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| - I stayed here four nights and its a very good hotel. The hotel is clean, organized and check in was fast. The staff is very friendly. I stayed on the 10th floor; the room was spacious with a full kitchen (including microwave, cookware, silverware and dishes), loveseat and flat screen television. The bathroom is not very big, but the hotel does provide toiletries and plenty of clean towels. The hotel provides a hot buffet breakfast every morning. There's also a laundry and exercise room on the top floor. It is a nonsmoking hotel (thank god!) and early check in is possible if you get there before 3pm if there's a room available.
Its in the middle of everything, within walking distance of the subway (Station Peel), the shopping on Rue St. Catherine and the Grey Line Tours depot. If you're into culture, the Museum Quarter, historic mansions & antique shops are on Rue Sherbrooke all within a 15 minute walk. There are also a ton of restaurants, but some are a bit pricey as the hotel is located in the middle of downtown. But if you want lower priced fare, you can travel to Rue Guy to the west or the area around UQAM to the east. If you don't want to leave the area, you can use the A La Carte Express book the hotel provides to order in.
I didn't use a car as public transit options are plentiful, but apparently parking is expensive (about $30 a day).
The only real problem with this hotel is the internet access. The hotel advertises "free wireless high speed internet" on the website and in the room - it is free and the wifi signal is strong but the speed is slow. I think the hotel's internet network just doesn't have enough bandwidth for use other than email and the occasional webpage visit. If you need streaming sites (i.e. Netflix) or corporate VPN access, forget it! The only time I experienced "high speed" service was between 12pm-3pm (between check out and check in) and before 7am.
The hotel is also in a period of construction. The hotel did update the elevators so they are much faster. But as of late September 2013, they are beginning exterior work. So when you come to the hotel, the ground floor entrance is under scaffolding.
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