We had a fantastic time at Alex's apartment! The place itself is beautiful, clean, and so cozy. Modern with just the right touch or natural and raw. The neighborhood is amazing- super quiet, peaceful, picturesque, and close to so much. We (half)joked repeatedly about going back to NYC and getting our things and coming back and never leaving! Even though we were only there for a long weekend, we loved it and would highly recommend it to anyone looking for a place to stay (short or long term!) in a lovely part of Montreal!
As a host Alex was attentive and responsive from the very beginning, including sending us an incredible list of his local favorites days before we even arrived!
Only recommendation we have to future guests who will be driving/have a car during their visit is that parking on the street is easy during the day (more difficult at night) but also prohibited without a permit from 9am-11pm. We were so excited to be there that we neglected to read the signs (which is entirely our own fault) so we did receive a $50+ ticket unfortunately. Just a heads up to anyone planning on road tripping like we did!
Though a bummer, that was definitely not enough to deter us and we would come back in a heartbeat! Definitely stay here on your next visit to beautiful Montreal!