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Hotel Omni Mont-Royal
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1050 Rue Sherbrooke OMontreal, QC H3A 2R6
(514) 284-1110
- Price Range:
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- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Wi-Fi:
- Paid
27 reviews for Hotel Omni Mont-Royal
Review Highlights
"...a weekends worth of things to do within walking distance."
(in 4 reviews)
"The metro station is kitty-corner from the hotel."
(in 3 reviews)
"...have a pool, a sauna, and a hot tub as well as a gym and..."
(in 3 reviews)
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27 reviews in English
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Review from Maheen M.
12/1/2011
I have not heard of the Hotel Omni hotel chain until we booked our hotel through Hotwire. Hotwire rated the hotel as a 4 star, for $120 a night, almost 50% off regular price, we decided to book it!
Hotel Omni's location is great, it is right across McGill's campus and walking distance to St Catherine, St Laurent and other major streets in the downtown Montreal core. The metro station is kitty-corner from the hotel. The location of the hotel made it easy to get around the city.
Parking - self-park was $16, the concierge directed us to their self-park lot. The directions may seem confusing but it is well worth not having to pay the extra $10 for valet. There are no in/out privileges with the self park.
Hotel - the hotel has a big of the dated appeal, but it is quite fancy. I really liked the wide open lobby area. There were quite a few people taking photos of the lobby when we arrived.
Room - our room was huge. With the king size bed, there was still room to have a dance party in the common/sitting area. We had a nice view of Mont Royal park facing Sherbrooke street. The bathroom was a descent size and it came with your very own heat lamp (to dry off after your shower)
Service - great, they were even able to give us a late check-out the next day without any issues.
Overall, I would come back to the hotel again. The downside is that they did not give us free WiFi. I will have to ask for it at the next Montreal visit.Listed in: Montreal
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Review from Jennifer M.
Toronto, ON
10/7/2011 1 Check-in Here
Good hotel! I was a little terrified after booking on Priceline and seeing these "meh" reviews. We were on Route to Montreal and wanted a 4 star hotel in the downtown area for under $100. Well, we arrived around 4pm and they upgraded us to a corner suite on the top floor with a killer view.
But are we all talking about the same hotel? The hotel was nice, spotlessly clean and the staff was exceptional. Everyone was friendly, helpful and made us feel right at home, The bed was so comfortable, and the washroom was almost the size of my condo. Our room was a little dated, but really it just looked like a hotel. Not "Shagadellic" o "grandma like" was this just our room?
Parking was cheap, under $15 a day with one "in and out"
We did not bother with wifi but a local call was $1.19.
The location was great for regular tourism. Downtown, you can walk to shopping, the Bell Centre, there is a metro nearby. Old Montreal is close enough. For US, we would have stayed elsewhere, over the few days we were in the city we continued to take cabs to the same neighborhood of Mont-Royal - as everything we wanted to eat or see was there. If you want to shop and sight see, its great.
We would definitely stay here again. The staff are really incredible.Listed in: Montreal
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Review from David H.
9/19/2011
Shagadelic room decor man.... It's very groovy baby.
So, I made the mistake of telling the desk that I would self park in their garage, so they had somebody "show me" where to park, to which, he jumps in a car, and tells me to follow him. I wind through some building, twist and turn, down the block, into some garage that snakes down 3 floors, only to find he's gone, and now, I get to haul all my luggage back up alone, and drag it all down the street after midnight when I checked in. Nothing like 10 hours in transit to go for a midnight hike through the city to find my hotel by foot again......
The water in the room is top notch, and for $7 per bottle, why wouldn't it be? At least the wifi is only $10 a day... :-)
Update: My $10 a day wifi experience was sub-par, as speedtest showed 300Kbps download and 0Kbps (that's right ZERO) at 1AM last night. I don't know if the hotel has discovered bandwidth management or load balancing across multiple links, but it does seem a bit odd that I paid $10 for internet that didn't work. You have to be able to send traffic out for it to work......
Still getting 3 stars..... -
Review from Howard H.
8/21/2011
This well situated, well run hotel is in dire need of a make-over. Has been for years! Seriously, this WAS a five star hotel, downgraded to 4 star and the lack of investment is not doing much to bolster peoples belief in a shot at changing the downward trajectory.
I am quite certain that most of their bookings come from discount sites these days as it is frequently the door prize in the "I wanna 4 star for under a $100" sweepstakes.
POSITIVES:
Excellent location
Large Rooms
Friendly Professional Staff
Decent beds
NEGATIVES
Old, unappealing room decor
Lack of certain modern conveniences
Atrocious room service food
Lackluster dining options
Slow, expensive WiFi
If you just got it in the big "YOU'RE STAYING HERE" reveal don't fret. It's still pretty comfy and once you're out of the room (where you think you're staying at Grandmothers house) you'll feel as though you're in a proper city hotel.
TIP - Join the Omni Frequent Sleeper program and then you get slow FREE WiFi !!! -
Review from Silvia V.
8/1/2011
Stayed at Hotel Omni for two nights as we attended a wedding at the hotel.
The hotel is nice, clean and the staff is very knowledgeable and friendly. Our room was very large, with a very comfortable king size bed and a large bathroom.
The decor is a little dated, but everything else was perfect and made our stay memorable. -
Review from Heather H.
3/28/2011
I was in Montreal for a long weekend, for a conference. The Omni had a very good rate and was close to the overpriced conference hotel.
Some parts of my stay were good, some less good. I might go back if I'm in Montreal, but I wouldn't make any great effort to do so. It's close to the museum, to the university, and various other convenient things like that.
If you don't like modern design, you'll be just fine at the Omni. Very my grandmother in 1977 decor. Not that it's a bad thing. Just very floral.
If you join their frequent guest program-- which is free, and why wouldn't you collect miles/points?-- wireless is free. AND, even better, at check-in, you'll get a card for complimentary beverages from room service each morning (x2 drinks per person!). One of my great delights when staying in hotels is getting room service coffee delivered. (I like it. Whatever). Add a can of coke, and I'm golden. The room service bagel wasn't bad-- it was actually 4 bagels for $4 or so, and came with a lovely selection of spreads and what-not. Those perks alone made up for the less good parts of the stay.
One big peeve in hotels is lack of outlets. There is a delightfully oversized chair that I would like to be sitting in, but can't because it isn't anywhere close to an outlet, and I need to recharge my laptop. Yes, I could move furniture around-- and I probably will-- but I shouldn't have to. There aren't any outlets accessible near the bed, either. In order to use the outlet near the desk, I actually had to unplug a lamp. Not good, people.
There's a coffee maker, and they've got Tazo tea in the room, but no kettle, so if you want hot water for tea, you have to brew it through the coffee maker. Mmmm.
Now, housekeeping was a bit of an issue. They were always there, it seemed. I left one morning by 8 am. Came back around 3. They were in the room cleaning. I needed to do work very quickly before heading out again at 4, so I had the pleasure of having housekeeping keeping house around me. I also came back one day around noon. They were there. They came one evening for turn-down, I was leaving soon and asked them to come back in 20 minutes. They never did. Which was unfortunate, because there was no more toilet paper & I hoped they'd fix that at turn-down. Instead, around 11 pm, I had to call the front desk for more tp.
There is a hot tub (in the fitness center); the pool was closed for the season. There weren't showers in the locker rooms, but then again, one could go up to one's room. There were weights & other machines, none of which I used. The hot tub was nice, though. -
Review from Katherine A.
5/10/2011
I was excited to stay in a four star hotel in downtown. The location of the Omni was excellent. It was near all the shopping and restaurants. The room itself was covered in flora and looked like it had not been updated since the 60's. The only saving grace was the beds were very comfortable.
I do not recommend ordering room service. I know room service is expensive, but I got eggs Benedict, 2 waters, 2 coke, and orange juice and my bill was $70. I am okay with paying higher prices but that was just ridiculous. We also had to pay $40 for valet parking. And to top it off the internet was $9.95 per day per device. -
Review from Jo W.
9/20/2011
Pros- great location; there is a metro station 1/2 block away; sign up for Omni's select guest program and get free wifi plus two morning beverages (juice/ coffee/ tea/ soft drinks); concierge is super helpful and friendly.
Only con is the place is a little older.
Overall, we loved our stay. -
Review from Helen L.
9/29/2010
I stayed here in July when a friend and I went to Montreal for the weekend. It was an okay hotel. It was just a very old building so the rooms felt very old style. The doors of the hotel was very bulky and old.
The cleaning ladies kept waking us up everyday at 8am and we had to send them away- they DIDN'T GIVE US ANY PRIVACY SIGNS.
However, the front desk were REALLY friendly people, and they chatted us about things to do and where to go. Super nice customer service.
The TV is not a flat screen, which by now, is considered old. The room was around $215 a night. Location is great though! Walking distance to everything you need- we went to Old Montreal, Basilica, Chinatown.
For the price, it wasn't so bad. -
Review from Dil F.
12/17/2010
Excellent service, convenient location, great bar. Recommendable, but could probably do better.
The location is fantastic. The staff are SUPER friendly and helpful (the door guys CAN be a little too much in your face - getting bags, opening doors, pressing elevator buttons for you - but they balance out the over-the-topness with some pretty good bilingual humor).
The bar, and especially the bar tender, were really top notch. The bar tender knows how to make some classic cocktails - which turned out to be something that most bar tenders in Montreal can't do, for some strange reason. Know that the bar closes at 11pm though, so as not to compete with the bars downtown.
The rooms were comfy enough, though our TV remote didn't works, the decor looks a little 80s-weathered, the staff IGNORED the signs that we were given to place on the bed that said "don't need to make the bed" but they made the bed anyway, one of our windows didn't close properly (and it was -18 with the windchill outside), which ACTUALLY meant that the room was pumping out super hot air 24/7 to compensate, it was a steamy stay! -
Review from Krsna V.
8/7/2008
Really great experience staying at this hotel. We got a suite size room, even though we booked a regular one. The room was huge with a view of the rooftop pool. Sweet!
Two things I look for in a hotel: clean room and comfortable bed. The others do not matter to me. I am not going to live there, I am just visiting. Give me a clean room where I can fall asleep quickly and I am a happy man.
We stayed here for 4 days/ 3 nights. Excellent location, close to Mount Royal. The bar downstairs was nice and room service was prompt. It is close to public transit, downtown, and all the trendy stores.
The rooftop pool is amazing...and they offer you cucumber and lemon water to quench your thirst.Listed in: Montreal - The land of hot…
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Review from abigail l.
10/21/2008 2 photos
I spent my honeymoon at the Omni and I did not want to leave. The room was amazing and the price was even better!!! The king sized bed was wicked comfortable and the room was friggin' huge!!! Our view was gorgeous, they give you complimentary robes, real glasses in the types of sifters, wine, juice and coffee mugs. No styrofoam mess here! They have a pool, a sauna, and a hot tub as well as a gym and spa. Can you tell I usually slum it or stay with friends?
My four instead of five rating is due to the fact that the staff might be a little too eager to clean and serve. Make sure you put your inside lock on the door even if you place the do not disturb sign on your outer door. A few times we heard a light knocking and then the door just pushed open. D'oh, maybe not what you want on your honeymoon!
Also, don't bother getting take-out coffee from the bar, it's the same crap burnt coffee that you get in your room and they charge you $3 for a small cup. No good. Go across the street and get a cappuccino and a croissant. It's worth the extra 100 foot walk. -
Review from Rolf L.
3/24/2011 1 photo
A nice, clean hotel in a good location. Great lobby, restaurant and bar in house, 24 hour room service, really nice and spacious bathroom, which is always a plus to me. They have the possibility of adjoining rooms, they add a refrigerator to the room for an additional cost, and WiFi is $10 a day unless you sign up for free rewards account. (If you do the first 24 hours of WiFi is free.) The closets are large and are stocked with robes and a wall safe. The floor plan is open and inviting and the beds/sheets are more than decent, The only thing I have negative to say is that the decor is a bit outdated, but the friendly, inviting staff and cleanliness of everything far outweighs the horrible drapes. I will absolutely use the Omni upon return to Montreal!
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Review from Y Y.
8/13/2008
Great location! You can walk just about anywhere from the hotel. The underground city is just round the block. The rooms were clean and comfortable. There is a small gym on the 3rd floor opened to guests. It gets crowded in the morning as it is also a "health club" opened to members (public). There is a small jacuzzi and a pool. You can get into the jacuzzi from the pool through an indoor link. Ultra cool! We could not make out if the bar/cafe downstairs offered free drinks and tapas in the evenings for guests at the hotel (the sign in the elevators were not very clear) and we never really made it back to the hotel on time to try.
Oooi breakfast is not included but if you are "cheap" you can always go down for a quick breakfast of coffee/tea, juice, muffins and fruit at the gym. There are also fruit offerings in the reception area downstairs.
Would recommend this hotel. -
Review from Andrew S.
6/7/2010
The rooms were somewhat old-fashioned, and the hotel's front desk was very, very friendly. Reasonable over night parking.
The printer wasnt working for my meeting, and the front desk comp'd printing all my necessary documents. That was a nice touch.
Stroll down St. Catherines (right down the street), and also, if necessary, have a beer down at Peel Pub -- my old College haunt. -
Review from andre w.
3/5/2009
One of my wife's vendors booked the room for us so I was a little doubtful. We have an Omni in San Diego next to the ballpark and it is awesome but I still had my reservations.
So you know that first 30 seconds when you walk in a hotel room for the first time...
First look = check
Smell = check
Clean carpet = check
Bathroom = check
Bed = check
Whew...
OK, time to break out the laptop and check out the area...
Food = walkable
Bars/Lounges = walkable/cab
Clubs = cab
Shopping = check
This is a great hotel (for the price) with a weekends worth of things to do within walking distance. 4 Stars -
Review from Keith M.
5/1/2009
We had issues from the start at the Omni Hotel. Because we book through Orbitz, not the hotel website, we were not guaranteed 2 beds like we had wanted. We had kill 3 hours while they got a room together. No big deal, I understand now that is the risk you take by booking through a 3rd party.
When we got to the room couple more issues:
The toilet ran for 15 minutes after you flush it.
The mini fridge was broken. We found this out after we had placed all of our stuff in it and unpacked.
The AC was very slow to kick it. It was in the high 80's that weekend. It took about 6 hours to get the room to cool down to a decent level.
The ice machine on our floor was broken (level 21). Sucks when the fridge is broken.
Good things about the hotel:
Parking, easy in, easy out at $15 / day right at the hotel.
Location, location, location. Easy, safe walking distance to all Montreal has to offer.
Very large bathrooms and closets.
Bad things about the hotel:
No free breakfast
No couch in the room.
No vending machines (I didn't see any at least)
Very dated furniture and carpets.
Small TV.
wifi was $15 / day (I was unable to pick up any local networks either)
I never tried the hotel restaurant. The menu looked over priced compared to the local restaurants. Breakfast started at $15. Dinners looked around $35+.
I probably won't stay here again unless I get a really good price. The Marriott next door has more to offer (free wifi, breakfast, kitchenette, couch) at only a slightly higher price. -
Review from David L.
12/15/2009
I recently stayed at the Omni Mont Royal because I got a good price on a room during the winter non-peak season in Montreal. The room was clean and well kept but the tub had an issue with draining slowly. This issue was quickly fixed within a day (they came in sometime while I was gone). Housekeeping did a good job but would call the room (and occasionally knock) if I opted to sleep in and hang the "Privacy" hanger on the door to see if I needed anything. A nice gesture but kind of odd...
In terms of amenities the gym is open 24/7 by key card but the whirl pool is not open after 7 PM. Also, they claim WiFi is $9.95/night but you have the option of joining the Select Guest program (free) and receive free internet access...seems like a no brainer to me.
Lastly, location is good - it's close to the Peel station on the green line and within walking distance to nightlife @ Crescent Street & Sainte Catherine Ouest. The nearby restaurants however are relatively expensive and not as highly regarded in the Yelp community as I found out through my research. -
Review from Phillip H.
8/23/2010
This is a very nice hotel. The rooms are large and the views are very lovely. (I could see the mountains from my room.) The bathroom is huge. Nicely appointed room. The staff is very professional. The location is very convenient -- lots of places are within walking distance and a metro station is very close by. There are a lot of hip places in the neighbourhood because the hotel is very close to McGill University. I got a very good packaged deal through Hotwire -- flight and hotel. Ask for a higher floor so you can get some great views of Montreal.
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Review from Andrea D.
2/7/2010
I thought this was a great hotel. The location is perfect for out-of-towners and those making their first visit to Montreal: SO close to good shopping, the sights (I walked to Old Montreal even on a 10 degree [Farenheit] day--about 25 min, and it's right at the base of Mont Royal), and a ton of really great restaurants. The only negative on the location note is that it is located "downtown" and for people like my boyfriend and I who like to explore more "artsy" parts of town, it is a sure cab ride to that area; that said, we were only in town for a few days and neither of us had been to Montreal, so this location served our needs perfectly.
Also, the staff here was really friendly and helpful. I feel like every couple of hours I was down in the lobby asking, "Where is this?" or "Which is the best way to see that?" or "Where should we eat?", and got responses from several different employees, and they were always polite and spot-on with their recommendations.
The Omni also has a little gym with great amenities (nice locker room, sauna, weights, jacuzzi) that is nice to have when it's soooo cold out and you don't want to throw off your workout routine!
The only ever so slight issue I could foresee others having is that the upholstery is a little dated (but in a classic hotel way, not 70's yellow way). But, our premium room on the 29th floor with a view of Mont Royal was beautiful and perfect for us. :) If ultra-sleek and modern is what you're looking for in your stay, then you should probably consider looking elsewhere, but we had a very nice stay here! -
Review from Claire S.
7/3/2009
My husband and I loved our stay at the Omni. It was centrally located and we had a great view of Mont Royal from our window. We found it clean and well attended. The staff was all very friendly and helpful. It's right near the Peel Metro stop and was within walking distance from a lot of the exciting parts of the city. It wasn't the most luxe hotel I've been to, but was sufficient for our needs and very reasonably priced.
The rooftop pool was a real win, with an indoor sauna and hot tub that connected to an outdoor pool with views of the city. I would definitely recommend a stay here if you are looking for a good deal in Montreal. -
Review from Brian P.
8/15/2008
Awesome location! Just as the person before me described, you can walk ANYWHERE from this location in downtown Montreal. Our hotel room was very clean, and while not the nicest, was a very good deal and we received a lot more for our money compared to going to Vegas for the same rate. Montreal in the summertime is beautiful! It's an awesome haven to escape to..especially from Southern California and this hotel provided us a very good stay for the four days we spent there.
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Review from Jen S.
Toronto, ON
11/3/2010
This will be my fav hotel to stay at in Montreal. The staff are nice. The hotel room is nice. The view we received was amazing. The only problem I encountered was with the room service. The staff were great and the presentation were delightful. It's the quality of the food that needed improvement. Most of their night food is frozen. The taste were not there. You're better off ordering out.
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Review from Lisa N.
6/3/2009
Yes - another online deal was had at this Omni. The check-in desk was courteous and welcoming. We got a room on the seventh floor and the view was overlooking their pool. Not much of a view, but the room was great! Comfortable bed, clean bathroom and a couch made our stay here very nice. Plus, the location was very convenience for us.
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Review from David B.
4/6/2010
Great location in the center of all the city. Pretty good rooms but the last time I stayed there the suite needed some updating. Good price for a downtown suite.
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Review from Allen M.
5/6/2009
I was a guest here for a conference back in Oct '06. The front desk staff were very nice, and my room was above average. Close to shopping and the underground. Stay here, you wont be disapponted.
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Review from Michelle B.
7/20/2009
The hotel might had been 4-star 30 years ago, but everything there is so out-dated now, the amenities, decor, hotel rooms, bathrooms, and the furnitures in the room, all looked "aged." The only thing that looks a bit nicer is the front door with tons of 1000-watt lights shooting at the entrance of the hotel. Definitely not a 4-star inside like it says on Priceline.
The one nice thing is the friendly staffs. They answer all my questions and was very helpful recommending restaurants and places to visit.
But for the price of a 4-star hotel, which this hotel is not, is somewhat not worth it.
