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| - 2.5 stars, really. I wanted an inexpensive place to stay while visiting Montreal, and wasn't expecting anything spectacular when I booked a "budget" room at Hotel de Paris for $100 a night.
The room was adequate; tiny but clean and quiet. Check-in was fast and easy, staff were nice and able to change my American money for Canadian, and I was able to park my car for free in their driveway.
The location was good; plenty of cafes, bars, restaurants and shops within a mile radius so I didn't need to use my car very much.
However, a few complaints prevented this from being a 3 or 4 star experience. First, the mattress. It badly needed to be thrown out; we could feel and hear the springs every time we moved on the bed. The walls needed to be sanded and painted. And even though this was a budget hotel, I've stayed in places in the same class that have a coffee pot and hair dryer in the room. Even some complimentary coffee in the lobby would have been nice.
There is no elevator in the hotel, so if climbing stairs is an issue, you can request a room on a lower floor.
I didn't expect much for the price, but it was actually a bit less than I expected. However, nothing about this hotel impacted my visit to Montreal in a negative way, so I will summarize by saying it was ok but could have been better. I'd probably look into some other options if I were to return to the city.
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