We were four couples: two disembarked from a cruise and the other two drove, one from Vermont and the other from Toronto. The folks getting off the ship early in the morning were able to drop off their luggage before going on a tour of Montreal. By the time we got back, the rooms were ready. Check in (and out) was easy. Linda had sent clear instructions ahead of time. A parking garage was about 10 minutes' walk.

The house was clean and charming (just accept that homes built in 1870 will have creaky floors!) and very convenient to everything we wanted to do. We walked or took the Metro everywhere. Except for breakfast, we ate out. Best meal was at Cadet, a new restaurant on Boulevard St-Laurent, about five minutes walk.

Linda's house was a treat.