Centralized location, with lots of shops around. Easy to walk downtown or up to Little Italy. Plan to get blue stickers for parking if you've got your own car ($12/day) from the Bureau de Services Québec du Plateau-Mont-Royal. If you forget to put these stickers up, or they fall off, or leave your car in a cleaning area, you'll get fined a hefty amount. If you're a light sleeper you may also want to bring some earplugs as the road can be noisy at night.