Overall, we had a nice stay at Julie's apartment. We were greeted by her at the door and she showed us around. The room was cozy and nice, though the bed had a bit of a slump in it. We were able to do laundry and everyone we met was kind to us. Our only issue was that the air conditioning was broken and so we had to leave our window open which let in a ton of street noise. This, plus the young child and very squeaky floor made for some rough sleeping. The room with the cinema in the basement was filled with things so we couldnt use that if we had wanted to. Often people smoked in the back with the kitchen windows open and the smell would permeate the house for a while.
The area was really nice and we enjoyed being a bit removed from downtown. The Jean-Talon market is definitely worth going to. Overall Julie was very pleasant, and she called us a taxi when we were leaving because we had no phone.