I came to Montreal with my boyfriend as we were seeing a concert at the Bell Centre and we needed a place to stay. We couldn't afford hotels in the area so we were thrilled when we found this listing. It is out of the way of downtown and if you're driving around, it takes a long time to get a short distance but the metro is really close by. I have heard that maybe the area wasn't the safest so we were a little apprehensive but that really proved to not be a problem. HOMA is a nice area and we didn't feel unsafe at all - even walking around at night. Lots of people riding bikes, walking with children and walking their dogs. Definitely a safe area to stay in! As for the place itself, I thought that there may be some cleanliness issues because of other reviews but we got there and the place was very clean! We didn't spend much time inside as we were exploring Montreal but the time we did spend inside was enjoyable. It's a small little place but perfect for what we needed.
I only had two issues with the place. One was the pillows - they were questionable and we didn't feel very clean sleeping on them so we actually ended up throwing them in the wash. The one pillow was also very thing so my neck was not too happy when waking up, I have told Francois so I'm sure this will be fixed. However, also a rookie mistake, we should have just brought our own pillows and that would have solved the problem!
And lastly, my other concern was that the window didn't lock. We kept it open when we were there to let the fan blow in the cooler air at night but since there isn't a screen on the window we closed it at night and found that it didn't lock. This was a little anxiety inducing for me considering the window faces the sidewalk and without a screen, anyone could just slide it open from outside. Despite that, we had no issues with the window being unlocked. As I said earlier, the area is safe and quiet at night. Though, a window that locked would have provided peace of mind.
Overall, we had a wonderful stay and would probably recommend this place to anyone who needed a place to stay and may even stay here again if we came back to Montreal. Merci!