We came to Montreal to celebrate our daughter's birthday. We arrived late, but stayed late through the morning in the blissful autumn sunshine on the little terrace patio.

The flat was unbelievably quiet. The beds were deeply comfortable. And speaking of deep - the bathtub was absolutely splendid.

After an enviable breakfast of French pastries from a local bakery, we were able to leave our car and walk (several miles) to the center of town to spend the day. Robbie was kindness personified. Sylvie was tremendously helpful with the booking.

We decided sometime between the almond croissant and the pain au chocolat that we needed to make this place an annual ritual.