Marcelas place in Montreal was big, centrally located, easy to check in to , comfy beds, great TV, stocked kitchen tools , fabulous soaker tub and in a nice heritage building. Marcela was also fairly quick to reply to my messages and gave us an extra 90 mins to check out
However beware....parking was not free on the streets as I was told...as a result got a $80 ticket first night as parked in a permit only spot. After further investigation we discovered that 99% of the spots are for residents only. We did manage to find 4 free spots within a five block vicinity and if we were lucky we managed to score one of those. We did find a parking lot a few blocks away which was $10 a day to park in. One night we Ubered into town for about $18 one way.
If you don’t mind the hustle and bustle sounds and lights of the city then the traffic and light wouldn’t bother you, or the music from bike shop below or being woken up to a shaking bed from trucks rolling by. BUT Nothing a set of earplugs and an sleep mask won’t solve.
While the space was very big it was not clean. The kitchen handles were sticky, there was lots of dirt under the furniture, debris under the sofa cushions and a thick layering of dust over most surfaces. Lots of clutter and paper laying around. Which was not evident in the photos. Alcohol wash was provided which was nice Given the situation with Covid perhaps my expectations of cleanliness was set too high. Also concerned that a cleaning service is being paid and not doing a good job ????
Also was told there were the essentials in the kitchen such as coffee ( none ) and shampoo ( only a bottle of body wash with water in it ) . These things would not have been a big deal had I not asked about them and was told they would be available and as a result I did not pack anything. So off to the store we went and left some stuff behind for the next guests.
So having said all that we did really love our visit to Montreal....just a heads up on the things I mentioned.
Oh and the pizza from the restaurant below the apartment was delicious