Young couple stayed here for 10 nights during July 2008, for a vacation in Montreal during the comedy season (Just for Laughs). Perhaps unusually, we wanted to make a lot of our own meals, and needed to work a fair amount on our laptops.
The location was great, on the main Rue Sherbrooke artery, near some major museums, and a reasonable walk to much of the city. There's a Provigo supermarket a couple of blocks away which was fantastic for buying food, and lots of cafes and eateries nearby (check out Avenue du Parc).
Room was OK - nothing special design-wise, but it did the job. Kitchen was compact and had everything we needed, bathroom was fine too. We had a problem with the kitchen tap leaking, which they fixed immediately, except it never went completely cold after that. I couldn't be bothered complaining again, and we filled the kettle from the bathroom tap.
We were on the 4th floor, with our window/balcony at the side of the building (not on Sherbrooke). This made the room pretty dark, and also left us near a huge noisy outdoor industrial fan. As a result we couldn't really concentrate on working with the windows or balcony door open - annoying. If you're going to spend considerable time in your room, worth asking for a high floor.
Internet worked fine - EtherNet rather than WiFi.
Breakfast was pretty good - like most places in North America, it was a bit of a carb-fest, but there was always fruit and fruit juice available. Worth getting to breakfast early - at around 9am there was generally no space to sit down, which meant either loitering around, or taking a tray up to our room. Judging by breakfast, the crowd at the hotel seemed mostly to be couples, often with kids.
Lifts were a pain. With two to serve 16 floors, and the maintenance staff sharing them with the guests, we often had to wait 5+ minutes for a lift to arrive. And when one did, it was often filled up by a housekeeper and a huge wheeling laundry bin. From the 4th floor, going down stairs made more sense.
Pool was great and a fair size - often had it all to myself during the morning or early afternoon. In the evening there was usually at least one family with kids using it, which meant no space to swim full lengths. Roof deck off the pool was very pleasant, although it is fairly unprotected and could get windy.
One other minor annoyance - on checkout there was a phone call on our bill from the first day. We were surprised but didn't argue since we were in a rush and it was only a few $s. We realized afterwards it was probably left from the people who checked out of the room a few hours before we checked in. Hotel should be more careful about that. In general however, no complaints about the staff who were courteous and friendly.
Bottom line: at the price, this was a great place to stay, with a few annoyances as above. It's also worth considering Le Square Phillips, the somewhat more upmarket (and expensive) sister establishment, which is located more towards the business district.
And a tip: Check for deals on www.tourisme-montreal.org - we used the "Sweet Deal" which gave us a 16%ish discount.






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