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| - Le Centre Sheraton is a good hotel, centrally located downtown and just a stone's throw from the Bell Centre, the Metro, and Saint Catherine Street. It even has its own mammoth interior parking garage, although you'll want to watch out for the very sharp turns between floors and the frighteningly steep exit ramp. If you're looking for convenience, you can't ask for more.
I stayed at Le Centre last year when I found a great last minute deal and a few weeks ago, just as I was thinking about another trip to Montreal, Starwood Resorts e-mailed me an offer I decided not to refuse. For $129 per night I got a large room on the 27th floor, a comfortable king-sized bed, a flat-screen TV and a view of the city. I couldn't ask for much more, except maybe a newspaper at my door when I got up each morning, which everyone else on my floor seemed to have. Hardly a big deal but I was momentarily annoyed. I'm no stranger, however, to the pricing "packages" developed by hoteliers and car dealers so it's entirely possible that my neighbors with the "free" newspapers paid more for their rooms than I did for mine.
So why four stars and not five? More lighting or higher wattage bulbs in the bathrooms would be a very good place to start--it would certainly have been nice to see my face as I was trying to shave it. Perhaps some artwork on the guest floors to break up the unsettling anonymity of the corridors and a more welcoming lobby would have helped. I realize that most people, myself included, prefer hanging out in their rooms but the institutional feel of most hotel chains--even the nicer ones--never fails to depress me. As another review noted, one Sheraton looks pretty much like another and while the quality is consistent, a little individuality makes a difference.
I was happy with what I got for the price I paid but I've been to hotels where I've felt more like a "guest" and less like a guy paying for a place to sleep. Overall, though, I have no complaints. Assuming I found another good deal, I'd return to Le Centre Sheraton in a second.
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