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| - Because of the million dollars views from my Executive Club room, I rate my recent stay at this Hyatt a 4.3 stars and great value for my money, since the US$ is stronger than the C$.
Management and staff were very helpful, professional and courteous. The house keeping team kept my room spot less.
The king size bed is nice and firm and the room, while less than 400 square feet, is spacious because of cleaver placement of furniture, which are minimalist. There is very little storage room and the in room refrigerator could barely keep my beverages chill -- thank goodness, the ice machine is a short walk from my guest room on the same floor.
The bathroom is compact and very much in need of a complete overhaul -- everything works and the shower head is robust.
I was staying by myself to get some much needed sleep and rest so the room was adequate for my modest needs. The clock radio is cheap. The small in-room refrigerator hardly worked at all but it kept my bottled water somewhat cool. The in-room safe worked. True, everything needs to be replaced and soon!
The included breakfast (with my Executive Club room that I paid extra for through Expedia) is alright with limited selections (I stayed at this hotel about 10 years ago and recall the breakfast to be a feast that kept me full almost an entire day until 7 pm or 8 pm.).
The bar is huge and has great potential (same as it was 10 years ago). It's a really nice space but the food and beverages leave much to be desired (but it's nice the kitchen is open until 11:30 pm) and I suggested to management the menu should reflect Montreal and Quebec cousins, not run of the mill steaks that I could get anywhere.
The location of this hotel is the best in Montreal -- one does not need to go outside to get to the shopping malls "attached" and part of the hotel and the opera house across the new festival and art plaza.
I was there to decompress and restore my health. The 90 minutes massage I received from a petite female therapist on my 2nd day helped me sleep well the rest of my 6 days stay.
It's nice that my Executive Club guest room comes with high speed internet (WiFi) and all calls throughout Canada and the US are free!
This hotel has the potential to be a 5 stars like a Four Seasons but lots of money need to be invested in doing so, but because of its prime location, the likely returns on investments justify having a second 5 stars hotel in Montreal -- Ritz Carlton claims to be a 5 stars hotel (let me stay there for a week for free and I'll let them them know if the self proclaimed 5 stars is justified).
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