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#130 of 158 hotels in Montreal
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  • Rooms: 20
  • Address: 1553 St-Andre Montreal, Quebec H2L 3T5 Canada
Property Type: Hotel
  • Lodging offering guest rooms, a 24-hour front desk and a variety of services and amenities.
Description: Eureka Hotel is a centenaire and historical building located in downtown Montreal in one of the most animated and cosmopolitain area in the city... This description is based on information provided by the hotel.
Business Center No Fitness Center No Free High-Speed Internet No Free Parking Pets Not Allowed No Restaurant No Room Service No Swimming Pool
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“Ripped off...”

Hotel Eureka

2 of 5 stars
burlington, ontario
Jul 11, 2006
10/10 found this review helpful

I stayed at hotel Eureka for the Canada day long weekend. When I called, the person said that the room would be $100 dollars a night and since there were three of us, the extra person would be $10 a night. So, the total cost for two nights should have been $220. Okay - so I make a reservation.

When I check in, the bill comes to $284.34...I ask why it's so high and am told that it's the extra person and the taxes. This was my mistake: I shrug and sign the credit card slip.

The bill seems way too high so I find out what the tax rate is: 17.5% - verified by a person at the Holiday Inn. So, the bill should only be $258.50. I point out the mistake while I'm checking out and am told that apparently the extra person is $20 each night! (accompanied by an official looking spreadsheet) Who would agree to pay $20 each night for an extra mattress on the floor??? Not me.

So bottom line is DON'T MAKE A RESERVATION - THE PRICE CHANGES BETWEEN THE PHONE AND THE FRONT DESK.

Apart from my main complaint about feeling ripped off by the hotel guy, you should also know that:
- the shower are extremely claustrophobic
- there are some stinky people staying in the hotel
- there's no AC and the ceiling fan does look like it's about to fall off and kill you
- the tv isn't broken - it just doesn't have cable so you get 2.5 channels in black and white
- the room was tiny
- parking cost $18 / night
- the floor of the closet in our room was totally gross - the tile was peeling and it was really dirty
- the towels are old and threadbare
- the blinds don't block out any morning sunlight (bring an eye mask)
- there's a LOT of street noise on Saturday nights (I slept fine with earplugs)

But on the plus side:
- the hotel is less than a block from a main subway station where three subway lines intersect
- it's a block from the gay village which feels super safe to walk in at night (as a woman, anyway)
- the hotel has character

So all in all, if you don't reserve and manage to negotiate a reasonable price upon arrival (speaking fluent french would help), it's not a bad place to stay. Just don't reserve in advance.

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This TripAdvisor Member's Summary
Date of Stay: July 2006
Member since: July 11, 2006
  • My ratings for this hotel are:
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 2 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 2 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 2 of 5 stars Service
I recommend this hotel for:
Tourists
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“THE Worst hotel ever!!”

Hotel Eureka

Feb 16, 2006
8/11 found this review helpful

I stayed in the hotel Eureka last year in June for the Montreal Grand-Prix. I didnt expect much from the hotel because i already knew that it was in a somewhat bad neighborhood. Upon arrival, I saw 2 prostitues walk in. The service was terrible, tried charging more than they said over the phone. Doors were rickety and the locks we terrible( someone could easily break in your room. That night was the worst night ever in a hotel, it was 85 degrees inside, no A/C,a broken tv, loud yelling from a bar outside, and prostitues coming and going all the while. I would not suggest this hotel to anyone, even if they were broke and out of money.

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This TripAdvisor Member's Summary
Date of Stay: June 2005
Member since: February 16, 2006
  • My ratings for this hotel are:
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 1 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 1 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
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“It was the worst hotel I ever stayed at”

Hotel Eureka

Sep 6, 2005
5/7 found this review helpful

The rate for the hotel changes depending on what the office feels they can get form u. They offered a special savings if we paid cash and when we did there was no differance. The room were very small and good luck tring to get clean towels the next day (forget about having the room changed over). I was never so hot in my life in a room. I could open the window and hear the singing from the bar below to 4:00 am in the morning or close it and bake in the room. Fan works that was the only thing but was not good to cool off the room. No clock, radio, or phone but there is a tv but it doesn't work.

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This TripAdvisor Member's Summary
Date of Stay: August 2005
Member since: September 06, 2005
  • My ratings for this hotel are:
    • 3 of 5 stars Value
    • 1 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 2 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 2 of 5 stars Service
I recommend this hotel for:
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“Shady place, not recommended”

Hotel Eureka

Sep 6, 2005
7/8 found this review helpful

The area in which the hotel is located in is very dirty, with a lot of weirdos roaming around. The hotel itself (unlike any I have visited) locks its front door at all times. They have a camera to screen its visitors and unlock the door with the buzzer. No parking is available for visitors and closest “public” parking is $15 per day. Had we known about the parking fee (which brings the price/night to $97 incl. tax) we could have stayed at a hotel rated much higher and in a much better neighborhood.

Our room was very small (despite the fact we took one of the larger and more expensive ones), no a/c, tv with 3 working channels and very thin walls. People are arriving at all times of the day or night and it gets noisy even after 1-2 in the morning. We barely got any sleep during the weekend. Toilets are shared and there are 3 for the entire floor with 8-10 rooms. I had to wait to use them on several occasions. The service was poor, rooms very not cleaned although we stayed for two nights and no fresh towels were offered.

On top of it all, the management has found us guilty of breaking a shower door and without notifying me has proceeded to charge my credit card $103.50 allegedly for work required. No invoice or any explanation was given except “you broke the door” and my repeated calls were not answered. I am currently considering legal action against the hotel.
AVOID THIS HOTEL AT ALL COST.

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This TripAdvisor Member's Summary
Date of Stay: August 2005
Member since: September 06, 2005
  • My ratings for this hotel are:
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 1 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 1 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
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“Bad experience”

Hotel Eureka

1 of 5 stars
montreal, quebec
Aug 30, 2005
4/5 found this review helpful

Hi,
I'm writing this review just to warn people and tell them my experience staying in hotel eureka this week end ( from aug 25 to aug 28).
Eureka hotel is very convenient because it's near the central station in montreal, but the rooms are really miserable for the price you pay.
I was there, and i paid 248 $ for 3 nights, to realise after hearing a conversation between the receptionist and a client that it costs 60$, the room, was also very noisy and very hot (there is a fan but it's shaking from the cieling and really cheap) and no closets(actually, very small triangle one).
I spoke to another receptionist in the same hotel about the price and he told me that it was too expensive and the first one surcharge us.
What i want to say, there are many hotels in the same area, and just next door or on the other side of the street, then, don't pay attention to the hotel eureka website, and look for another one...they offer the same price and much more reasonable.
thank you and good luck...
Montreal is a great city to visit.....

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