I stayed with my mother in Laurence's apartment for 3 nights and it well exceeded our expectations. It was very clean and well decorated. The neighborhood is quiet and residential and very cute. There's a nice cafe/restaurant down the street and a bunch of restaurants, bakeries, and a grocery store a few blocks away on Ave du Mont Royale. The apartment is about a 20 minute bus ride to downtown via bus 24 on Rue Sherbrooke. I recommend if you are planning on driving here to park your car in a garage downtown and then take public transportation back and forth. It's hard to park in this residential area unless you have a residential permit. We really enjoyed our stay and would come back in a heartbeat!