19 Best Hotels in Old Montreal (Vieux-Montreal), Montreal

This showcase for 19th-century architecture—think casement windows, exposed beams, and brick—is the gold standard for intimate boutique hotels, attracting A-listers and well-heeled romantics with its mix of old-world charm and modern comfort. In the rooms, the historical architectural features are paired with high-tech gadgetry (like Harman Kardon S3 Bluetooth speakers) and stylish contemporary bathrooms with multi-jet rainfall showers. Accommodation options include hotel rooms as well as lofts and apartments in separate buildings. The hotel also houses two restaurants, Taverne Gaspar and Pincette Lobster Bar, in addition to a rooftop bar in summer.

Once a cotton factory in the 1800s, this five-story heritage boutique hotel has loftlike rooms, suites, apartments, and terrace-suites with soaring ceilings, French windows, cast-iron columns, and an artsy design vibe that doesn't sacrifice comfort for style. The bathrooms are equipped with freestanding tubs, heated floors, and plush bathrobes.

Civility reigns at one of the city's most celebrated Grande Dame hotels, a member of the Leading Hotels of the World group and popular with celebrities (from Hollywood moguls to European nobility) who appreciate the splendor of this former Mercantile bank and its discrete staff. Guest rooms include lavish furnishings and large marble bathrooms with separate tubs and showers.

Brainchild of Silvio Sicoli and Gino Melatti, owners of hotel group Epik Collection, this retro boutique hotel-slash-museum is an ode to the Montréal of the 1960s and '70s, a period when the city hosted Expo '67 and stood at the forefront of art, culture, and design in North America. Each floor is a distinct mélange of art, history, and design, in addition to a film, music, and photo archive. They couldn't have done it without the collaboration of Archives Montréal, Bibliothèque et archives nationales du Québec, Library and Archives Canada, and the National Film Board (NFB). Each of the 33 rooms is completely unique, with custom built furniture and bespoke wallpaper. Guests will find vintage records to play on old-school turntables, NFB film footage to play on TVs, rotary phones on the bedside table, and more. Uville is not just a hotel or an immersive museum; it's a work of love.

Four splendidly ornate neoclassical commercial buildings were merged to create Old Montréal's largest boutique hotel, pleasing honeymooners and business execs alike with its old-fashioned grandeur, exposed brick walls in rooms, hammam (Middle Eastern–style steam bath), rooftop terrace, and unobstructed views of the Basilique Notre-Dame-de-Montréal. In late-2024, Le Place d'Armes was awarded a Michelin key, a distinction reserved for hotels that the organization judges as excellent in five categories: architecture and interior design, quality and consistency of service, overall personality and character, value for the price, and a significant contribution to the guest experience in a particular setting.

Savvy young hipsters and budget-conscious creative types flock to ALT in Griffintown for its highly affordable set rates, and for sleek rooms with designer furnishings, expansive views, and no set check-out time.

With its rustic stone walls and exposed beams, this inn was the first of its kind in the Old Port when it opened in the late 1980s, and the new owners continue to honor its tradition of calm excellence while adding modern comfort and contemporary design accents throughout. Rooms have faux fireplaces, flat-screen TVs, safes that accommodate laptops, and roomy desks. 

Catering to a variety of travelers—from families and their pets, to the business and fitness cliques—the Intercontinental Montréal offers lodgers personal service, a lap pool and a 24-hour gym, a solid in-house restaurant, and the plush Sarah B., the city's only dedicated absinthe bar.

Modern and comfortable, this newly-renovated 124-room hotel reopened in May 2025. The convenient location, on-site Spanish restaurant, and simple, minimalist design make it a good choice for business travelers and conference attendees wanting to be within walking distance of the Palais des Congrès convention center while also being within easy reach of Old Montréal.

Hôtel Bonaparte's lobby, with its stark white walls, gleaming white tile floors, faux ornamental molding, and a wall-mounted electric fireplace, belies the 19th-century building in which it is housed, as well as the rest of the hotel's old-world style. The rooms feature exposed stone walls, hardwood floors, and original wood details. Given its old-fashioned good service, one of the best French restaurants in the city, a concierge Clef d'Or, and comfortable rooms, what's not to love? Rooms near the rear have views over the private gardens of the Basilique Notre-Dame-de-Montréal.

This boutique hotel, named for Québec's most passionate poet, Émile Nelligan, is known for its lobby atrium and rooftop terrace offering views of Old Montréal and the harbor. Occupying four historic buildings from the 1850s, the hotel is just a block south of the Basilique Notre-Dame-de-Montréal.

Forget fussy oil paintings or rococo furniture—behind its 19th-century Beaux arts façade, the St. Paul boasts a chic lobby furnished with jewel-toned velvet sofas and a giant alabaster fireplace built of backlit blocks of "ice." Rooms have also undergone a redo with an airier, more contemporary feel and design in line with the lobby.

Popular with A-listers and creatives, the Hôtel William Gray marries the deep history and contemporary cool of Old Montréal, with its two 18th-century stone buildings topped by an eight-story glass tower. The lobby is alluring, with its low-slung design furniture, gas fireplace, hanging Edison lightbulbs, and modern glass, marble, and steel stairway. Rooms feel fresh and airy thanks to the white oak floors, white walls, and gauzy curtains.

Situated on the eastern edge of Old Montréal, the Hyatt Centric forms part of a new six-acre mixed-use development, Place Gare Viger, a visionary complex built around the 19th-century Canadian Pacific Railway hotel, the Château Viger. The hotel itself is housed in forward-looking cantilevered buildings. The lobby, a nod to train stations in the early days of railway travel, features a marble reception desk, squared bronze arches, and a terrazzo floor. Rooms are understated and practical, with walls and furniture in muted whites and grays, including a gallery wall of black and white photos above the bed (s), the one splash of color being the teal armchair and desk chair.

The second of the Petit Hôtels, the Petit Hôtel Notre-Dame opened in early 2025. Decor and design are sleek, modern and minimalist, featuring exposed brick and limestone walls--as is to be expected in this part of the city--low platform beds, simple white bedding, and inoffensive taupe and white tones throughout. The headboard with built-in electrical outlets, reading lights, and USB ports makes it easy to charge your phone and other electronics as you lie in bed.

  Another, the first, Petit Hôtel is located three blocks away at 168 rue St-Paul Ouest.

Little sister of Auberge du Vieux-Port, this boutique hotel marries creative design with old stone walls, exposed beams, a narrow lobby with a counter coffee bar and a 7-foot orange sculpture, and—contrary to its name—not-so-petite rooms. The ample rooms have king-sized beds with fluffy feather bedding (can be swapped for nonallergenic), bamboo floors, desks, and panels to connect electronic devices.  A second Petit Hôtel location opened in 2025 at 39 rue Notre Dame Ouest in Old Montréal.

With its sought-after address beside the basilica's chapel, this boutique hotel is blessed with a magical garden terrace, luxurious suites—both in space and décor—artwork by Québec designer Jean-Claude Poitras, and a lively lobby restaurant with one of the city's best menus.

Housed in a stately 19th-century former bank in the financial district, the dignified façade accurately suggests the grand interior with its high ceilings, antique furnishings, and large windows. Yet the iconic Robert Indiana Love sculpture outside hints at the more exuberant décor within: a bright Art Deco breakfast room; a bar with a jarring mélange of stripes, colors, and textures; and an extraordinary contemporary art collection featuring a parade of works by Andy Warhol, Fernando Botero, Joan Miró, Marc Chagall, and more.

A chic showcase for your Prada luggage, the W Montréal lives up to the brand's reputation for a hip take on luxury and style, providing its A-list clientele with excellent service and sleek, modern decor, notably peekaboo bathrooms, a trendy bar, and a lobby designed for lingering and entertaining. Penthouse suites feature wraparound terraces and 12-foot ceilings.