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| - I spent a night at The Meridien thanks to a free gift certificate I won from the amazing Yelp team almost a year ago!
I booked it for the night of Friday October 10- we were granted a spacious deluxe room with king bed. The exterior and lobby of the hotel are by no means impressive but the newly renovated rooms are well decorated, modern and bright. We stayed in room 655 which had huge windows overlooking St Mathieu street and corner of Sherbooke.
PROS: centrally located, lots of space, free functional wifi, clean room, great toiletries (shampoo/conditionner/lotion/showergel/soap bar). I was particularly impressed with the conditionner, having very long hair, I was able to comb through and detangle in a breeze. Plus their products have a light citrusy, exotic smell. My bf said it reminded him of pina colada, so even though we were just on a staycation, I could picture myself somewhere tropical.
LOVE the cotton bathrobe, super comfy and made me feel like a VIP.
Bedsheets and towels were soft and smelled like crisp clean detergent.
CONS: AC automatically turns itself on and off after reaching a certain temperature- we couldn't keep the room as cool as we would have liked.
Bathroom is tiny, there's space for just one person to stand at the sink.
Flat screen tv is not HD, most channels appear blurry.
Despite the renovated room, there were cracks in the ceiling and wall (see my attached photos)
And this is the worse - If you're a fan of firm mattresses, this bed will be a real nightmare. Much too soft, you sink in, almost impossible to sit upright and watch tv or read a book. Pillows were also mush.
Best description would be like sleeping on a huge marshmallow- sounds like fun at first, but it was a restless night as we were constantly tossing and turning. I sleep flat on my back and I kid you not, morning come, my body was bent into a V shape from sinking so deep.
In all, my personal preference for firm mattresses affected the quality of my stay but I would still recommend it for the location - steps from Guy Concordia metro, but not in the busy arteries, away from bars and clubs so it's a quiet area if you're looking for something relaxing.
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