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| - I stayed here at the beginning of June, before they were accepting official reservations (I believe they "opened" June 30, but contracted with a few convention groups to host guests during the month leading up to the official opening). Thus, my trip here started with a somewhat amusing wild goose chase while my cab driver drove me to what "used to be" the Westin. He had no knowledge of a new Westin, I had to give him the address, eventually we found it but the entrance was under construction so he had to drop me in the middle of the street. Welcome to Montreal!
I am going to guess that most of the problems I experienced (check-in issues, not getting the right room type, etc.) were just due to getting the kinks worked out. Naturally there was construction equipment and scaffolding everywhere; the pool wasn't open yet, the restaurant wasn't open yet - but I realize I was there before the official opening, so no big deal.
The room itself was very nice and I got a kick out of finding something new every day - truly, it felt like my room was still being put together even while I was staying in it. The shower and the bed were both lovely, and I actually enjoyed the hotel bar quite a bit. I had trouble getting the wifi to work in the public areas, but then again, I attributed it to a new hotel still working out the kinks. I really didn't care for my window looking directly into the cubicles of the workers in the building across the street, but I suppose that can't be helped.
This hotel had a great location for me as a business traveler - right across the street from the convention center (and a Metro stop), but on the edge of Old Montreal in case I wanted to walk around in the evening.
I have to give it three stars due to a few issues + high price, but I would certainly give this hotel another chance - I'd love to stay there now that it's officially finished!
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