The hosts were helpful. Location was central in Montreal. The room was very clean. I was surprised however, when the host insisted on a $75.00 cash deposit for room keys and the remote control for the room air conditioner unit. This is the first time in many years using Airbnb that this request was made. An inconvenience as most of us don't carry cash anymore and I had to go to a bank in the area to get cash. I see this as unnecessary as the hosts already have payment for the room.
Getting in and out off the building was not easy. There were 4 keys. One to open the outside door, one to open the inside door ( just inside the outside door), one to open the kitchen door which lead to our room and one to open our room door. It was stressed upon us that we needed to lock all of these doors when coming and going. I did have a concern about how we would ever get out in case of a fire. It was never explained to us how we would be able to get out safely if necessary when each door required a different key to unlock it.