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I am sorry to give the Days Inn such a negative review, as it has several factors weighing in its favor as a quite decent budget hotel, particularly the location and the friendly staff. However, I was there as a business traveler attending a conference and the alleged business-oriented amenities were practically useless. The two reasons that I chose the hotel were for the location and the free Wi-Fi: I've become quite tired of paying higher rates to stay in the official conference-sponsored hotel and being nickel-and-dimed with $15 a day Wi-Fi, among other minor and expensive indignities. The Days Inn promised free Wi-Fi as well as a business center, where I might send or receive faxes or printout a revision of my conference paper. Also, in looking over the reviews, it sounded as though the larger bedrooms were significantly more desirable than the smaller bedrooms, about which there seemed to be more complaints. My 1st surprise in checking in was to walk into a conference room instead of my suite. It turns out that they only have 2 suites with king-sized beds, and one of those is attached to a conference room. While not unpleasant, it was slightly odd. Despite being next to my own private conference room, when I attempted to log onto the Wi-Fi, I noticed that the connection was very slow and it rapidly ground almost to a halt. I needed to receive several large text files as e-mail attachments, and for about half an hour I thought that my e-mail was not working because nothing would download. It turned out that the Wi-Fi connection was so slow that my e-mail was timing out while attempting to download the Word files. When I inquired about this I was told that there was nothing wrong with Wi-Fi but was offered the use of the business center, which was conveniently located a few doors from my room. The "business center" turned out to be a large utility closet with a desk and 2 PCs that looked about 10 years old. I was able to use the ethernet cable which appeared to be about 4 times as fast as Wi-Fi, but was still so slow that I was unable to download a program update that I needed to install on my computer. Neither printer nor fax was present in the business center. The bedroom itself was nice enough. The bed was huge and quite comfortable and everything except the Wi-Fi appeared to be in good repair. I did not use television so I cannot comment on others' complaints about the connection there. I was mildly put out that the only lighting in the bedroom was from table lamps which were pleasantly atmospheric, but left one corner of the room rather dark. The bathroom was probably updated within the last 10 years and looked pleasant enough. However, the very modern looking shower was decidedly problematic. At 1st I thought that the temperature controls were simply very temperamental, but I eventually decided that there is simply some random fluctuation in the hot water supply that causes the water to range periodically from scalding to tepid regardless of what I did to adjust controls. This was all very frustrating, because the price was reasonable, the staff were friendly including the very conscientious housekeeping staff, and the location was extremely convenient. The hotel is a couple of blocks from Chinatown which is where I ate most of my meals during the conference. It is a brief walk from both the Centre de Congrès and the Complexe desjardins. It is also perhaps a 10 min. walk from the core of old Montréal, including the student hangouts, restaurants, and nightclubs along rue Sainte-Catherine and rue St-Denis. However, there are several other hotels that are equally conveniently located within a block or two of the Days Inn. A couple other comments: the small restaurant/bar just off the lobby looked quite pleasant although I did not actually eat there. People I saw eating dinner or hanging out at the bar before or after the conference seems to be having a pleasant time. Also a sign on the front door notes that one needs to ring a bell for entry into the hotel after 11 PM; I was out with colleagues each night until sometime between 11:30 and nearly 2 AM, and on each night when I returned there were the normal staff at the desk or a security guard and the door was unlocked, so no inconvenience at all. There are no gym facilities. Again, I'm rather sad to give this place such a negative review. The hotel has a number of nice features, but for a business traveler who needed Internet access and fax and printing services, this was completely nonviable. It actually made my entire attendance at the conference problematic, as I had difficulty coordinating meetings with colleagues, accessing the schedule of events (an interactive webpage that required too long to load), or sending and receiving a number of important e-mails. I believe my time at the conference would have been both more productive and enjoyable if I had stayed a block or 2 down at one of the other major chain hotels
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