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| - Rooms: Larger than normal Holiday Inn Express rooms, complete with a kitchenette, sitting area and separate bedroom area. Much like a suite-room, the kitchenette is perfect for someone who is staying a few days, with a full sized fridge. Rooms were clean, but the bathroom sink area was a little small for two. Shower heads were CRAZY! Mine sprayed a wide area, causing the floor outside of the tub to get wet! Desk has a wired connection for free internet.
Front Desk: Not as friendly as other locations but was able to service me fine.
Concierge: I must have asked them over a dozen questions about the local area, including places to eat and how far is this place from that place. They commit to any restaurants by name, but did tell me a good area to start looking at. Combined with Yelp, I was able to find some good places. Funny enough, the Front Desk deferred all questions regarding the area to the Concierge, which was 10 feet away. Guess they don' want to step on each other's toes. They offered free maps geared towards tourists, which was SUPER helpful!
Breakfast: Typical, standard. Too bad they close it on time, right away. Unlike Hampton Inn, they don't leave coffee available all day. Lots of seating.
Location: I thought this location was "downtown" but with any location like that, you never know what you're going to get. This location is about 2 blocks from Chinatown and is close to 2 different lines of the Metro. The hotel is close to the Saint-Laurent stop on the green line, but is a sketchy walk through an area similar to the Tenderloin in San Francisco, minus a lot of people hanging around begging for money. Many stores were boarded up and covered with pictures or concert ads. The other stop it is close to is the Champ-de-Mars on the orange line. They both equal distance from the hotel, but the walk is nicer and seemly safer to the Champ-de-Mars location. Don't be scared of the Metro either. It was very easy to get around and VERY fast. Definitely stay at a hotel close to a Metro station. The walk to Old Montreal was about 15 minutes and closer than it looked on the map.
Weird: This location shares the same building as Candlewood Suites. Hmm how is that possible you might ask? Apparently, Holiday Inn Express uses floors 2-8, while the rest of the upper floors are occupied by Candlewood. Two different entrances on the same side of the building, yet elevators are used differently. Weird right? I am not sure how I feel about that. The hotel above us was a lot cheaper. In some ways, I wonder if I was bamboozled? My only comfort is that the Holiday Inn Express got better reviews on Yelp.
If you've never stayed in Montreal before, I would consider staying in Old Montreal (old school/touristy) or closer to Peel street of Downtown (bars/restaurants/shopping). I think those areas tend to be pricier, so if you have a budget this location will be just fine. I would probably not feel the comfortable staying here by myself though, knowing the area I might have to walk through at night.
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