Hotels

Montreal, Quebec, Canada Skyline

Just before Toronto, we made a quick stop in Montreal, and even though I was there for a short time, I can tell you that the Opus Hotel one very comfortable hotel.The room was plenty big, and furnished with modern fixings such as a bowl sink and contemporary furniture. The rooms are – well, they’re concrete! The building was constructed in 1914, and it was the first concrete-poured building in North America. This surprised me t first, but it’s amazing what good lighting can do to dress up concrete walls. The room felt surprisingly cozy given the fact that much of the walls were bare concrete – it was an interesting room.

There’s a restaurant/lounge off the lobby which is reputed to be good (read: expensive), and on Saturday nights it turns into a dance club. The waiters there were very kind to my friend and I are pointed us in the right direction for fun that night and gave us suggestions for pubs and clubs to check out.

St. Laurent Blvd. in Montreal, Quebec, Canada

The location is fantastic – it’s on the corner of Sherbrooke Street and St. Laurent Blvd., so it’s really close to all of the fun and funky bars, cafes, clubs and restaurants on St. Laurent Blvd. I hit up a pub called Ye Old Orchard Pub with a friend and then continued on to a club, which was an interesting experience because the drinking age in Montreal is 18 – I wasn’t used to seeing all the young kids drinking!

I’d definitely come back and stay at the Opus in Montreal, I hope to return soon to this fun and vibrant city.

Photos: Goodnight London, bopuc