Excellent hotel,pretty good location,very clean,looks like new,huge room,awesome bed.
My only complaint was with the location of the toilet bowl at the bathroom which was extremely close to the wall.I do not have a logical explanation for this detail since the bathroom is quite big.
The bell boys are very nice,especially the Cuban guy.
You have to pay about $20 for valet parking which is reasonable if you take into consideration that parking meters cost $5 per hour.
In addition they keep the cars at a closed garage and in the morning tha car is brought to you very warm.
Would definitely go back to this HI Express.

I stayed here in October 2007 for two nights. I was extremely pleased with this hotel. The staff were incredibly nice and helpful, the location is close to the Palais de Congres, where I had a conference, and the price was very reasonable. The rooms are huge, because they're suites. I had two queen beds in one room, a kitchenette, and another room with a sleeper sofa. Lots of space. I definitely recommend this hotel.

There were two negatives that subtract from my rating just a bit: First, the beds were not great; the mattresses were a little lumpy and could stand replacement. Second, it was a bit noisy. There was no noise from adjacent rooms, but the refrigerator in the kitchennetee was noisy when it went on, and the hotel is on a fairly busy street. It was mostly quiet enough at night, but (very loud) construction outside started up around 7:30am.

I've stayed at a number of hotels in Montreal with mixed success. This trip, I was just in town for one night and wanted a cheap place to stay. So, I used Priceline, and received a rate at the 2.5* Holiday Inn Express for $65. I was hoping for something a little nicer, but in the end, the HI Express was just fine for this little trip.

Check-in was quick and friendly, I was told about the breakfast times and that there was a business centre with free internet (very handy). Also free wireless in the rooms.

The room itself was on the 6th floor - a nice suite with a balcony and kitchen - much more than what I was expecting. Nothing was luxury, but everything was comfortable and clean. The bed was firm but comfortable, and the shower had one of those big showerheads that I love.

The breakfast in the morning was ample, if you like carbs - none of the hot items that I've seen at other HI Expresses (eggs, sausages) were available. Otherwise, it was ample, with lots of cereals, bagels, waffles, juices etc. Lots of seating too.

Overall, a nice middle-of-the-road hotel. It's location on Rene Levesque is close to lots, but on a fairly uninteresting street. A few blocks to Ste Catherine shopping, near Chinatown, and a 15 minute walk from Old Montreal. This hotel is good, nothing exceptional, but for the price is good value for money.

I selected this hotel based on previous experiences with HIE and was a bit disappointed. The location is OK - you can walk to several good areas within 10 minutes but there is little to nothing close to the hotel. Be warned the hotel is not 'all suites'. I booked through a 3rd party website and that was root of my bad experience there. I was given a non-suite room on the 3rd floor - a smoking floor, not my preference. If you like smoking the 3rd floor is for you. Not only does it reek of smoke, during my stay there were cigarette butts in the hallway for two days. The staff was friendly enough but did remind me twice that I didn't book directly with the hotel. I was a second class citizen. The buffet breakfast was great except for a busy Sunday morning when they were overwhelmed and broke down everything 2 hours before finishing time. I guess they ran dry. It was OK for my first time to Montreal in terms of location but I won't be staying there again.