This Hotel is the real "sleeper" in Montreal that few consider.
We had a great 4-night stay here and it was a good value at $250 US a night.
(Valet Parking is $40 a day--there is no self-parking.)
This hotel is in one of the best neighborhoods in Montreal--it's like the Beverly Hills of Montreal area. It's also next to McGill University and Parc du Mont-Royal--Montreal's Central Park. It's in a safe central walk-able area and we walked all over from here including down to the historic district and river front. Tons of high end shopping near here.
I would unquestionably stay here again if in Montreal--in fact I would not look at any other hotels.
The room and bed were so comfortable I could move in here. In fact, the bellman told me that some people do live here part of the year.
We got a room on the 6th floor that faced the front entrance and it was so quiet. You will not hear anything when you are in the room because I understand that the structure was originally built to be a warehouse with lot's of concrete. It was not originally built to be a residence or hotel.
The towels are mainly first class, and it was pretty clean. I did find an errant hair one time on the sheet at check-in and the carpet needed a shampoo but the room comfort made up for that.
The bell staff mostly were very friendly, accommodating and helpful. From the moment you pull up--you will not have to lift anything. We called all hours of the evening and night for extra towels and things and they came in seconds. There is a restaurant in the hotel we did not have a chance to use with our busy schedule.
We had to really push the woman at check-in to get the right room though. She was a bit tiffy with us... She had us set for a room next to the elevator we don't like--she wanted to stick us in there. When we returned to the lobby we asked for a better room location and she found a quiet room overlooking the front I loved. Interestingly, she said there was a room available that faced an apartment building where the residents like to disrobe with the curtains open that she tries not to assign. If I was traveling alone--that may have been a good one? LOL Maybe they should list that one as a special reservation class on the AAA website. "Room with a Special View--no children allowed."
If you stay here, make sure to take a few hours to walk up the stairs to the park a few blocks away and mix with all the locals recreating there--I loved the stairs and that park. You can walk, run, or bike in there.
The one thing in the room that plagued us that we have seen in other hotels at times that never gets fixed is the fancy glass shower flooding water onto the bathroom floor. After every shower the bathmat was soaked and in a pool of water. We had to push it aside and put a bath towel down that would get soaked in the next shower. The reason it never gets fixed in any of the rooms is because no one wants to report it during their stay because no one wants to change rooms or have a stranger in the room trying to fix it. And housekeeping does not take a shower so they don't know it's a problem. They think the clients forgot to close the shower door. The only way for the hotel to check it is for them to hire someone to take a 10 minute shower in each room. If you just run the shower it seems fine--it's only when the water bounces off your body and the glass shower door that it floods the bathroom. That would be an interesting job!
Anyway, don't hesitate to stay here. Great choice.
PS
The Concierge here was the best of all--he really took the time to orient us.
PS2
Everyone in the lobby spoke English provided that you started with "Bonjour." read more