We were looking forward to going to this airbnb for both short vacations and interviews for potential work. Unfortunately we ran into some disappointments. There is parking available next to the building but it entails a 8 spaces parking where you pay the corner store who owns it. It is highly probable place for getting your car scratched given the tight space and quite busy street. In addition, it should also be noted that this apartment is also in a somewhat rougher area of town with much homelessness around (hence also sketchy parking). While the inside appear luxurious, the outside is drastically different and I would not recommend for people that are less adventurous/looking for safe neighborhood. To my recollection, I do not recall this to be overtly said in the ads but correct me if I am wrong. This aspect could easily be missed for someone who doesn’t know MTL well prior to booking.
Upon getting on our floor where the apartment is located, there was a good amount of garbage, which consequently lead to a very unpleasant and unwelcoming smell throughout the hallways leading to the apartment. Walking into the apartment, the apartment looked as advertised but there was quite a few work-in-progress fixes happening (holes in wall and doors), something we could certainly live with. As we went to bed, we realized that one of the blind in the room was not going down in one of the bedrooms and one of the duvet was stained. The next morning we also realized that the shower was not working properly and only had burning hot water as the knob for temperature was not working. This over the rest of the stay became a major issue as the purpose of the stay was for interviews for prospective work opportunities and not being able to shower was a major drawback.
We communicated with the host, who answered well, at somewhat slow pace (but this was bi-directional as I was interviews). Knowing that the host seem to be a company rather than an individual , I had high hope that they were going to be able to fix the issues. They promptly Cleared the garbage, provided a second duvet, which was much appreciated. They also mentioned that they would be working on getting the shower and blinds fixed. Over the day we had occasional back and forth until about 5PM where I was told they would look and get back to me. The next message I received was the next day (after checkout) that a plumber went yesterday but could not fix it and would do it today (unfortunately this was the day of checkout for us, had an interview that morning, with no possibilities of showering for the last two nights I had stayed there). Needless to say that this was highly deceiving, inconvenient and unfortunate as we hope that those are not details you would be focusing on in the midst of interviews for work. I should also mentioned that the blinds were also not fixed.
Apart from that, the loft was as advertised. The pictures are representative of the rest of the apartment. There was enough plates cutlery and glasses to make food (minus a cookie baking sheet to make frozen food in the oven). The rest of the amenities were working well. Self check-in and check-out were well explained, no need to meet host which simplify the process in mtl.
Overall, if all fixed (shower, blinds, finished dry wall, no stains on duvet) it would be a very good stay, keeping in mind that the neighborhood is on the rough side (ideal for younger couples in my opinion).