Excellent location close to downtown Montreal with great eateries shops and public transportation/metro/freeway access very close by. Building is old with renovations underway. To me it was great value for a well-located studio apartment, but others may find it less appealing. Old and shabby it may be, but security is not an issue and building management was correct, approachable and generally helpful. Definitely not a doss-house with exploitative management situation! That said, I was awoken once by contractors demolishing walls in the apartment next door, another time by hammering and drills at work in same. Not before 8am mind you, but once, close enough. Samuel is very helpful and responsive for the reservation process and generally a good communicator, but the check-in process was a little Do-It-Yourself (arrived 7pm approx.). Just be mindful and be 100% sure of how things will work for you (check-in process, renovation work in proximity, etc) before arriving. Otherwise had an awesome time in a very cosmopolitan city in which I was very conveniently located for enjoying my stay. Stayed almost seven weeks.