Hotel St - Denis is primo when it comes to location (a hop, skip, and two jumps away from the subway station,) friendly front desk staff, and the unsung heroes of hotels: the cleaning staff.
C and I traveled to Montreal for the first time mainly to go to the annual music festival, Osheaga. After extensive research on where would be the best place to stay (air bnb and hotels alike) we decided location was most important. As mentioned we were about a minute away from a subway station that was one stop away from the festival! SO EASY. Other areas like Old Town were also a quick 10 minute walk away. Since we were festival people that week, we were stinky and drenched from rain that poured on us a couple days. The cleaning staff went above and beyond always restocking our towels, hanging wet clothes in the best spot, etc.
Is this hotel fancy? Nope. But if you've got the itch to explore the city as much as possible this is the one of the cheapest options to stay in the heart of the city!