The apartment was exactly how it appears in its pictures, which is a very good thing since it is an amazing apartment in a perfectly located part of Montreal. Close to restaurants, metro stations, bars, etc. It is very safe and secure as well, something that we regarded very highly.

Kim was responsive throughout the process for the most part. I messaged a couple of times a few days before our departure from NY about a possible early entry since our arrival time was before 4pm but unfortunately did not hear anything back. However, we were able to contact Salah upon arrival and were able to get in at 3pm.

Our one complaint was that the listing said the building featured a gym but that is currently not the case. Salah indicated that it is not available at the moment so I think that should be taken off the listing since it was a factor when we selected the apartment. There are plenty of close areas to workout in the neighborhood, which allowed us to explore a bit more, but we were a bit disappointed when we had our workout clothes on and looked throughout the building for the gym and it was no where to be found.

Overall our first experience with an airbnb apartment was very positive and we are happy we did not stay in a hotel nearby like some of our traveling companions did and felt we had a more authentic stay than they did.