“Hotel okay... Hate the city”
Ewww... so the hotel itself was not too bad, but it's location was another thing. We were sitting outside our first night smoking a cigarette and this guy asked us to use our lighter. We let him, not knowing he was going to light a crack pipe with it! He gave us the lighter back and then walked down the street smoking it. We threw the lighter away.
The hotel itself is down a shady street that smells of piss. If you walk to the right is the gay village, and to the left is the shopping district. Homeless people everywhere and a lot of real shady characters. I was clutching my purse the whole time. Many of the people in the shops were quite rude to us (maybe because we were American?). Everything is very pricey, and unfortunately at the time of our trip the Canadian dollar was worth more than the US for the first time in like 30 years. I guess you'd be in paradise if you liked drugs and sex shops because there was certaintly a lot of this... not our thing. NEVER take children here, for the love of God.
From what we saw Old Montreal wasn't anything special either, although we weren't here long because it was pouring rain. Very hard to drive around and find parking without paying a fortune. Got stuck behind some nasty looking horse drawn carriages going 5 mph.
The parking garage at the hotel was insane. 15 dollars a day (and you definently don't want to leave your car on this street) and I have never seen a more narrow garage. One car can barely fit down and there are very sharp turns. You have to back up if there is another car trying to come down or up. It is frightening.
We never ate the breakfast buffet. It's 7.50 a person. Actually, we only had one good meal in the city. It was at an Italian place called Guido and Angela. AWESOME pizza.
Overall, the hotel rooms were okay and there was a terrace on the 9th floor you could overlook the disgusting city below. I will NEVER EVER go back to this city. Worst trip of my life.
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Would I recommend this hotel to my best friend?
no way!
I recommend this hotel for:
Young singles, Girlfriend getaway, Older travelers, Tourists
I do not recommend this hotel for:
Young singles, An amazing honeymoon, A romantic getaway, Girlfriend getaway, People with disabilities, Older travelers, Great pool scene, Pet owners, Families with young children, Families with teenagers, Tourists
I selected this hotel as a top choice for:
Museums / Cultural / Historical sites, Great food / Wine, Shopping