My family in Montreal seemed surprised that I wasn't staying a big corporate hotel like the Ritz, Sofitel, etc while in Montreal. However, I see no reason to stay at such large hotels (well besides points/rewards of course) when there are intimate lovely hotels like Le Petite Hotel.
At Le Petite Hotel they greet you by name. They even knew who I was when I first checked in since I was one of the last people to arrive that day. At Le Petite Hotel they serve a delicious complimentary breakfast. The croissants were especially yummy. At Le Petite Hotel they provide you with a spacious, comfortable hotel room that makes you feel like you're at home rather than on the road. And at Le Petite Hotel they have the most amazing shower where you can control the temperature, water pressure, etc. They just need to provide instructions on how to use such a high tech shower because it took me about 10 minutes to figure out.
This hotel is located within Old Montreal, which is a fabulous location. I was a bit bummed to discovered Le Petite Hotel doesn't have a gym, although they do allow use of the gym of their sister property just a block away. However, I never made it to the gym since I preferred to just talk a long walk around the neighborhood.
I'd skip the big chains again next time and would reserve a room at Le Petite Hotel.