by two rooms. The bathrooms were clean and the water was hot. Shampoo, soap, towels and hair driers were available as was some laundry soap. There were air conditioners in all the upstairs bedrooms and in each of the first floor rooms. Fans were in the basement rooms, but the temperature in the basement was mild. The beds and furniture were clean and comfortable and decor was set up to accentuate the age of the house. We were able to gather in the dining room or living room as a group of eight or so, but for more it did involve sitting on the floor or spreading out. There was some dirt and debris in corners and on things not often used, but I think that can be expected in such a large house. One place where it looked like there was water damage from the water heater seemed to have left a saggy bathroom ceiling in the basement. This was really the only problem with the house, but it did not cause any problems or interfere with our use or enjoyment of the house.
The location was great for us. The IGA grocery was only a few blocks and we were able to do a big shopping on our first day. (bring your own bags if you can.) We were very close to chinatown and to the laugh festival outdoor section. Walking to old town was a little farther, but my 70 year old mother and father did not have trouble walking. There was a Bixi bicycle station only two blocks away and the bike accessibility and separate lanes in Montreal was excellent. Overall my family really enjoyed the house and the city and we would come back again. I do have to say that as much as the owner warned us, we rented a car the morning we left, brought it over to the house, put our kids in and went inside for a final walk through and was ticketed within 10 minutes. Made you feel like he was hiding out waiting! ;) My advice is, if you are loading or unloading the car, always leave someone who can drive it away.