My son and I had a great time at Lise's place. She is a wonderful host, we received a warm welcome, she pointed out places to go to in the neighbourhood (which we visited and still dream about the food we eat there). When my son got hurt Lise called us back to make sure he was o.k. Literally everything you need is couple of blocks away - big grocery store, liquor and cheese store, tons of different restaurants, metro, bike rental, park across the street with the swimming pool. If you are a chocolate lover Fous desserts is a must. Lise's house is not your trendy, state of the art immaculate place where you are afraid to touch or break something, it's not a hotel room. Think about it as cozy comfortable house, home away from home in a great neighborhood where you can live like locals, cook your own food (if you wish to do so), great base to enjoy what great city of Montreal has to offer with the help of caring host.