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| - I've only traveled to countries where you're lucky to have hot water and things like pillows are luxuries and certainly you'd be a fool to assume they're provided, and so I arrived to Montreal with low expectations. Well, this hostel provides all those basics, and perhaps a few more (coffee/tea/toast when you walk downstairs, included in the already great price!)
Here are my favorite things:
1. LOCATION - you're away from all the touristy crap along Rue St Catherine (like, unless you came to go to Starbucks and Aldo, I prefer this area because it's close enough for me to go run up to the chalet at Mont Royal, and it's a drunken stumble from sooo many good bars and still close enough to walk to Jazz Fest)
2. STAFF - umm supernice, knowledgeable, and helpful. I ask a lot of dumb questions, and Bhyrn (I think that's his name, which I am copying from my receipt...) helped me plan my day, and made fantastic suggestions.
3. quasi-BREAKFAST - included!
4. $1.00 storage! I checked out, and they let me stash my backpacking bag for a buck. Sweet.
5. Wi-fi - I didn't have a computer, but it's nice they provide internet free.
6. BIXI ACROSS THE STREET!!!!
CAVEAT: They are not a party-hostel, don't bring your booze and berespectful (or just choose another). I like to drink, but it was nice to feel relaxed.
If I return to Montreal, I will stay here.
(For comparison, I stayed at HI Auberge Juenesse, but it felt like a jail and there were large tour bus groups with kids that looked like they were in high school.)
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