The Good:
1) Location is central to almost everything you'd want to see in Montreal. It sits in a young community with a lot of artistic murals and cafes, bars and restaurants along walkable streets. Lots of festival life in the summer months. It also has a scooter rental business nearby which is truly how young couples should experience Montreal. If you want a place to hang your hat while getting out and exploring Montreal's nightlife as much as possible, this is a good place.
The Bad:
1) The apartment is very small - forget having more than 2 people in it at a time. It's a slightly enlarged hotel room. There is also no entertainment in the apartment - no TV, etc. You're basically using this as your bedroom to travel the city.
2) You need to be comfortable with stairs - the apartment is accessed by an outdoor staircase and double door - heavy bags will be a challenge for older couples to get up.
3) You will have to pay for street parking which can be quite a distance from the apartment itself. Be prepared to walk with your bags from your parked car.
4) There is very limited kitchenware, so don't bank on making meals here unless you have your own cookware.
The Ugly:
1) Cleaning was a serious issue for us. We arrived to find the apartment still messy from the previous renters - garbage open and on the floor, used towels and water backed up in the sink and tub, used sheets on the bed, etc. We contacted the host but received no reply until we contacted Airbnb Support and were minutes away from finding another place to stay.
They did send someone to clean the apartment but we weren't able to use it until close to midnight. By that stage our anniversary plans for the evening had been ruined and we were forced to change our plans on the fly - not a good start.
We were told that the host's system didn't tell them we were coming, but that is hard to believe given we had booked 6 months in advance and were receiving communications up until our check-in date.
Airbnb Support was initially helpful as they were able to contact the host to get the place cleaned. To be upfront, the host also offered to cover our cleaning fee which was a bare minimum considering the circumstances.
After some time, it has become clear they are giving us radio silence at this stage, which is very disappointing.
Overall, I would love to give a better review as we enjoyed our weekend after the initial cleaning issue. But that enjoyment was despite this listing rather than because of it.