This is a beautiful apartment in a perfect location! It's situated right across from a park with a play area for kids and a nice exploration area for dogs. We brought our two dogs and having the park right there made everything so much easier.
To get to the orange line metro, you walk along Mont Royal, the main drag in the Plateau neighborhood, passing delightful ice cream shops, boutiques, fromageries, boulangeries, groceries, and restaurants. It's an easy and entertaining walk. You can also take the bus to the orange line. There's also a bus that leaves right around the corner and goes to the green line metro. Every place we wanted to visit was less than 30 minutes away.
The apartment is sparkling clean and beautifully decorated with original art by the owner's father. The kitchen is fully equipped and had everything we needed to cook our meals. There's a beautiful back deck where we spent many happy hours reading, sipping wine, and enjoying the outdoors.
Two important things to know:
1. The apartment is not fully enclosed. At the bottom of the stairs, a curtain separates the upstairs apartment from the downstairs apartment. When the door is open, you can hear and smell (usually delicious food) from the downstairs apartment easily. Most of the time, the downstairs door is closed, so it's not a problem. However, anyone sensitive about privacy may feel like there's not enough.
2. There's one AC unit for the entire apartment. Normally, this was fine. However, we visited in a particularly hot August and the AC struggled to keep the bedroom cool. Again, this probably wouldn't be a problem unless it's very hot and people are sensitive to the heat.
Overall, we loved this apartment and we hope to come back next year!