This is an honest review. I’ve had many stays with AirBnB since 2016, and this stay did have me second guessing the experience and if we should have booked a hotel instead. I do want to thank Mylene for trying to help us navigate parking in Montreal, which can be a nightmare. This listing does not include parking. This is an older apartment building which has has been remodelled.
I was in MTL for other business and was checking out of my hotel Friday at noon. I contacted the host Thursday night for check-in details, because I had not heard anything. I wanted to know if an early check-in was possible on Friday and confirm that the king beds could be separated into single beds to accommodate 3 people (as seen in the listing pictures). I received a message back saying I will be contacted one day before my arrival. I still hadn’t heard from the host by Friday afternoon and messaged again. I finally received check in instructions from the host , but the generalized message was for a guest named “Jung”.
I made my way over to the unit by 2pm. It is located in neighbourhood with lots of food options to explore. There is an odour coming into the unit/apartment. I can’t quite figure out what it is.
All I can say is pictures for the listing were deceiving. The couch has some stains on it, some of the dining chairs have the leather peeling off. None of the beds were separated into single beds. One of the rooms only had a thin, quilt looking blanket on it, and it didn’t match the other bed linens, which had a sheet and comforter. There was only 4 bath towels given and one hand towel. There were no additional hand towels or face towels. There were 6 mini shampoo bottles and hand soap in the bathroom. The bathroom mirror had a half-peeled sticker on it. Paper towel and toilet paper was available, but no other toiletries as seen in the pictures. The unit did not have the blow dryer or iron listed. The listing states that they “supply 5-star quality linens and towels. Including soap, conditioners, shampoos and other bonuses.” Well, we must have missed out on that…
I contacted the host about the towels, toiletries and the bed sheets for one of the beds and didn’t hear back.
My check in message mentioned something about parking and a parking pass. Which surprised me, because I thought parking wasn’t included. I followed up about that pass and clearly there is a miscommunication , or an issue of sending generic messages to guests.
There is a toaster, microwave, kettle and expresso machine. As well as basic dishes and cutlery. It would have been nice to see some complimentary coffee/tea etc., as indicated in some of the pictures.
I found a throw blanket in one of the closets and threw it in the wash and was able to use it for the bed that only had the thin quilt.
Noise travels in this apartment.
It was nice to have Netflix and heat in the apartment. The beds were pretty comfortable.
Overall, us girls made the most of our trip as we explored MTL, but would likely not stay here or recommend this place.