My friend and I really enjoyed our stay in Franck's clean and cheerful apartment.
It was so great to arrive and there were some cooking essentials, like olive oil and noodles, salt, pepper, rice, granola etc. and even a tin of wild-caught salmon, to get us through until we could get groceries.
Frank was an attentive host who promptly responded to questions and requests (even though he was off-site).
The Plateau is a lovely quiet neighborhood. We used only the Metro and it is only a couple of blocks away from Station Mont-Royal.
I was delighted with the little health food store so close by and the Japanese tea room a block away.
I wish I could have figured out the Netflix but I don't care that much about TV.
It was rainy so we did not end up using the city bikes, also a block away.
We loved walking up to Boul. St. Laurent and considered getting a fish pedicure at one of the salons. :) We also enjoyed eating at Om, a Tibetan restaurant on that street.
We went to the Bota-Bota spa for a few hours one day and it was heavenly in the cold, wet weather. We were also able to see the Jardins de Lumiere at the Botanical Gardens and that was wonderful. Wear good walking shoes to truly enjoy Montreal.