This rental was exactly as I expected. Best location to really feel a part of Montréal. My husband and I stayed here with our 3 boys and truly enjoyed it. The location was perfect with easy access to plenty of food options, stores and really feeling like we were in the heart of the action. There were a couple of negatives - stairs were a bit rickety and felt unsafe and couch seemed a bit worn and dirty which only mattered because one son slept on it. Otherwise, the place was clean and comfortable. Loved the rustic city vibe with exposed brick and big windows. Check in could not have been easier. We had some challenges with initially finding the parking space (was hidden from view by garbage cans from the restaurants downstairs), it was a very small/tight space though with caution we were able to park our minivan there. On the one day it rained, we returned to the apartment to find a white Mercedes’ parked there - initially we had no idea how to find who it belonged to and was annoying trying to figure that out in the pouring rain. But we called the cell number Amelle gave us and they knew right away the car belonged to the owner of the Thai restaurant downstairs. We asked him to move the car and he did - problem solved! Tavern downstairs had delicious food - we were sad we waited until the last night to try it because we would have eaten there multiple times. Apartment had all amenities we needed. We didn’t need to go buy anything except food/drinks. Very close to the metro which was easy to use and convenient. We were disappointed by all the smoking but thankfully we couldn’t smell it from inside. Overall a great stay and we would definitely stay again!