We truly enjoyed our stay in Montreal and will be back! The apartment itself was lovely & just right for a family of four. The best part about the apartment is the proximity to the metro, wonderful for getting around. Furthermore, the decor in the apartment is also stylish & modern. I had read questionable things about cote-st-Marie, but I would 100% stay herr again. Having extensive experience w NYC, the "problems" with Cote-St-Marie are minor. It is an ethnically diverse neighborhood w tons of students, full of dining & walking distance to st. Joseph's oratory, which is spectacular. We loved Old Town & Old Port & the homeless there is far worse than cote-st-Marie. Finally I need to share the problems we had, starting 2 days before we checked in, when i was sent a form to fill out before checkin. However, we were already on vacation & I had only brought my phone. I couldn't open it on my phone and the host acknowledged that, but said I needed to do it or my reservation would be canceled. Then when we checked in at exactly 4pm, the cleaning crew was still there, tough for a hot, tired, hungry crew who had driven hours. We had trouble with the code to the door & she messaged me the wrong one. We couldn't turn on the AC, prompting my older son to say nothing worked in the apt. I messaged the host numerous times but frankly the response time wasn't great, ranging from a few minutes to half an hour. This is really tough when people are trying to start their stay.