Overall, satisfied with our stay. The rooms and overall space met our expectations. This is a new listing, so I made assumptions that the listing itself was sparse and a work in progress. The property manager responded promptly to a question about a possible early check in, but then when asked a second question, they never responded (it was about the thermostats that we thought were possibly aircon--a very warm summer week).
The property is a below ground property, with the available windows at street level. Many have bars so they can be opened to allow airflow, but some did not. There was no fan available --we could have brought one from home if we knew.
The kitchen had ample plates, cups, glasses, a toaster, a water kettle that required a good clean out. Coffee supplies were limited to a ceramic pour top, which worked for us as my brother was familiar with it's use.
Location was nice and walkable with nearby bus lines and only a 35-40 minute walk into the city. The outremont metro station is closed (construction) but will make the location great once it opens for ease of getting into the city.
Parking is limited to 2 hour windows without a permit between 8a-10 pm every day--we did a walkabout on our first day and found some paid parking a couple of blocks down on the next street.
So in summary, what would bring this property from good to closer to great for the rental cost would be:
1. Add a simple standing fan for hot nights or bars on all the windows to allow for safer opening.
2. Add a coffee maker or say there is no coffee maker so people could plan accordingly
3. Provide information about parking in the area --it is challenging and in spite of our best attempts, we still ended up with one ticket.