Hotels near Museum of Illusions Montréal, Montreal

We stayed at the Hotel Place d'Armes for four nights. We stayed there primarily because of its location. We were not disappointed. Right in the heart of Old Montreal, the hotel was perfectly located (across from the plaza of the same name) for what we wanted to see and do. In addition, it had a reputation as a nice upscale hotel that treated its guests well. We weren't disappointed there either. When we arrived by cab, Carl greeted us at the door, relieved us of luggage, and ushered us to Jolemie who checked us in and assigned us to a room (in building two) that was tastefully and comfortably furnished. She answered all our questions in a friendly manner and gave us tips about the area. Carl brought bags to our room, made sure we saw all the features, explained how things worked, and then left us to relax. The next day we met Sam, another staff member in the reception area, who answered more of our questions, gave suggestions about where to go, what to do, where to eat. These three individuals set the tone for our stay and made it a positive experience. But, let's be honest, no hotel is perfect so we did encounter a couple of glitches I should note. My wife and I are tea drinkers. While there was a coffeemaker in the room, there was no tea kettle or tea. There was coffee in the lobby, but there too, there was no hot water. Okay, we can live with that; we just went to a local cafe, but that meant going out a little earlier than we wanted to. The other thing was a bit strange. Saturday morning we asked the concierge to please make dinner reservations for us a particular popular restaurant. A few hours later we got a call from him that the restaurant was all booked up. But we went to the restaurant anyway thinking that there's always room for walk-ins even if we have to wait. We were right. There was room. And we didn't have to wait. We were seated immediately and enjoyed our meal. But, we have to ask, why wouldn't a knowledgeable concierge suggest just walking in. No matter. We still like Hotel Place d'Armes and would recommend it. Thank you Jolemie, Carl, and Sam..

Nice location. Convenient to Old Port, Chinatown, Latin district, and downtown Good building and parking security. Helpful staff throughout including maintenance and cleaning staff. Nice breakfast options. Well equipped and comfortable, quiet, rooms.

Location is great if you want to be close to China town or old Montreal. It is about a 30 minute walk to downtown. Although parking is pricey it was worth it since the under ground garage was clean, bright convenient and safe!! Just make sure your ticket to go in and out works properly, it can get stressful since the garage is a bit on the tight side to have to back up with cars behind you when the ticket won’t let you out. I stayed in room 1409 and was large and clean, but there was a vacuum sound that would go on and off throughout the day, however we were out exploring for most of the days. Great stay and would return again!!

Apart from the first-class location, the hotel has nothing to recommend it. It is a few hundred meters away from the Lanzhou Beef Noodle Restaurant, a popular place in Chinatown, and not far from the Cathedral of Our Lady. There are no attractions around it! The only problem is that the hotel facilities are too old, the room has no windows and smells too bad!

Everything was as expected to the friendly front desk staff, clean room, comfortable bed and awesome location. You can walk to the old port, downtown and abundant shopping malls from the hotel. We didn’t use our car so the $30/night fee seems expensive. All around great stay in an awesome city.

Quite disappointed with the room provided vis-a-vis what was reserved. Two double beds instead of two queens was a tight squeeze for our family. I fail to understand why this happened, particularly since the room was booked two months in advance of arrival & secured with a credit card. I was told the hotel was fully booked for the weekend so the issue could not be remedied. That said, our room was on the pool level which was kind of nice. The room was clean and included a small fridge plus a safe. There was also a steamer which was handy for touching up formal attire. The hallways seemed a bit dim & May benefit from an update. They were quiet, without echos, which was nice however. Finally, the Metro station can be easily accessed through the building which is a bonus! Based on overall experience, I would recommend this hotel. I may consider it for future trips to Montreal but might be a bit apprehensive based on the room switch which occurred.

We stayed during Covid-19. We chose this hotel because of its proximity to La Ronde. The parking is excellent- there is a small surface lot out front and a large surface lot out back. This is important for us as we have a big lifted pickup truck. There was plenty of room for it to park! The lobby is cool and looks like it would be fun during non Covid times. There is a plane hanging from the ceiling and pictures of planes all over, which we’re fun to see. Staff was great. We saw them cleaning frequently and they always had masks on. Hand sanitizer is everywhere. The bar & restaurant are closed. The pool and hot tub were open and did not require a reservation. They asked us to wear masks on the pool deck if social distancing wasn’t possible. We used the pool twice and were the only ones there both times. Pool towels were available at the pool. The room was a good size- two queen beds and a desk. Newly renovated and decently clean. We did a good clean of all touch points with Lysol wipes when we arrived, just to be safe. There was a fridge. There was a microwave on our floor but not in our room. There were 3 sets of towels in the room. We had to change rooms our second night. We were originally put in room 409 and there was a rambunctious family in 407. Starting at 7am, the kids were running up and down the hall, the door was banging, over and over. We sleep in so we were not impressed. We asked if they were checking out & were told by a lovely front desk clerk that they were there another night. We asked to move and she moved us to 621- it had a lovely view of the river. She commented that the hotel was quiet so there were lots of choices for quiet rooms. Strange that we weren’t spaced out at the start of that was the case. The second room was much quieter and we slept in until 10am without hearing a peep. The hotel is only about 10min to La Ronde amusement park by car, which was the purpose of our visit. We will be back again.

Water from shower head is very weak need to fix or change it.

There isn't anything near here except for the airport but it was nice being close to the airport for a good night's rest before flying out. The hotel would also be good for a business trip if you have to stay in the area and have a car. It does take about 20 to 30 minutes to get to the city from this hotel. The check in was quick and the hotel smells and looks clean. The room we stayed in needed a little help as the toilet paper holder was missing it's bar, the mini fridge was missing and the screw holes were quite visible and the some towels were quite frayed and in need of some replacement. The pool and hot tub were at a good temperature and there was lots of natural light in the area. There is a bathroom nearby which you can change in and the hotels are in the pool area. The TVs are pretty new but we couldn't find anything to watch so I would recommend bringing your own HDMI adapter. The hotel could do a better job for changeover of hotel rooms as the clocks showed the wrong time and the one went off unexpectedly at 6 am. There are better options in the city but if you are just going through Montreal or need a place near the airport this is a decent option for that and there is lots of parking.

Front on the highway side very noisy, at the rear probably less. Sheet metal bed base (don't hit it especially if someone is sleeping). Only one ice machine for the entire hotel. No milk or cream in the fridge for coffee. A few more small adjus**ents, new and clean hotel.