The check-in process is very straightforward and easy. Laurence's place is immaculately clean (in fact, it is sparkling). This is a lived-in apartment, and not a residence created exclusively for rent, so staying here feels like dropping in on a friend.
Laurence is very responsive and answers any questions rapidly. She has accommodated our request to leave a little late on our last day (Thank you!)
The apartment is located on the main floor of a typical Montreal 3-storey building. We found it weird to close the curtains so people from the street cannot look at us, but this must be a common feature of Montreal life.
The area (Plateau) is outside of the downtown core, and the apartment is not near a Metro station. An Uber downtown is about $12-14 and takes about 20 minutes. Good coffee shops (Croissant, Croissant and Cafe Des Bois) and a grocery store (Metro) are two blocks away on Mont-Royal Avenue. This is a residential neighbourhood and Rue Messier is quiet and tree-lined.
Thank you, Laurence, for accommodating us on short notice.