The Great: Fantastic location. The basement apartment is in a great spot in Montréal. It was surprisingly quiet save for the cats that live in the neighborhood :) The rate is also quite good for the city and value for your money. Viki as a host was patient and understanding as our schedules changed and was incredibly timely and helpful in her communications.
The FYI: As it may not be clear from Airbnb options in apartment descriptions, it is worth noting that while there is street parking, there is no free parking in the area so you need to buy a daily municipal pass for $10. Also, the apartment has a/c but it’s one window unit in one bedroom - we had cool nights and it’s a basement apt so was fine though when we were there in June. Likewise, the blackout curtains are only in one bedroom. The most unfortunate part was the bathroom - the shower tiles are very moldy and there were some cobwebs. There were a number of drain flies too. We didn’t use the washing machine as it smelled musty. May be fine for some though of course!