My wife and I had stayed at Nicolas’ house for a whole week in the middle of June, and had a great experience. Nicolas is a gracious and considerate host. He greeted us in an his absolutely meticulous house, and it was stocked with every conceivable convenience.

The house feels like a presidential duplex suite at a luxury boutique hotel sans the exorbitant price. There is a wonderful Japanese-style garden right off the living room, and a similarly gorgeous terrace on the roof with a great view of the city and total privacy.

The master bedroom is dead-quiet even into the late morning — a great feature for a place located right in the middle of everything.

The house is located a block-and-half from Avenue Mont-Royal, a major thoroughfare with all of the shops, bars, banks, and restaurants your heart desire, and a few blocks away from the Mont-Royal Metro (subway) station.

The Montreal is a charming city, and it really grows on you the more you explore it. We walked and rode buses and metro everywhere, and had a great time.

People — young and old — where universally helpful and gracious any place we went, including some older people who didn’t speak English — one older gentleman walked us a few blocks to the bus because he was concerned that we didn’t understand his directions.

We highly recommend visiting Montreal and staying at Nicolas’ place to anyone seeking a romantic getaway or a total mind/body recharge!