Inns Montreal this summer?

May 26, 2006 9:57 AM

I'm looking into planning a trip to Montreal in late July and seek accommodation recommendations in the US$ 70-90 range. Not too difficult, right? But the room must have a private bathroom.

Am open to suggestions for neighborhoods, but should be convenient (i.e. not outside of town.) Vastly prefer inns to big hotels. (I can't talk thre SO into shared bath, which is how I scored great B&Bs for cheap last time I was there.) Yep, I already bookmarked the suggestions from this thread., but give me more!

posted by desuetude to travel & transportation (11 comments total)

Trip Advisor might be helpful. I've found the user reviews of hotels really reliable for my last few trips. (Make sure you click through the tabs for B&Bs, too.)
posted by occhiblu at 10:05 AM on May 26, 2006

I stayed here a few weeks ago and thought it was very nice - friendly, comfortable, nice breakfast, free internet computer...

I think every room has an actual bath of its own so i'm guessing they've got bathrooms! Not sure if it fits your price range but the cheaper rooms are probably OK. They don't have fridges or minibars or any of that stuff but are happy to let you use their fridge and lend glasses etc.
posted by handee at 10:10 AM on May 26, 2006

How long will you be staying? There are tons of vacation rental apartments in Montreal. Most of them list weekly prices in their ads but probably also have slightly more expensive daily rates . I would recommend checking to get some ideas.

This previous ask.me thread might also have some ideas.
posted by sanitycheck at 11:07 AM on May 26, 2006

Whoops, my apologies for not reading the whole post. You already know about that thread.
posted by sanitycheck at 11:08 AM on May 26, 2006

DVD players, fridges, TVs, fancy bathtubs, internet, petty zoo, etc. are totally unnecessary.

Staying one week.

I find the reviews on Trip Advisor to be pretty uneven in value, particularly for smaller places that get fewer reviews. (I trust you guys a lot more!)
posted by desuetude at 11:20 AM on May 26, 2006

You wouldn't happen to be visiting McGill University would you? Because if you are, they help arrange special rates for some hotels, if you happen to be visiting them...
posted by jasper411 at 11:43 AM on May 26, 2006

Get a STUDIO at this place.

I had a great time staying there. Private bathroom, cheap, and close to everything.

Be warned, you might find some bad reviews online, but it's really not as bad as everyone says it is.

Yeah, it's kind of right in the middle of the red light district, but that's not really a big deal in Montreal.
posted by TurkishGolds at 11:53 AM on May 26, 2006

You wouldn't happen to be visiting McGill University would you? Because if you are, they help arrange special rates for some hotels, if you happen to be visiting them...

Or even if you don't. Just ask for the McGill rate; there's no supporting documentation required. But those are all big hotels, except Chateau Versailles, which is a small boutique hotel. It's definitely over $100/night though, but I can't remember the exact figure.

How easy it is to find a room will depend heavily on when you are visiting; during major festivals (especially the jazz festival), major hotels filled up months ago.
posted by mendel at 12:11 PM on May 26, 2006

Sanitycheck: Wouldn't have thought of craigslist. Huh.

Jasper411: Not visiting McGill, but thanks.

TurkishGolds: Stayed right near there before -- red light district isn't a problem for me.

Handee: From the looks of their website, I already looove
Chateau Hotel L'Argoat. Tried to stay there a few years ago and they were booked solid, though, so I want as many alternatives as possible in that price range!
posted by desuetude at 12:21 PM on May 26, 2006

We stayed at the Chateau de l'Argoat for a few days, and liked it so much we booked it for the following week as we were passing through Montreal again. They were able to book us a saturday night on four or five day's notice - so it might still be worth a look.
posted by handee at 4:21 AM on May 29, 2006

Jasper411: Not visiting McGill, but thanks.

No, that's not how hotel rates like that work. You don't have to be in that class; you just have to ask for the rate. They don't care if you're actually in the class or not. Standard rates are made higher to account for that.

You can often get the same sort of thing by asking for a "business rate" or "conference rate" at many hotels, or just by saying that you want a lower rate than they're offering. If they're not completely booked they'd rather have someone in a room than have it stay empty.
posted by mendel at 1:38 PM on May 31, 2006