Hotel Du Fort

The room smelled. A former smoking room? Aside from that, this hotel was adequate. It’s a no frills, quiet hotel with fairly comfy bedding and free wi-​fi. Parking is $ 24 a night.
However, it’s incorrectly advertised on Orbitz as a four-​star hotel. I travel A LOT for business and pleasure and this hotel is a solid three-​stars. Nothing fancy, no luxuries. Also, it’s located in a kind of sketchy neighborhood. Lots of pan handlers and fairly far from Old Town and most of Montréal’s main attractions. That said, we appreciated the access to the Parc du Mont-​Royal, Atwater Market (a must!) and mybicyclette rental (each about a 20-min.walk from the hotel).
Hotel du Fort was fine, but we’ll look for another hotel closer to Old Town next time.

Stayed here for the August long weekend. We got a good price via Hotwire (blind bid) and were lucky that they had a room since we just booked a couple weeks in advance and many other hotels were completely booked up.
Location is key and this place was a convenient base. It’s supereasy to access either the green or orange metro lines. Restaurants in the area along St. Catherine are mostly subpar touristy Asian restaurants, but there is a nice looking breakfast/​dessert place around the corner called Cacao. (I didn’t get to go but friends really liked it). It’s also across from a supermarket, which is nice because rooms have mini fridges and microwaves, so you can actually buy some food and prepare it yourself. It’s also really close to the Canadian Centre for Architecture, which has a nice public garden.
The décor is definitely dated, but it’s clean and well looked after. Definitely not ’boutique’ or trendy, but comfortable enough. Funniest part is probably the «Many Faces» pop up vanity mirror on one of the tables. Got upgraded to a King room, which was sweet. In general, the rooms are very spacious. Mattress was comfy and sheets were nice and soft. There is a gym although I didn’t use it. Walls between rooms seemed pretty sound proof, although you can hear noise from the hallway.
The front desk staff were consistently helpful and friendly when it came to giving directions, calling us a cab, storing our luggage after check-​out, etc. Everything was very smooth and professional. It’s not the most stylish or luxurious joint, but provided great value and service.

I love being in Montréal…
This is probably my favorite hotel to be at when I’m in town…
About as close to perfect as can be…
Reasonable pricing…
A lot of times you can check in earlier than standard time.
Very comfy/​clean rooms…
Good locale (not too far from Crescent Street)
shopping area, movie theatre and bars, lounges all within walking distance…
A cool, hip and quiet hotel thats on the borderline of perfection…

This hotel is just ok. The price was pretty cheap which is their main plus. Location-​wise, it is a bit far from old town, latin quarter, etc but the subway station is about a 5 minute walk. Staff is friendly enough, rooms are dated but adequate. The TV’s were very old and were spotty in their use. The parking garage is underground and a bit shady. You also have to switch elevators while going from the garage to the hotel elevators. Our breakfast was included, but I would not have paid the $ 12 extra if it wasn’t. It included the usual cereals, juice/​milk/​coffee, egg/​sausage, some breads/​croissants (found a random chocolate one in there?), yogurt, and canned fruit. It wasn’t bad, but it wasn’t anything memorable either. If you’re on a budget, stay here. If not, stay somewhere closer downtown.