I’m interested in an exchange
Perfect family stay in Montreal townhouse
Our two-storey townhouse is located in the Villeray area of Montreal, 5 mins walk from the métro Jarry. We are in a typical Montréal area with green alleys, located near the Jarry park, National Tennis stadium, restaurants and shops. Jean-Talon public market is also nearby.
You’ll love our place because of the neighbourhood. Our bikes (2 e-bikes, 2 x 26 inch bikes, 2 kids bikes (with a follow-me for younger kids)) are available, or you can also Bixi (bike share) too, we have a Bixi-stop a few steps away! Bike lanes are a very close by (REV, Réseau Express Vélo) are very safe and will take you anywhere in town. Bus stops are close by and the metro is not too far away.
We love dining out in Montreal and will gladly provide our recommendations if you are foodies. There is a cool café and bakery scene. If you like to cook like us, there are many good local stores, including Marché Jean-Talon, not too far away. Our kitchen has just been renovated and you'll feel right at home for cooking.
You'll be close enough from points of interests, while being able to retreat to a quiet neigbourhood. A real Montreal experience!
With our car (with baby seat and boosters available if needed), you will be able to enjoy the four seasons or Quebec within an hour or two drive:
- Skiing or Snowboarding at Mont Tremblant during Winter (our car has a roof ski rack)
- Swim in a lake, take a kayak during Summer camping at one of many amazing national parks (we have camping equipement for 5)
- Slide in water parks at Saint-Sauveur
- Mountain bike at Bromont, or take long bike trails (our car has a back 4-bikes rack and a roof rack for one bike)
- Visit a Cabane à Sucre (maple syrup shacks) in Spring
- Pick apples at an Apple Orchard in Autumn
We have air conditioning to cool off during hot summer days, swimming pools and parks are at walking distance. During rainy days, you can watch a movie with our home theater projector or play board games (we have many... long winters...). We have a ping pong table in the back alley.
We have a car, no private parking place, but priority parking for residents:
- Honda Pilot 2019
- Bike racks for 5 bikes
- Roof ski rack
So far, we have 4 exchange experiences (Iceland, France, Spain, Germany) and all of them were amazing! We are also experienced superhosts on Airbnb for more than 3 years. We know hospitality!
For those who want to remote work (or stream movies), our Wifi 6 and Internet connection is super fast (400 Mbps), and we have an 3 ergonomic work spaces.
Villeray is #18 in the coolest neighbourhoods in the world in Timeout Magazine! Find out why yourself!
https://www.timeout.com/montreal/news/montreals-own-villeray-neighbourhood-has-ranked-among-the-coolest-in-the-world-for-2021-100621
Listing Overview
Property
- Bedrooms 4
- Sleeping Capacity 7
- Bathrooms 3
- Living Area 220 m2
- Total Area 250 m2
House rules
- Small children are welcome Yes
- Pets are welcome Yes
- Non-smoking house Yes
- Pet care wanted No
- Car necessary No
Exchange dates
The member has not specified any exchange dates
Exchange periods
The member has not specified any exchange dates
Neighborhood
About the neighborhood
Our two-storey townhouse is located in the Villeray area of Montreal, 5 mins walk from the métro Jarry. We are in a typical Montréal area with green alleys, located near the Jarry park, National Tennis stadium, restaurants and shops. Jean-Talon public market is also nearby.
You’ll love our place because of the neighbourhood. Our bikes (2 e-bikes, 2 x 26 inch bikes, 2 kids bike) are available, or you can also Bixi (bike share) too, we have a Bixi-stop a few steps away! Bike lanes are a very close by (REV, Réseau Express Vélo) are very safe and will take you anywhere in town. Bus stops are close by and the metro is not too far away.
We love dining out in Montreal and will gladly provide our recommendations if you are foodies. Some very good restaurants are a short walk away. There is a cool café and bakery scene. If you like to cook like us, there are many good local stores, including Marché Jean-Talon, not too far away. Our kitchen has just been renovated and you'll feel right at home for cooking.
You'll be close enough from points of interests, while being able to retreat to a quiet neigbourhood. A real Montreal experience!
With our car (with baby seat and boosters available if needed), you will be able to enjoy the four seasons or Quebec within an hour or two drive:
- Skiing or Snowboarding at Mont Tremblant during Winter (our car has a roof ski rack)
- Swim in a lake, take a kayak during Summer camping at one of many amazing national parks (we have camping equipement for 6)
- Slide in water parks at Saint-Sauveur
- Mountain bike at Bromont, or take long bike trails (our car has a back 4-bikes rack and a roof rack for one bike)
- Visit a Cabane à Sucre (maple syrup shacks) in Spring
- Pick apples at an Apple Orchard in Autumn
We have air conditioning to cool off during hot summer days, swimming pools and parks are at walking distance. During rainy days, you can watch a movie with our home theater projector or play board games (we have many... long winters...). We have a ping pong table in the back alley.
Nearest Airport: Pierre-Elliot Trudeau (YUL)
House amenities
Vehicles included in exchange
- Use/Exchange of car 1
- Number of bicycles 5
- Number of children's bicycles 0
- Number of electrical bicycles 0
- Use of boat 0
House essentials
House features
Instruments
Accessibility
References
Your exchange partner’s home satisfaction rating is 3.5, based on 8 references.
This exchange went very well. The car was waiting for us at the park and fly, and then a short 30 mins drive from the airport to their house. We have received a welcome package, which is a much appreciated personal touch. The house is even better than the pictures was showing. This was a perfect base for us to visit the surroundings. The whole family will keep amazing memories from this exchange. We had open and fun conversations over Whatsapp and the intervac site. We received good recommendations of things to do, places to visit, restaurants to try and useful places (groceries, bakeries, gas station, etc), which were all close to the house. Patrice, Isabelle and Zoé were very nice guests, they left the house clean and prepared our house and car for our next guests who were coming from Germany. Again they were very nice and helped make this exchange switch go smoothly with easy communication. I would recommend the Buche family anytime! They are always welcome to visit us in Montreal!
We had a very good contact with Raymond and Valérie to prepare this exchange including a very pleasant preliminary videoconference. Raymond came to the airport to welcome us with his very comfortable car. Valerie bought us food and drinks at the Jean Talon market for our arrival. Their house is really large, functional and comfortable corresponding to the internet description. We appreciated the (e-)bikes available to get around Montreal. We had breakfast every day on the terrace watching the squirrels in the trees on the green street. Metro and bus lines are very close to the apartment. We were able to take advantage of several cultural events (international jazz and African music festivals). We really appreciated Raymond's suggestion to visit Mont Tremblant National Park using the "ready to camp" formula offered by SEPAQ. It was a very good experience to discover the Canadian flora and the fona using the bikes that can be fixed on the car. Throughout our stay, we were able to communicate quickly and easily via Whatapps with Raymond when we needed information on the amenities (apartment, car, bikes, ...). We found our house as we had left it. We warmly recommend Raymond and Valérie for future exchanges.
Es war unser erster Tausch mit Nordamerika und wir waren wieder begeistert. Die Absprache war unkomliziert und wir haben ganz viele Tips bekommen. Auch die Hinweise zum Haus waren super mit allen Details.
Fabulosa famila, el intercambio resultó fácil y muy cómodo por sus indicaciones y atención. Siempre han estado atentos a nuestras necesidades y a que conozcamos bien Montrea y alrededores y su gastronomía. Muy agusto. La casa esta muy bien, cómoda y como se ve en las fotos. Intercambio muy recomendable.
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Member since
2017
- 4 Exchanges made
We are a family of 5, with two boys, 14 and 13, and a girl, 7.
We are experienced travelers, having traveled around the world (40+ countries), worked and lived in Seattle, USA and Paris, France. Our kids have seen more countries than their age and are eager to see more. We want to learn, share about culture, music, food and history of countries we visit.
Raymond is a software architect in aerospace, plays guitar in a band, plays tennis and hockey; Valérie works as a finance analyst in a hospital fund; she enjoys skiing, hiking and board games with the kids; Mali is our geek, likes D&D, gaming and robotics; Luan is our active son, but also likes gaming with his brother; Lhasa loves to dance, draw and paint.
We want to share Montreal in our own way, being close enough to places of interest, while being able to retreat to a quiet neighbourhood after having soaked in a day of walking, biking, commuting around town.
We would want to show the world to our kids, one home exchange at a time.
Destination Wishlist
- Open to any destination
- Ireland
- Argentina
- Chile
- Scotland, UK
- Belize
- Portugal
- Spain
- Italy
- Finland
- Greece
