Although my wife and I were a bit hesitant to book at this hotel because of some of the reviews, we wanted to be able to spend more money in the city than on lodgings so we booked two nights. It was economical, close to both the Old City and the Latin Quarter where we had tickets to a special concert, and easy to find (we are not yet well-acclimated to Montreal). We DID choose to park inside and to upgrade the room to a suite with King bed and microwave due to the safety factor and our own needs.

First of all, we found the staff helpful, gracious, prompt and very forthcoming with information and tips on how to enjoy Montreal to its fullest. Second, the hotel truly was amazingly easy to get to from Route 10 (coming from New England) - take 10 to the end in the center of the city, find Boulevard Rene Levesque, take a right, go down 12 blocks and it's right there! Third, walking toward the water gets you to the Old City and the Old Port in about 10 minutes; ditto for the Latin Quarter north and several other advantageous attractions. And finally the rooms! We somehow got a conference room attached to our suite, fine for stretching out and I can imagine conducting a small conference comfortably there. The bed was huge and very comfortable, the bathroom was immaculate and spectacular in every way, air conditioner units kept our rooms exceptionally comfortable and the location of our room, close to but not ON Rene Levesque, allowed for a little traffic noise but not enough to disturb us. The room was one of the refurbished suites and soundproofing and comfort level overall was amazing - and the chambermaid cleaned up the room well into the afternoon for us.

For $300CAN total, we were extremely satisfied and will stay there again for every one of the above reasons. The next time, though, we'll be staying for an entire week!

Very friendly, helpful staff, an absolutely huge room with two tvs and a couch, a lovely bathroom, comfie bed and terry robes helped upgrade my review of this hotel from 'basic' to 'pretty good'. The only thing I found negative about it was the strange smell in the lobby, which was quite unpleasant. I would stay again if I had the same deal, $95CDN per night on a weekend. Close to everything, esp the Latin Quarter and Old Montreal.

I stayed here Sept. '03, and once was enough for me... The hotel was clean, that's were the good qualities end...

The staff was, not-so-much rude, just blank would be the best way to describe them. The rooms, and hotel itself, was very small. The room had 2 beds and a TV stand which left enough room for 1 person to walk around the room. The doors around the hotel all lock behind you, meaning (and I found out the hard way) you can't take the stairs... If you go into the stairwell you have to go all the way to the ground level, go outside (it was raining that night), walk around the building back to the front, and if it's past a certain hour you have to wait for the Front Desk clerk to buzz you in. The parking's the other thing... This is more a personal thing for me, I like to have my car parked in a garage when I'm on vacation. They have an outdoors parking lot up the block (which some might not think is in the greatest of neighborhoods). And you have to get a new parking pass for your car every day it's in the lot, just kind of a pain because if you do it in the morning you have to deal with the Check In wait.

All in all I personally had a horrible experience in this hotel and would not recommend it to anyone... The only reason we stayed here was because we decided to take the trip late and all our other choices were booked up.

I just return from this hotel. First, the girl at the reception vas very nice and the lobby was very clean. Even though it was around 6:00 p.m., the hotel's restaurant was empty. Strange... I didn't try it but reading the previous commentaries, I understand why there was no one there... The room was good, relatively clean BUT there was something I couldn't identify almost everywhere, on the furnitures, the tv, even the bed, something really greasy, something like oil, only on some spots. Each time we touched something, we were disgusted. Maybe it was the product used to polish but ... well... If you go there, which is not totally a bad idea if your budget is limited, please ask for a room that is not in front of the boulevard. At around 6:00 in the morning, you'll hear buses, trucks, motors, horns... because there's a lot of traffic ! You can easily walk to many attractions but don't expect a calm, quiet and beautiful street. It is not ! Once you are aware and are ready to accept those conditions, then you won't be diasappointed and your stay can even be good.