The room was a bit small yet it was clean and the bed was comfortable. Great location near the old port and in Old Montreal. Nice walk to the downtown area and access to the transit system so we could explore other areas of the city. We wanted a clean, safe place to sleep at a good value and we were not disappointed.

The receptionist was not particularly welcoming. She and the Manager told me where to park the car. When I returned and said I had had to go to the Port the Manager said quite rudely that that was not where he had told me to go. On receiving our room key we got our cases up the very narrow stairs (no lift). The room still had the Maid in - this was about 16.30 - who said she had a problem with the room and we could not have it. The bed was covered with carrier bags and the room was full of what appeared to be rubbish! She contacted Reception and after some discussion which I did not understand as I do not speak French told us to go and get another key as we would be given a better room. The Receptionist did not even apologise just handed the key over. The new room was easily the worst hotel room I have ever stayed in and I am 63 and travel abroad at least once a year and usually two and have been doing this since I was a teenager. The only thing that was OK is that it was clean. Aside from that - 1 double and 1 single bed in a room barely large enough for 1 double bed - no wardrobe just four hangers on two hooks on the wall - no hairdryer - no remote for the very small portable TV which was high up in a corner of the room - the furniture was dilapidated and the wall colour horrible - the bathroom contained no towel rails and no hooks so nowhere for you to put any towels - only a very small shelf so difficult to even put your toiletries anywhere, we ended up with one or two things on the toilet cistern! - there was a draft from the window. My wife and I were on a touring holiday of parts of USA and Canada. This was not the cheapest hotel but was by far the most awful. We had no complaints about any of the others of which there were another eight! We could hardly wait to leave Montreal and move on to our next destination

The pluses for this hotel was that it is in the Old Port of Montreal and near restaurants and shops. The hotel was priced reasonably and if you stayed two nights the third was free
The negatives: The room I was given was on the third floor and there were no elevators only a narrow stairway. The room was clean but the furniture was old 50's -60's , there was no closet just two hooks on the bedroom wall. There was little light in the bathroom and the tile was cracked
On top of this I asked the receptionist if I could get a container of ice and had to pay $2 CDN The hotel closes doors near midnight and opens early morning bur they do give you a key to enter, one to open the stairway door and one for your room

We stayed here in winter of 2010 actually for the Winter Fest and as we planned to be out and about for most of the weekend, we didn't care too much about the size of the room and amenities as long as the price was decent. We booked through expedia and paid under $100 per night for 1 queen bed - I thought it was a good deal as regular price seemed to be $199 per night. But once we saw the entrance (decor tacky and dingy) and especially our room, we knew the price could have been even lower:

The room was very basic: worn out bed, one lonely wooden chair, mirror, desk, closet = bare components of the room and everything looked like it was salvaged from some dorm room 50 years ago. It smelled like old wood: not antique or charming: just plain old! Our view was looking into some back yard of a neighbouring house, the bathroom was plain, sterile and cold. Realistically we didn't even want to stay in the room, but it would have been nice to not feel like you want to leave it.

Once again, if your main plan is to explore the beautiful streets of old Montreal, you may not care much about the room, and can stay at this hotel. But, if there are other options I'd pay extra $20 a night just to actually feel comfortable in the room.