We had a great 10-day stay at Alexandre's Hochelaga apartment. Super clean, bright, and homey. The location is a bit of a ways from a lot of Montreal's main draws, but it's literally a one-minute walk to the metro station, and there's also a bus that'll take you to St. Laurent/Rachel, which we took a lot. Hochelaga itself is cool in its own way, very residential, lots of nice parks, and two blocks away you'll find a commercial strip with a grocery store, bakery, coffee shop, and lots of restaurants (which I unfortunately can't comment as I was travelling with a baby!). Stay here if you want a quiet, comfortable home base to explore Montreal.