Hotel 7 Saisons

The location of this hotel is perfect, right across the street is a parking garage that is really nice and $9 a day. This also connects to the main metro station which all the lines run from. Also a ton of restaurants and pubs only a couple blocks away on Rue St. Denis and museums and other things to do on Rue St. Catherine. However, the actual hotel was a little funky. I think something went wrong with the reservation and when we checked in the man at the front desk had to call someone about it and looked upset. Finally he showed us to our room about 5 paces from the front desk. We asked for a non-smoking room, our room smelled like someone had just finished a cigarette. I am not convinced someone didn't, when we opened the door the TV was on as well as the lights and fan in the bathroom, like someone had just walked out. There were mirrored tiles over the bed and a little alcove off of the main room with three mirrored walls and a giant jacuzzi tub. I think it was clean and just had brown rust spots but I didn't get close enough to be sure. EVERYTHING was covered in plastic - mattress, carpets in the hallway, furniture... After the weekend there all of our belongings smell like smoke but we had a great time in Montreal, some funny pictures taken from the mirror over the bed, and the price of the hotel was significantly cheaper than all the other hotels on the same street.

The location is great - half a block from the subway and bus station, nearby shopping and food, etc. Within walking distance (if you don't mind walking a while) of Mt. Royal Park, China Town, etc. The hotel is old and it shows (leaky roof during a heavy rain - but thankfully in the bathroom not over the bed), but the age is also fun and quaint. The staff are very friendly and helpful. The room was clean and comfortable enough.

The hotel is run down. They were doing construction inside the hotel, renovating a vacant room. There were construction materials in the hallways. The hotel felt like a fire trap. The carpeting was worn out. The entire hotel smelled of cigarette smoke. There is no airconditioning. The TV had wires hanging in the front of it making it hard to watch the few channels it had available.

I am not a picky person and for me a hotel is a place to sleep, shower and get ready so I'm not very concerned about amenities and whatnot. As long as the place is clean I am cool. This hotel was actually quite quirky with decor which reminded me of some egyptian tomb (aqua, violet, ivory, gold-->sounds tacky but it works!) but the best part was that the building was somewhat crooked so be careful coming down the stairs or placing anything on the sink because it WILL roll forward. Besides all that, this hotel was in the BEST possible location(Latin Quarter) and was a block away from the Berri-UQAM station (3 subways run from here), St. Catherine St. (basically the Main St. of Montreal) and St. Denis which is awesome because it has lots of great eateries and breweries!

Petit déjeuner à peine correct, et à prendre de manière plus ou moins improvisée dans le hall d'entrée de l'hôtel. Hôtel mal fréquenté: marginaux, junkies, ... il y a eu une "descente de police, ..., et beaucoup de bruit en particulier la nuit. Dommage car le bâtiment et les chambres ont du charme, et que la situation est excellente.