This is a funny review to write - the apartment itself is probably the nicest place I've ever stayed through Air BnB, but I had issues with the parking and the host communicated inconsistently. That led to a frustrating first day and a half as I was dealing with the car and figuring out parking in Montreal when I'd have preferred to just be on vacation. Once that issue was resolved I had no complaints (except for noise - see below).
The apartment is immaculately clean, exactly as described in the pictures, with lots of nice small touches that make it feel almost like a nice hotel (robe in the bathroom, nice soaps etc, place setting when you arrive, etc). Everything in the apartment worked well - heating, lights, stove, washing machine, etc - with no issues.
The location is fun, definitely off the tourist path in Montreal. There are lots of delicious places to eat nearby and getting downtown is a 10 minute car ride.
The apartment was a bit loud - one night someone was partying upstairs until 11pm and then again at 4:30am and we had to go knock on his door to ask him to turn off the music as it was right above the master bedroom. Another night, the people downstairs spent a lot of the night on the fire escape smoking and talking, and we could hear them easily in our bedroom.
And the parking: there are four spots behind the apartment, and when we arrived all four were taken. I immediately was in touch with the host who said they'd resolve it, but I'm not convinced they actually did anything. I arrived at 3:30pm and at 8pm the parking was still unavailable, and when I asked what to do they just sent me to a garage (which was full) and finally told me to "park on the street," leaving me to sort out Montreal's complex parking rules. The next day, while I was out, I was in touch with them - trying by phone, by regular text, and by AirBnB - and they were very slow to respond. Finally by around noon they said that they'd had "3 check outs so your spot should be available." This made me wonder whether there were more renters than available spaces and it was first come first serve - I have no way of knowing. The bottom line is they didn't seem to "fix" the problem nor did they proactively communicate with me about it - I had to chase after them and the problem resolved itself after a day. They did offer to pay for my parking for the day, and they did refund me that amount (again, after I texted them about it).
I wish I knew what exactly happened here. There are two hosts listed on the unit and the phone number I called was for some sort of agency. So the communication overall was spotty and it didn't feel like anyone was particularly interested/able to address problems. That said, when I did actually speak to one of the hosts he was very clear and polite - so who knows what the deal is.
Again, the apartment itself is a gem and they have three (I think) nearly identical units in the same building...so it's probably a solid bet that you'll have better luck than I did and would really enjoy staying there.