tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post5281502510657564280..comments2024-02-27T07:37:46.350-05:00Comments on K-Line: A Bit of Everything...K.Linehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-91031410367491081442015-01-07T15:12:20.468-05:002015-01-07T15:12:20.468-05:00I haven't rented an apartment, but we've c...I haven't rented an apartment, but we've certainly done a lot of B&B's. We're actually going to one at the end of the month in the Plateau area of Montreal for a wedding. It's always been a positive experience and so varied in levels of service and experiences. Seraphinalinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12706215125457113080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-87499482498599505712014-12-29T11:35:19.030-05:002014-12-29T11:35:19.030-05:00Oh, so you can get with the house exchange! How ch...Oh, so you can get with the house exchange! How chill you must be, Frances. The weather in Mtl was a bit of a gift, in retrospect. TO looked so good when we returned. Even as it was its regular grey, depressing self. Mtl looked truly rough in a way I've never discerned before.K.Linehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-74025237344379987122014-12-29T10:18:51.773-05:002014-12-29T10:18:51.773-05:00Planning to do more of this in retirement, possibl...Planning to do more of this in retirement, possibly house exchanges as well (did one many years ago with a family in France). Haven't tried AirBNB but have rented apartments, which is great. I do also like hotels, especially small family-run, and if money were no object, I'd be Happy to check out some glorious luxury suites...glad your Montreal home worked out well, too bad about the weather, though!materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-78144339176501403982014-12-28T10:16:48.949-05:002014-12-28T10:16:48.949-05:00So true! The little gems that you find because you...So true! The little gems that you find because you know a place like a local. You just have to choose carefully - as you well know. I'd rather spend a bit more and be in a great place. In a terrific 'hood.K.Linehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-79100276008321133192014-12-28T10:14:16.574-05:002014-12-28T10:14:16.574-05:00No! As A said, there's an extra fee. It's ...No! As A said, there's an extra fee. It's generally about 60 bucks CDN. Air BNB is not only BNB scenarios - the name is misleading. All of my rentals have been through Air BNB and I just get a whole house or apartment where there are no on-site hosts. K.Linehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-65233100763493464862014-12-28T10:08:28.644-05:002014-12-28T10:08:28.644-05:00I have become a huge Airbnb fan over the last few ...I have become a huge Airbnb fan over the last few years. We've stayed in apartments in New York, San Francisco, Carmel, Santa Barbara, and San Diego, and each has been charming and interesting in its own way. One of the things I like best about it is that it often takes me into a part of a city I might not have considered before. Somewhere not right downtown, that's a neighbourhood with its own little shops and cafés, none of which would make it into a guide book and are all the better for it.AngelaHhttp://pansneedles.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-90578110460615844552014-12-28T10:01:30.893-05:002014-12-28T10:01:30.893-05:00It's so true Gloria! I love having a light bre...It's so true Gloria! I love having a light breakfast where I'm staying. No fuss. No going to a resto (or paying a bomb for room service). And I tend to enjoy eating dinner in also. Lunch - well that's when I splurge in all the ways.K.Linehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-88444166081020941242014-12-28T10:00:20.861-05:002014-12-28T10:00:20.861-05:00I didn't realize you'd done Air BNB too A,...I didn't realize you'd done Air BNB too A, I must be on my own planet... Next time we go to Mtl together and we stay at this place. We'll bring Gail and Sara too... We weren't as delayed as you, thankfully. What's up with that Belleville train??K.Linehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-76818559005718454002014-12-28T09:59:18.854-05:002014-12-28T09:59:18.854-05:00Hey Nicole: King Textiles is a great place to chec...Hey Nicole: King Textiles is a great place to check out - so is the Leather and Sewing Supply depot. They're close to each other on Spadina. There are lots of others that start at Spadina and Queen and go over to about Bathurst. Do check out Mokuba at Portland and Queen. Very gorgeous ribbons and accoutrements - but super cher.K.Linehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-47942438349290295642014-12-28T07:56:54.373-05:002014-12-28T07:56:54.373-05:00But you don't have to clean (there is an extra...But you don't have to clean (there is an extra modest cleaning fee so they do it when you leave) and you get the place to yourself! It's just like a hotel, only bigger and while there is no room service, you can Always eat out.Stitch Paradehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16507932694420483821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-7526327988247529192014-12-27T20:02:25.782-05:002014-12-27T20:02:25.782-05:00I just don't know . . . do you have to clean t...I just don't know . . . do you have to clean the house before you leave, or do they do it when they get back? I definitely wouldn't want strangers in my space, but I'm not sure how I'd feel about staying in someone else's space. But I know I wouldn't be into the Air B&B thing, for the same reason I don't like normal bed & breakfast places - I really don't want to have to be social with people I don't know, because that's a lot of work for me. Don't want to work while I'm on vacation!Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11189513869927434997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-60334677271638675012014-12-27T16:40:40.218-05:002014-12-27T16:40:40.218-05:00Whenever possible we stay in apartments, like we h...Whenever possible we stay in apartments, like we have several times Paris and in NYC before we moved back. My husband for a company for many years and HATES hotels, so b&b's, apt.s for us. You can have a light breakfast, and if you don't feel up to a large restaurant meal, get something from the local markets, sip wine, relax. Never had a bad experience!Gloria Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08242519477337728547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-53245986855106632632014-12-27T13:30:05.633-05:002014-12-27T13:30:05.633-05:00So, the past few times we'd travelled we'v...So, the past few times we'd travelled we've gone the Air B&B route and. Have to say this is my preferred way now. I love staying in a neighbourhood, getting the personalized suggestions on where to eat and what to do from the owners and living like a "local" if only for a few days. Also, anytime you want to go to Montreal, I'll go with you. For real. Oh, and expect delays on VIA today - my train Belleville to TO was 50 minutes late!!!Stitch Paradehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16507932694420483821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-5626558497257502232014-12-27T11:40:59.008-05:002014-12-27T11:40:59.008-05:00We stay in apartment sometimes when we travel. The...We stay in apartment sometimes when we travel. The last time was in Argentina, but it was obviously a rental property for the guy- inexpensive linens, dishes, furniture, etc. More often we stay in hotels. Speaking of we'll be in Toronto next week- any suggestions on fabric stores? We'll be staying downtown. Nicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02106719072402325356noreply@blogger.com