I saw 191 Main St W advertised for student bachelor apts and was wondering if anyone had lived there or known anyone who lived there. is it good?
thanks!

Hrrm, that's right downtown. I'm not sure if you'd like it downtown. I lived there for a year and it's sketch-ville. There's good restaurants but that's about it. I'm moving up past McMaster, you should look around like the Main and Whitney area... lots of apartments there.

did you live downtown or actually in that building?? was the building sketchy or just the area?? isn`t it right by hess village... it`s not too bad there

I didn't actually live in that building no, but I lived in the area. It's not just me, everyone that I've talked to thinks downtown is sorta sketch. Hess Village is a little better than the right at the core though. I mean it's upto you and how comfortable you feel in that area. The biggest benefit is that it's probably pretty cheap.

Hmm that area is somewhat sketchy, it is a good 5-10 minutes from Gore park/Jackson Square(Aka night time Prostitution/Druggie/Biker Gang central of Hamilton). I've walked around there quite a few times(Job search and Geography Project) and it looks like mostly a middle/lower middle class residential area(It is different from student neighborhoods of Westdale/Ainslewood) which can well be sketchy :S But then again the whole of downtown Hamilton(past locke street) is pretty sketchy.

I was also looking at this building as well! Have you seen the building? I've tried called Ron Johnson (I'm guessing the tenant?) but I haven't been able to contact him. I would love to know if this is a sketchy area or not. Being a female near downtown may not be the greatest thing if the area is bad...