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E-mail pageAuberge du Vieux-Port
$$$-$$$$, Vieux-Montréal
Fodor's Review:
Rumor has it that it was here that Suzanne took Leonard Cohen to her loft by the river and fed him oranges and tea that came "all the way from China" -- a tidbit to keep in mind if you're coming to Montréal for a romantic weekend. Suzanne -- actually dancer Suzanne Verdal -- is long gone, but the Auberge's stone and brick walls, brass beds, and exposed beams will almost certainly please your sweetheart. The casement windows overlook either fashionable rue St-Paul or the Vieux-Port, and on warm summer nights you can sip white wine on the rooftop terrace and watch the fireworks competitions. A full breakfast is served in Les Remparts, the hotel's French restaurant. Warning: make sure that your room is in the main building and not in the St. Paul annex. Pros: rooftop terrace has perfect views of the harbor, as well as easy access to Vieux-Port and rue St-Paul. Cons: cramped elevator and noisy rooms on rue St-Paul side.
User Reviews & Ratings:
Beware -- Loud Disco, Leaking Ceiling, No Elevator and other discomforts
Posted by Marilyn from New York on 8/31/05
There is much (negative) they didn't tell us when we made our reservations. We were told we would be in a loft apartment on the top floor. We were not told that there would be no elevator, and that the loft was not even in the main hotel, but a couple of blocks away. There were only windows on one wall, facing a side street, although I had been told there were windows on all four sides and that we'd be able to see the harbor. At night: it ends up the room is near a discotheque. Then I woke up to the sound of rain leaking into the loft! It was unsettling to be in a building with no one apparently around inside -- no concierge, no doorman, not even a peep hole in the door -- which made me, a New Yorker, a little concerned about safety. The hall outside the room always had trash bags of smelly laundry. The breakfast service was lacking and they kept forgetting our order. Upon leaving, they had misplaced the bags we had stored upon check out. I overheard another couple with worse problems: locked in their room for 2 hours waiting for maintenance when the door malfunctioned. The front desks reaction: indifference - no apology.
INFO
- Address: 97 rue de la Commune Est, Montreal, QC, H2Y 1J1
- Phone: 514/876-0081; 888/660-7678
- Fax: 514/876-8923
- Web site
- Hotel Details: 27 rooms
- In-room: safe, Wi-Fi.
- In-hotel: restaurant, room service, concierge, laundry service, parking (fee), no-smoking rooms, some pets allowed (fee).
- Rate includes: Full breakfast
- Credit Cards: AE, DC, MC, V
- Metro: Place-d'Armes or Champ-de-Mars
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