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| - it may look like a cheese grater, but this is really a great hotel in Montreal. I'm so glad we ended up here thanks to an awesome price on Expedia (unlisted room rates FTMFW)!
location-wise, it's excellent. access to the Metro system (orange line) and the Underground City right in the hotel basement. Gare Centrale (Central Station) is a 5 minute walk away, helpful if you come in by train. the neighborhood isn't the most exciting, but it's very safe (all hotels and office buildings). Saint Catherine Street is a 5 minute walk way too, with a metric buttload (you ARE in Canada, remember) of options for eating, drinking, and shopping.
the staff were helpful and friendly. we got in town late so the only room left had 2 beds in it, but they gave us the option of relocating in the morning. didn't take them up on that, since sightseeing and getting food are higher priorities, but we appreciated the offer.
rooms are modest and quite clean, with fairly decent views out to the city. free wifi in all rooms, nice TVs, and comfortable beds.
there's a good pool, a small hot tub, a nice little fitness room to go BEAST MODE in, and they have a masseuse. how positively decadent!
overall, a great hotel to stay in if you can get a good deal on rates. I would certainly stay here again. odd coincidence that on my previous trips here I always stayed at the Hilton right next door.
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