The room included:
- 1 queen bed, night tables
- smaller TV and table
- eating table and chairs
- full kitchen with fridge, stove, toaster, microwave, limited utensils, cookware, and dish wares
- full bathroom with bathtub

LOCATION
The Clarion is located in a fairly nice area of west Montreal on De Maisonneuve West, close to the Guy Metro. The area has a nice charm with unique-to-Montreal architecture and it is close to many attractions by walking or by Metro. You can walk to Rue Crescent in under 15 minutes, and Rue Ste. Catharine is a block south. The back alley is dirty and dodgy. The area was under construction as of July 2007.

AMENITIES
The hotel has a sauna and whirlpool, fitness centre, and a bar on-site but I did not use them during my stay. The free wireless internet worked well.

PARKING
Underground parking is available for vehicles less than 6 feet at an outrageous price of $16.00 per night. Other lots in the area are cheaper if you don't mind outdoor parking, however break-ins, thefts, and vandalism are bad in Montreal, especially if you drive a nice car or one with American plates.

CLEANLINESS
The hotel is clean although it has signs of abuse (scuff marks, scratches, etc) probably from the party goers at the hotel.

COMFORT
The air conditioners in the rooms are horribly loud and do not work well at dehumidifying the room. These brutal machines really disrupted watching TV, doing work, and especially sleeping!! I might not ever come back to this hotel because of them!

The comfort of the furnishings was average. The TV was a little small too.

SERVICE
There was confusion with my reservation on their part and it took quite a long time to resolve. The woman was not very friendly although she probably puts up with a lot of BS from people every day at this hotel. Aside from the reservation mix up, I had no problems with the service.

OVERALL
This hotel would be a great place for families to stay, however the party crowds who frequent this hotel would keep me from bringing my family to stay there. It is great for those who enjoy cooking once and a while while travelling, and those on business trips with colleagues. That said, I will be putting this hotel on my last choice list when visiting Montreal until they replace those air conditioners.

I stayed at the Clarion from may 4th to may 6th, 2007, (2 nights) with my boyfriend. At the check-in, it was a bit long because the girl at the front desk was alone. But she was very friendly and did some jokes with the people. No problem with my reservation, already paid so I took the electronic cards for my room and I went to it, on the 9th floor. This room was very clean, nice bed and big windows. It was a junior suite with a queen size bed, non-smoking. The window can be opened (it's like a patio-door). You have also a little kitchen with everything you need to cook a light meal, but a note advise you to clean the kitchen, because if it's not clean when you're leaving, a 25$ can be charged on your account. In front of the bed there's a tv with cable-channels, and paying-movies (like 11.99$ CAD for a movie... no thanks). Even if we were not that high, the view was great (take a look at my pictures). You already know that it is a great location because everyone said it before, and it's true. A lot of restaurants, stores, bars, supermarkets, etc. Near to metro Guy and metro Atwater (Place Alexis-Nihon, a great underground mall). Of course, 2 tiny elevators for more than 20 floors, it's not the best. But I took the stairs 2 times and it wasn't that bad, sometimes we were 5 in the elevator but some others times I didn't wait and I was alone. There's a laundry room working with change, that's good. The bathroom is very, very clean. I paid 123$ tax included per night, and it was quiet, even if there was a lot of people. The maid I talked to was polite, friendly and nice. The check-out was faster than the check-in, there was two girls at the front desk. We enjoyed our week-end and would go there again. Thanks for reading me and contact me if you have questions!

I've been traveling to Montreal (as an adult) for almost 10 years and stayed at 4 different downtown area hotels. I made the Clarion my hotel of choice back in 2003. I stay in the Executice Suites with anywhere from 1-3 other guys. The average cost is usually $120CAD + tax (AAA price). First off, let me say I've been more then happy with the size of the rooms. Like I said we've fit 4 grown men in 1 room with no comfort issues. The rooms are always clean, stocked with everything we've needed... and the one time there was a issue of having no hot water in the shower, they had it fixed within the hour. Location was very important in picking the Clarion. It's in a good neighborhood and in reasonable walking distance to the downtown area. The Forum is two blocks over, Cresent is about a 5 minute walk... The 2 main downsides I have with the Clarion is the parking and elevators. The underground parking lot is down an alley, behind the hotel. It's not hard to find but it's gets difficult navigating through it once you get into the lot. Low clearances and narrow spaces make SUVs and larger sixed cars pretty difficult to get in and out of spots. The elevators issue is that there's only 2, and having to accomodate 20+ floors can make the wait a bit of pain in the neck. Other then that I have no complaits about it, the staff as always been accomodating and very friendly. At the moment I haven't found anything better for the price they offer.

Stay For New Years Eve 2007. Paid CAD 125/night + TAX.

This is an OK hotel with problems,

Good things about this hotel :
1. Good location
2. Good size room with tiny kitchen & dine table.

I just going list things i dont like from this hotel :

1. Lobby is so small that i need 45 minutes in line just to check in
2. 10 minutes for tiny and superslow elevators.
3. Heating system in the room is so noisy.
4. Sound proofing is questionable
5. If hotel is fully booked, the canches is you'll have no hot water.

Pls dont choose this hotel on high season, it's a nightmare.