Our stay at Alex's place was awesome. It's PERFECTLY located where we could walk to everything we needed and a block away from the beautiful church (you can hear the bells on the hour). The decor and the building itself make the stay feel local, but also incredibly unique. We also had a couple extremely pleasant interactions with a couple of neighbors in the building (one even helped us carry some luggage down the stairs). Speaking of stairs, yes the description and reviews are right, there are a number of stairs and we had a decent amount of luggage but it didn't bother us that it was a little difficult. Walking up and down on our days there wasn't an issue for us - just felt like a very minor workout after all the amazing Montreal food. It's perfect for couples and would recommend a stay there for others in the future.