I wish I could have this host at every future AirBnB rental. Every question I had was answered quickly and completely. And not just about the house. But about Montreal: which cell phone app to use for the bus schedules, which Metro station to use, which bagel shop, etc. In retrospect I am almost embarrassed about asking so many questions, but they were always answered cheerfully (and in English, good for me with my poor high school French decades ago). The apartment itself is really cute - an old building retrofitted so that there is a modern kitchen, yet some exposed brick walls and a clawfoot bath tub (AND AIR-CONDITIONING, a necessity in a July Montreal. ) Comfortable beds, lots of linen, towels, etc. My companion and I ate breakfast every morning at the apartment and found it very easy to cook there. Aside from the fact that this is an attractive and relaxing apartment to live in, the neighborhood is amazing. Within two blocks there is a butcher shop, a couple of bakeries, a natural foods store, a pharmacy, coffee houses, a hardware store, a small liquor store specializing in Quebec beers, a bookstore, a supermarket. All on Ontario St. Which also has a bus line to downtown and in the other direction to the Botanical Gardens. The apartment is a 10 minute walk to a Metro subway station. So I absolutely love the area. I will put in a recommendation for a two hour walking tour we took in the neighborhood, called Centre-Sud in French. Our guide, Melanie Renaud, lives there and knows everything about the area, especially the colorful murals and mini-parks which are everywhere.. Her business is called Carpe Diem and she is sweet and so knowledgeable. After six nights at this apartment I really hated to leave. Every moment in Montreal was joyful.