Overall stay was a pleasant one. The staff were helpful and friendly. We booked our hotel in Montreal this time based on price and location (we were heading to the Jacques Villeneuve circuit the next day) and kept in mind that it was only going to be used for one night to lay our heads. This was a good choice for that. It is in the vicinity of the University of Quebec, and must have been residences during the school year or something because each room was a mini-suite that came with a separate bedroom and bathroom from the kitchen and living room area. We ended up having to switch rooms 3 times because the first room had no working air conditioning and the second room had the same plus there was work being done to the stove and kitchen area (they should have really check on this room before we tried it). Once we got settled into our third room, it was deemed satisfactory, a working airconditioner, appliances and clean bathroom. The TV remote needed a change in batteries but then again we were not spending lots of time there. Outside the building was a little shady in that the buildings around it were a little dilapitated and when you walked up to St. Catherine street, there were quite a few homeless people close by. But being at the corner of Beri St and Rene Levesque we were very close to shopping on St Catherine St, St Denis St. and St Laurent where there are many great cafes and restaurants to choose from. One restaurant on St Catherine we enjoyed was called De Giovanni's where they served awesome pasta. They must make it fresh daily, and you should see the meatballs!! Here is a review: http://restomontreal.ca/restaurants/index.php?section=viewresto&resto_id=601&show=ratings&lang=en We only paid $92 for the night and got a huge continental breakfast included with the price in the basement floor of their building in a little cafe restaurant. Served was juice and coffee, hot/cold cereal, yogurt, real Montreal bagels with jam or cream cheese, toast, fruit salad muffins. A real tasty treat first thing in the morning! Advice: don't settle ont he first room you get, there are also hotels int he area like the Hotel Lord Berri and another around the corner that are all part of the same company but I think a slight bit more expensive.

The concpet of a kitchen in the hotel room is great but if it is not cleaned it is a disgusting idea. It does not make any sense to pay extra money to have a kitchen cleaned and it makes even less sense to not clean it at all. The room was big and comfortable, but we had to kill some bugs when we were there. I am now having trouble sleeping in my own bed becuase when I returned home from this vacation with a rash I learned that these were bed bugs and now fear that my own home is invested with this disgusting insect. I will never stay at this hotel again and if anyone reading this decides to stay here I would suggest not staying in room 510 becuase the couch is infested with bed bugs.

We crossed the border from the States into Canada and called at the Tourist info. They were very helpful and booked us into this hotel. We were a little worried about the distance from the centre and the external appearance. However once inside we were pleasantly suprised, helpful reception. Our room came complete with fully equipped kitchen, the room was basic but very clean and a good size. The walk into central Montreal was fine.

Upon checking in we got a small, dark room with lingering nicotine smell, with windows that face directly to the next building brick wall. We insisted to switch to a better room! We then finally got a decent room, only to be surprised that maids do not clean the kitchen area. So you can imagine how dirty the pots, glasses, and utensils are. I mean do guests really care to clean stuffs they use? It's not like they'll use it again. The breakfast was OK. But on first morning there, my b/f found lipstick marks in his juice glass. That just put an ick factor to the meal. The hotel doesn't seem to be professionally run either. This is just not what I expect from a hotel. It looks more like a cheap motel. The bed is uncomfortable and the linen looks dirty too. The best thing abt this place is location. The Berri Metro where 2 other metro lines intersect, is right around the corner. It's also 15 mins walk to old montreal, abt 10 mins walk to chinatown. The hotel is located in the latin quarter area. The location can't be beat. Next time I'll stay somewhere else. I will never come back to this hotel again!