This place in a perfect location! Right near the park, great restaurants, bars, and supermarkets.
It is on a busy road but for some reason (the double doors?) it is really quiet inside. The A/C is a plus too!!!
You can hear some noise from the bar below but it is not disturbing and adds to the cool Montreal vibe. We didn't hear it in our bedroom at all and it felt really peaceful.
Communication with the host was great and super easy. Parking is a royal pain but it's like that everywhere in Montreal. There is a parkade close by where you can park for $15 for the day. Make sure you do because we got a $172 parking ticket!
Benjamin's place is not one of those AirBnBs with a fully stocked kitchen where you find salt and pepper niceties and other such things, but it does have a set of dishes, pots and pans etc. Benjamin was kind enough to ask me how he could improve the AirBnB, and I let him know that it could benefit from a coffee maker, some mugs (instead of itty bitty Japanese tea cups), some more cutlery etc.
It does smell of smoke but it is truly a GREAT SPACE. It is super super spacious, high ceilings, has a kick ass TV if you feel like staying in :), and I loved the funky brick wall too!