This property closed in 2016 for a year-long C$140 million US$102 million) renovation.
WHERE IS IT? On René Lévesque Boulevard West in Downtown. The lobby is connected to the underground shopping arcade at Place Ville Marie, which is linked to the Central railway station.
WHAT’S IT LIKE? The 21-storey hotel is a huge presence occupying almost a whole block. It's not the most attractive facade, with slit-like windows and a beige exterior, but dazzles towards the bottom with a gold sparkling pattern.
The open-plan lobby is vast. During my visit, the hotel was filled with guests attending meetings and events there are two floors dedicated to event spaces.
My room wasn't ready when arrived in the morning, but was able to leave my luggage free of charge there's a fee of C$2 per item if leaving luggage when you check out. My room was ready at 2.45pm. The hotel's name pays homage to Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth who visited in 1959, but far more attention is paid to former guests John Lennon and Yoko Ono. The couple stayed in room 1742 for their famous Bed-in for peace’ protest in 1969.
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