Stayed there 4 nights for the jazz festival around 4th of July. Nothing can beat this location - it's literally walking distance to everything including st cathrene's street, mount royal, old port, Latin quarters and everything else Montreal has to offer. Not to mention that it is right in the middle of jazz festival setting! The room is nothing fancy but comfy. Would be good to have a real AC in addition to fan, but other than that it's very decent and neat. Highly recommend since it's a great value!

The room is very basic. Positives: spacious even for a studio, clean, bright, quiet, free internet, well priced, centrally located and very near to the metro (subway), and I like the hard bed they have.

Negatives: there is no ac - there is a ceiling fan and you can borrow a fan from the reception.

Book here when the students are not staying there for summer. It's a great place with great value for your buck.

PROS: Room was very clean. The price was very good compared to a hotel considering I had a private room, private bathroom and a kitchenette. Good location, just 1 block north of Place Des Arts metro station and easy walk to Rue St. Catherine. Front reception staff available 24hours/day (or so it appeared since I returned to the building at 2:00AM one night). Small towel and facecloth provided in the room at no extra charge. Room was reasonably spacious for one person.

CONS: No air conditioning (although there is a ceiling fan). Fortunately for me, it was a cool night despite being the end of July, so it didn't bother me. Mattress was rock hard - not very comfortable. Shower stall and bathroom sink were VERY small. Check-in time not until 4:00PM; however, I didn't know this and arrived at 1:00PM, and fortunately my room was ready so they let me in. No trash can in the room (? an oversight perhaps).

Overall, it suited my nights - I just needed a bed to crash in for a single night. But I'm not sure I could have slept on that mattress for more than one night, or coped if the weather was hot and muggy (as it often is in Montreal in summer).

Our room was simple, and un-airconditioned as advertised. I wouldn't stay in August, but in June the overhead fan was enough to sleep by. Lots of traffic on the main street side we were on - ask to stay on the side facing the alley if you can. Staff was busy, but friendly enough. Definitely a good value. Convenient to walk or bike (check out the rental service Bixi) all over Montreal.