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| - Easily the most luxurious hotel I've ever stayed in. There are a lot of options for lodging on our long weekend getaways to Montreal, but we keep coming back here. It is a large international chain, so yes, it does lack the charm of a boutique hotel, but when I can score a room here for a scant $120/night over a holiday weekend, it's hard to argue.
The rooms have what I'll call an understated regal quality, with deep reds and gold motif. They're fairly spacious and can offer some very nice city views. Our first stay here our room overlooked the park just outside next to the very colorful Palais des Congrés de Montreal. The bathroom was amazing with a large tub and separate glass door shower. The shower was not quite big enough for two (scandalous!) but looked fabulous. I'm also a fan of the bath products and make sure to ask for extras to take home. The brand is Agraria and it's their lemon verbena scent. I'm generally not too into scents, but I love using this shampoo, it just smells so damn invigorating.
Our second stay we were given an interior room overlooking the glass rooftop of the enclosed corridor between the hotel and the building behind it along with glimpses of the river in the background. Not as good, but still nice and considering the price we paid, no complaints here. I was slightly disappointed on our second visit to not have a room with separate tub and shower and instead, one with a very standard combo with a curtain. Room #2 just wasn't as elegant as room #1. Maybe we were upgraded our first time and just didn't know it?
The lobby is large, with a decent amount of seating and some interesting decor. I also love the faux fur panels on the wall as you go down the escalator and the black and white plates displayed on the wall near the bar area. Check-in has always been painless, though this may have a lot to do with arriving close to 10 pm each time, having driven up from the Boston area. Staff is very much bilingual, so English-only speakers should have no issues.
The location is great, as it's very close to all your major tourist stuff in Old Montreal, shopping (or other activities) along St Catherine, not to mention, you can get on the Metro without setting foot outside. Parking is not cheap, I believe $25/night for self park, or $35 or valet. If you plan to do any driving around, do the valet, as the hourly parking fee applies each time you go in and out, a lesson I learned the hard way once. Of course, this past trip we opted for valet and never use the car once, wasting $30 over the course of three nights. Oh well, c'est la vie!
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