rev:text
| - The hotel is undergoing an extensive upgrade. I'm not sure what percentage of rooms are completed, but we stayed in one of the new ones and it's VERY nice. Not run down and dirty at all. All the furniture is new, modern, and sleek. The carpet looks like it was redone. The wallpaper is new and rather stylish. Our room also had an interesting discoball-like lighting fixture hanging from the ceiling (sounds tacky, but it really wasn't). We stayed in a king room, I want to say it was deluxe? Not really sure. It was huge, especially given that there was a king size bed, desk, and a nice chair + ottoman. Our room also had a wet-bar sink (separate from the bathroom) that did not look like it had been updated, a microwave (but the fridge was locked...), and a tiny (far too small given the size of the room) closet.
The hotel is easy to miss on the street. We went in March when it was pretty cold and there was no valet outside the hotel, so we didn't know where to park our car. If you turn the corner there's a small 15 minute zone. The lobby is REALLY tiny and there is no in-house concierge. Most of the people at the front desk were able to answer our questions, but they didn't have the answers to everything (like what time the Metro stops running...)
The wifi was fast, but would randomly disconnect which was annoying. But I suppose since there's no fee, I can't complain too much.
All in all, a great place to stay in Montreal. It is a little further out from most of the action which has its pros and cons, but it's literally a 3 minute walk away from the nearest Metro station and really only less than a 15 minute walk from a lot of restaurants/shopping. Given the recent update, I'd definitely recommend giving it a chance!
|