Overall, I had a positive experience and you'll see the room's strengths and weaknesses below but I had one moment that I found truly unsettling, especially since I was traveling alone.
On my third day, I had just finished showering and was changing into my clothes while listening to music. I heard a soft knock as the access buttons were being used to open my front door and heard someone step inside the unit. I quickly stated that I was in the room, I heard a female voice respond in French (I don't speak French, but that's on me), threw on clothes and went to look who had entered my apartment. It looked like a uniformed person with a cart to service the unit. Prior to this day, no one had provided service and there weren't any "do not disturb" cards in unit either. Since there was a language barrier and I was quite startled, I simply stated that I didn't need service and was checking out the following day. Perhaps this person entered in error, but as a woman, traveling alone, I found this a very uncomfortable experience that made me question whether I was safe in the unit and if my belongings would be safe when I left the unit.
+ Location. The apartment is within one block of the Guy-Concordia Metro stop and close to bus lines. It's also near cafes, restaurants and block away from a commercial street. There's a small convenience store outside of the building. The neighborhood was active.
- Cleanliness. When I checked in, it was at night so I didn't notice many issues but after a few days I noticed that every mirror (there were at least 5) was covered in a layer of dust, walls had marks, the countertop looked like it hadn't been sealed well so there were some marks, coffee cups were still dirty, couch had cigarette burns, etc. On a positive note, there was a Dyson vacuum, but it was stored in the bedroom. The windows were filthy from the outside.
+ Convenience. The apartment has a washer and dryer, dishwasher, full stove stop, hot water kettle, toaster, full fridge + freezer. There is seating for two at the kitchen island and a couch that could easily seat 3 people. For example, the assortment of dishes was really odd. There were two tiny tea cups, 3 bowls, many dinner plates, limited cutlery, two wine glasses, etc. a bit mismatched, hodge podge. Since there were many mirrors, it would be a great apartment to get ready to go out for a small group. Generally, I think this apartment would be a better fit for the 21 to 30-year old crowd. It looks a bit more worn in than I was expecting.
+/- Bathroom. The rain shower head had amazing water pressure and hot water throughout my stay. The shower lacked places to leave hand towels. There were only 2 small hooks on the back of the door that were used for my bath towels. There are no tissues in the unit.
+ Contactless/Access. The building utilize one pin number for entrance but there are two key pads. Once you know which one to use, it's a non-issue. The elevator also uses a code to give you access to your floor. Then the room has a 9 digit code. I found a contactless option preferential during COVID.