Description: We stayed 3 nights at Le Square Phillips Hotel & Suites. I had picked this hotel (with my fingers and toes crossed!) based on positive reviews I've read on a website. I was a bit nervous about picking this hotel. Not one Montreal tour book I've looked at listed this hotel as a recommended one (actually, most of the books did not even have this hotel listed!). The hotel is about 30 minutes from the Trudeau Airport. The cab ride is a flat fee of C$31. You can charge it if you have not, at that point, exchanged for Canadian money.
When we pulled up to the hotel, I was definitely happy and relieved to see that the hotel looked very nice from the outside. The lobby is not big, but is well kept. Check-in/out was taken care of efficiently. The front desk and concierge were very professional, friendly, and helpful throughout our stay.
We had booked a studio room with a king-size bed. I was amazed as to how big this room was! It's definitely not the usual size hotel room; it’s more like a timeshare place. Everything looked brand new. There is a full kitchen that is stocked with dishes and utensils. The bathroom is very roomy and has very bright lights. The rest of the room is not very brightly lit. It has very modern lighting fixtures, which are more for looks than practicality (which, unfortunately, I think is the trend for the "boutique" hotels). I found that, with all the desk lamps on, it wasn't too horrible. There is a TV, but unless you understand French, you won't get much use out of it. There are a couple of stations that have English-speaking programs, but most are in French. Although my husband thought it was entertaining to watch Bart Simpson (The Simpsons) speak French. The bed was very comfortable (nice and firm). The hotel offers free high-speed Internet access.
Adjacent to the hotel is a little deli/grocery store where you can pick up drinks and an assortment of munchies. The locale of the hotel is great. On the same block of the hotel is a coffee house, a pizza place that offers over 40 varieties of pizzas, and a couple of other restaurants/bistros.
The Metro is about 2 short blocks away. It's a very user-friendly subway system. Fares are C$2.50 one way, but you can also get daily passes or multiple days’ passes for discounted rates. Rue St Catherine, where all the shops are, is about a block away. Unless you plan to go outside of Montreal, you really don't need a car and note that the hotel charges C$16 per day for parking (valet). In our wanderings, we walked by some of the big-name hotels (Marriott, Sheraton, and Fairmont), and they didn't seem to be as conveniently located. A free daily breakfast is included with your stay.
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