The location of Artie's place was ideal for our group. We were using public transportation to travel around the city, and Artie's place was about a 6-minute walk from Sherbrooke on the orange line (uphill-that might be important when lugging bags) and literally steps from stops on the 51 bus (which you could take from Sherbooke instead of walking uphill) and a couple of blocks from the 80. These bus lines run often, and so we were able to get to many of Montreal's other central neighborhoods in less than 20 minutes. In addition, it's on St Laurent BLVD which has so many attractions including restaurants (including the famous Schwartz Deli), clubs, shops, entertainment spots (including Ezcapaz escape room experience) not to mention fantastic murals many of which were created during Montreal's 2017 Mural Festival. If being centrally located is a the top of your lists for lodging requirements, you can't get better than Artie's place.
It's also a well-furnished, comfortable, clean place. Going up the stairs, isn't for the faint of heart though as the banister and some of the treads don't feel that secure at points. Other than that, the wifi worked consistently, the showers were consistently hot, and there was a fridge with adequate storage, appliances to heat up leftovers, make morning tea/coffee, and do laundry.