When they say there motto is whatever, whenever they mean it. Whenever I've traveled to Montreal before I have always stayed at great B&B and never considered staying in hotel. With the W Montreal I had even higher level of service as well as a bathroom that is the same size as my bedroom in SF. We stayed there for six night and would go back again!
If you travel for business, want to splurge or find this hotel for a good deal on priceline, don't hesitate to book a room here.
We had a room on the 9th floor with two queen beds, a huge bathroom with a deep soaker tub for two and good size but not huge room.
If you are looking for over the top or old world charm, the W chain is not the right place for you. The decor is modern and sleek while not being cold. I did find it annoying that the only drinking water in the room were 8 dollar bottles of water rather than having a drinking tap like they do in W in Europe.
I tried every free service I could think of at the W. I got pillows off the pillow menu, had them send up shaving kits and bubble bath and found the concierge to be great and very accomodating.
The big treat was the bathroom that was deep soaker that filled all the way to the top. We personally loved that the bathroom was open to the bedroom (there are floor to ceiling curtains that can be drawn) and loved the seperate rainfall shower and the great view while soaking in the tub. The colour combo of blue and brown could look dated in just a couple of years and the blue curtains did remind me of a hospital a bit. All the furnishings were in keeping with the style and I loved the jumbo airchair and the fact that we were both able to work from the room and have room to spread out our work.
It was a bit odd that the lobby was always set up like a nighttime venue and that when when the club was open we had to show our roommate card to get past a doorman.
The location actually worked great both for work and for hanging out in old montreal and on the plateau. The metro entrance is right in front of the hotel. The service was the best service I've had at a W and that's saying a lot since I've always had good service.
If money isn't an issue and you like modern design then this is a no brainer as the hotel for you in Montreal.