Waleed made us feel very welcome when we arrived, even though we arrived later than we had told him (our fault). He gave us detailed information about the place and neighborhood, and was helpful in answering our questions. The apartment building was around a corner from a large park—the pool wasn’t yet open, but there were many people playing tennis, basketball, soccer, etc. or just strolling through the park on a warm evening. You could take public transportation (bus stop nearby), but since we had a car we drove to other parts of Montreal—for example, Old Montreal was about 25 minutes by car. Street parking was not a problem.