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Posted by harcourt on Sep-10-2008 00:17:

next week

So what exactly is going on in montreal next week. I can't find a hotel for the life of me. Priceline auctions wouldn't even take my offer of $300/night for a downtown Hotel? I have to be there for work from Monday night through Friday, my best option at this point (without staying in a shithole) is staying out by the airport. Nice new aloft hotel in Dorval.

What are my options for commuting, I don't understand the AMT schedule on it's website (both odd, and also in french).

Any suggestions folks? I'm working at the Sun Life building downtown.

thanks.

Posted by Circus.Montreal on Sep-10-2008 00:45:

Check out hotel germain

It's 4 blocs from Sun Life

Pm me if you want infos, i can also get you a very good rate on hotel rooms

Less than 300$ obviously

Cheers

Posted by malek on Sep-10-2008 02:16:

300 for night and you can't find anything!?!? wtf.

Check the Crystal, very nice place, shouldn't be in the 300s.

Posted by Circus.Montreal on Sep-10-2008 02:27:

quote:
Originally posted by malek
300 for night and you can't find anything!?!? wtf.

Check the Crystal, very nice place, shouldn't be in the 300s.

Its one of the busiest convention weeks of the year according to al hotels

Queen Elisabeth is on strike and 2 other majors also

Opus is selling rooms for 359 + tax

Used to get those rooms for 129$ + tax ... 2 years ago

Major Wtf

Posted by malek on Sep-10-2008 02:34:

Re: next week

quote:
Originally posted by harcourt
So what exactly is going on in montreal next week. I can't find a hotel for the life of me. Priceline auctions wouldn't even take my offer of $300/night for a downtown Hotel? I have to be there for work from Monday night through Friday, my best option at this point (without staying in a shithole) is staying out by the airport. Nice new aloft hotel in Dorval.

What are my options for commuting, I don't understand the AMT schedule on it's website (both odd, and also in french).

Any suggestions folks? I'm working at the Sun Life building downtown.

thanks.

AMT is bilingual, but not the right site for you.

Look at www.stm.info

I just found Crystal at 300$ a night, about two blocks off the sunlife at http://hotels.ca/ look also at www.kayak.com for good deals.

Posted by harcourt on Sep-10-2008 03:21:

Punching in Sept 15/16 to 19 will yield nothing on any of those sites, hotel.ca expedia.ca priceline ... nothing. The hotels.ca has is the Clarion Suites, which on tripadvisor is terrible.

Dorval appears to be my only option.

Posted by julien2 on Sep-10-2008 03:32:

A hotel is a hotel....

I'm 99% sure you can find something decent in Downtown Montreal.

If you really cant find anything, and need to stay in Dorval, be warned that public transportation to downtown area is crap, really crap, really really crap, the metro does not get to the airport, and buses are horrible.

There is a shuttle (not public transportation though) that takes you from the airport directly to Station Centrale (central bus station) which is connected to Metro Berri-Uqam, which is the main metro hub in Montreal.

Posted by harcourt on Sep-10-2008 03:57:

Re: Re: next week

quote:
Originally posted by malek
AMT is bilingual, but not the right site for you.

Look at www.stm.info

I just found Crystal at 300$ a night, about two blocks off the sunlife at http://hotels.ca/ look also at www.kayak.com for good deals.

Thanks for the Kayak recommendation. Have my fingers crossed on a non-confirmed room at the Marriot for $150/night. We'll see, but there were other options if that falls through.

Posted by malek on Sep-10-2008 04:06:

you can't go wrong with a 4 stars downtown, most 3 stars are pretty good too (but if the employers pays up, why not go for the best)

Posted by harcourt on Sep-10-2008 04:56:

quote:
Originally posted by malek
you can't go wrong with a 4 stars downtown, most 3 stars are pretty good too (but if the employers pays up, why not go for the best)

Most are decent, but Priceline has the holiday inn in chinatown as a 3-star and I won't stay there, lol. 3-stars are 'usually' ok, but not always.

Posted by elFreak on Sep-10-2008 05:14:

the holiday inn chinatown is not luxury, but it is clean and has a pretty great location. It is one of the preferred hotels for TO people during bal en blanc. Try on the south shore...there is a hotel in longueil that used to be a marriot (don't know know) right next to the subway. The executive suites there are pretty nice and cheaper than in town.

Posted by malek on Sep-10-2008 14:19:

you work at sunlife and chinatown would be a good 20 minutes walk, not recommended, its a boring part of town too.

Posted by Spin Laden on Sep-10-2008 16:22:

quote:
Originally posted by harcourt
Most are decent, but Priceline has the holiday inn in chinatown as a 3-star and I won't stay there, lol. 3-stars are 'usually' ok, but not always.

I've stayed at Opus, the W, Queen Elizabeth Fairmont, all decent hotels but the most functional one by far was Holiday Inn Express or Candlewood Suites. You get large fridge, full kitchenette and modern enough furniture, comfortable bed, basically a furnished one-bedroom suite with dishwasher and microwave, even.

You can get a corporate rate for that too, under $150 (I get $109 for Candlewood). Many 5-stars are overrated and many 3-stars are under, imo.

Posted by Spin Laden on Sep-10-2008 16:33:

quote:
Originally posted by malek
you work at sunlife and chinatown would be a good 20 minutes walk, not recommended, its a boring part of town too.

20 min walk is nothing.. just drop some good beats on an MP3, burn some calories and look at nice broads along the way.