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Variously billed as a hotel or a furnished apartment -- it's neither. There's no valet, no place to pull in or park (more on this later), no bellman, no concierge, in fact NONE of the normal amenities you'd expect from lodging in this price range.
The rooms, billed as suites, are neither large nor luxurious; they are small, dark, dank and smelly shells that haven't been redecorated since the Nixon administration. Peeling, stained plaster, a tiny TV, skeezy dark bedspreads. No views, small dirty windows look out onto an ordinary street without landmarks or nearby attractions.
The desk staff is beyond uncaring and useless; they are actively hostile.
We pulled into a single street space in front of the building to check in. There's no other opportunity, as it has no driveway, no parking spaces, no signs or instructions of any kind. This is really the only place to stop to unpack. We asked if it was okay to leave our car there for the few minutes we needed to check in. Sure, fine we were told, no problem. After the 10 minutes it took us to check in we were greeted with an $85 parking ticket. Taking it straight back to the desk, their story changed considerably. That's a terrible place to park, they said. They had never advised us to park there 10 minutes earlier, we should have driven around the neighborhood until we could find a legal parking space. That's the only sure way to avoid a ticket, they insisted.
Seriously?
In the end, this hotel is $200 richer, Montreal is $85 richer, my family is trying to forget the night we spent there. Save yourself the grief and AVOID this place!
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