We stayed for 4 nights at Mark's place and it was perfect for our trip. The apartment was clean and accurately represented in the listing photos. Although not a huge space, we (two adults) had plenty of room to lay our things out and make ourselves comfortable. There is a washer/dryer available to use for free, just bring some laundry detergent.
As we typically like to walk everywhere, the location was perfect for us. Mile End/ the Plateau is a great neighbourhood on it's own, filled with food and coffee shops, parks and murals, but it is also within walking distance to Mount Royal Park, Downtown, Chinatown, Old Montreal, Little Italy, etc. It would also have been super easy to jump on a bus but we chose to walk so we could see more on the way. The apartment is on a busy street but at the quieter end, and the self check-in process was very easy. There is a parking garage right near the appartment, and for $26/24 hr period we opted to keep our car there rather than worry about the various parking signs and moving the car around.
We loved our trip to Montreal and staying at Mark's place gave us the perfect place to come home to after eating and walking all day. Thanks Mark, we'll be back!