The place bears little resemblance to the pictures on the ad. There was no lock on the street level entrance, anyone can walk into the building off the street, and the entrance stairway stinks of something like a cross between urine and unwashed bodies. The unit itself also had a strong unpleasant, stale cigarette odour that was present in all the rooms except the one bedroom in the back, despite the unit being listed as "non-smoking". What little furniture there was is uncomfortable and overly worn. The toilet malfunctioned on ONE and only use, and I bruised and cut my head open as I stood up from the toilet and my head connected with a jutting shelf made from a pane of glass with unfinished edges and unguarded corners. The separate shower closet has no lock on the door that actually leads to the back entrance! So if for some reason the back door is unlocked, some unwanted visitor can waltz right into where one is showering.
The back entrance is via a narrow fire escape with several bent steps that my son lost his footing on. We didn’t even try to take our suitcases up the steps as many were bent and it was slippery. This brings me to the parking spot which is in a lane that is full of graffiti, garbage and broken glass. Both my wife and I agreed that our car could be a target in such a spot as the apartment is in a dumpy part of town that covid-19 did not help to improve. It really is nothing like what’s described in the ad. We are sorely disappointed and didn’t even bother to stay. It actually ruined the last leg of our Quebec vacation, so much so that we left immediately for home back in Toronto.