We stayed 2 nights at Joshua's house but we did not meet him. The apartment was as shown on the pictures and clean. It is in the basement of a house and a studio. The kitchen has one powerful induction, and a few bits and pieces to cook. The main issue for me was that only one window was opening so it was hard to let fresh air come in especially if you cook. I wouldn't recommend cooking real meals, but more reheating or making sandwiches. The bed was comfortable with fresh sheets. Towels were clean even tho some had permanent stains on them. The first night, we woke up around 4am as there was a party upstairs. I texted the host and straight away the noise stopped - he apologised saying it was his niece's birthday. His mum came as well to apologise the morning after. I have the feeling it does not happen often even though it wasn't pleasant. In terms of location, this is about 35min drive from the city centre and 25min drive from the nearest subway. There is a bus stop across the house. In the area there is a big park, very green and lovely. I guess it depends what is your goal. If you want to go and visit the city everyday I wouldn't recommend the location as it is far away and a lot of traffic in Montreal. On the other hand if you are looking for a quiet place and a big park away from the centre then that's perfect.