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| - I know they've been getting bad reviews here, but as a long-term guest who really values the precious gift of SILENCE, this place isn't so bad.
You just need to be at the right room, NOT facing the street and NOT on a floor with a lot of loud partygoers. Yes, we had a few incidents with some drunken bar-people partying way too loud at midnight when we were trying to sleep because we were getting up at 6 a.m. the next morning, but they are few and far between.
For the price, it's worth it to have such sweet silence most of the time.
Let me lay it out for you:
1) They are really nice about letting you switch rooms. If you are in a room you hate, and you are staying a long time, you can move as many times as you want and they won't be rude to you. Well, the one asian girl downstairs was a real b*tch who was rude and annoying, but the guy and the other girls were really nice, so don't judge all of them immediately.
2) The laundry is free. FREE. So is wifi and TV. OMG. You normally have to pay for laundry and the wifi in other hotels.
3) Location can't be beat. Right by Chinatown, a grocery store, a mall and 2 metro stations, plus you can walk to Old Montreal.. and downtown!
4) It's an old building but it can't be helped. What can be helped, is staying AWAY from the suites that they normally give to wild partygoers.
5) The kitchen is fully equipped with an actual stove (a rarity sometimes).
6) Did I mention that the building was actually quiet? I mean there was no constant humming of air vents and ducts outside, no strange buzzing in the walls, no constant traffic that kept you up all night because of their crap windows... the silence is a boon, even if the room isn't sexy.
7) The price is right if you stay long-term, it's about $60/night which is a STEAL at that location, and if you aren't planning on getting an apartment for a year.
So yes. They may not be great for 1-2 night stays, but they are fab for long-term guests who don't care about the non-essential details, and are only interested in PURE SILENCE 99% of the time!!!!!
Oh and if you're getting mail delivered here, make sure you get your name in the system if you aren't the primary on the reservation, or they will reject ALL the mail that goes there.
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