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| - My fiancé and I had a great stay at Novotel. We were going to a concert at the Bell Center, which was about a block from the hotel -- amazing location! We snagged a room with a king bed and sofa for only $89 plus tax. We parked the car in the lot below for $28 for the whole stay. The lobby was clean and modern, and the staff was friendly and efficient. Our room had a view of Rue De La Montagne -- which had quite a bit of construction going on, but no one was working, so it didn't bother us. The liquor store is only 2 blocks away if you don't want to spend tons at the bars. Great shopping right around the corner! I couldn't get over how close we were to the Bell Center!
The room was clean and modern, with "interesting" design character. Nonetheless, this was a comfortable and clean room. I had a drink from the minifridge which was only $2.50 (not bad). But that was a preemptive pop because there's a vending machine next to the ice machine that sells them for $1.25. Lesson learned. Basic wifi is available in the rooms for free, but high-speed wifi costs an extra $9.95. We were fine with basic to look up directions, Yelp, and browse Facebook.
We ate dinner at the hotel restaurant L'O, which was very decent. The complimentary bread sticks were room-temp-to-cold, but came with a small pot of green olive tapenade and a small pot of butter. I ordered the spice-crusted salmon for $20, which came perfectly cooked (crisp outside, moist but firm inside) over a bed of perfectly roasted vegetables and two generous swipes of orange and yellow pepper coulis. Yum! My fiancé ordered the King Burger for $15 which was well cooked and came with a lightly dressed salad and the most perfect French fries. The drinks were a little pricey (a bottle of Heineken for $7) but we got a lovely cup of coffee (with a surprise wedge of chocolate!) for $3.50.
Overall, I would definitely recommend this hotel to anyone who wants a well-priced hotel in a great location.
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