Stayed here end of September. Great location - we walked everywhere (Mont Royal, Latin Quarter, Historic District, Chinatown, etc.) from here. Our room was on an upper floor in the furthest corner. It was very comfy, clean, quiet and we could enjoy looking out the windows to the busy street below. On the upper floor, plan on stairs with your suitcases and don't complain. A recommendation for Modavie Restaurant towards the beautiful old area was perfect, what a delicious dinner on our first night there. A minimal breakfast is included just across the street. Everyone associated with the hotel was a pleasure to talk to and helpful. Can't beat the location for the price. Would recommend and would stay here again.

Hotel l'Abri du Voyageur is located in a great location in Montreal. I think that it is technically in the Latin Quarter, but it is extremely close to the arts district as well as to Chinatown. It was a pretty good spot from which to venture out into the different areas of Montreal. I like to walk around and I had never visited Montreal before, so in this regard the hotel was terrific.

If you were to blink you would miss the entrance to the hotel. Like many European hotels or even hotels in NYC, the entrance is tiny and unassuming. The first floor of the building is a sex boutique and the hotel entrance sort of gets lost amidst the window displays for the shop. I was thankful that I wasn't accompanied as I would have had a lot of explaining to do to my wife had she been along for the trip. The sex shop didn't really bother me, but it didn't exactly class up the building either.

One has to walk up a narrow flight of stairs to get the lobby. If there is an elevator then I did not see it. The stairs could prove difficult for someone with a lot of luggage. I don't believe there was a bellman on duty for this hotel -- just a desk clerk. The front desk folks I dealt with were all very professional and accomodating. I was able to check in several hours early, which I greatly appreciated.

I was assigned a room on the "first" floor of the hotel (the second floor of the building.) The room was very nice and relatively large for it being a "standard" size with a queen-sized bed. One brick wall was exposed and there were numerous windows, all with pleated shades that could be drawn. It was appointed very well and I appreciated the beautiful hard wood floors. There was a small writing desk and a modestly-sized TV. There was not a great deal of English-speaking programming but then again this was Quebec. The toilet was in a bit of a confined space and was separate from the washroom, where there was a sink and a smallish walk-in shower. Water pressure was better than expected and hot water was plentiful.

While during the day I thought the room was terrific, I learned quickly at night that there were going to be issues. The hotel is on one of the busiest downtown streets in Montreal and the street noise was significant until 1:00 in the morning. (This was a weeknight, for what it's worth.) The windows must be paper-thin because I could hear music coming from every car that stopped at the intersection below. I could hear every conversation being had by people walking by on the street. It was LOUD. I always bring earplugs and those facilitated my ability to get to sleep.

There are a couple of floors in the building above the one I was on and I suspect the street noise might be more modest up there. It also appeared that some rooms did not face Rue St. Catherine, the main drag I've been referring to. It might be worth asking to stay in one of them.

Since I was only staying one night during a quick business trip, I didn't make a big deal out of the noise issue. I had gotten an incredible rate --- $106 with taxes and suspect that I got what I paid for. There are plenty of options in downtown Montreal, but not many this inexpensive.

Hotel l'Abri du Voyageur is a weird dichotomy. The location, quality of room and rate were extremely nice. The street noise was bad. The location above a sex shop was somewhat amusing. I can say that I do recommend the hotel but if you were to stay there I would ask for a room sheltered from the street.

We found an extremely reduced special rate on Booking.com for a suite with one bed, but when we arrived we realized they'd upgraded us to a suite with two beds! That was a really nice surprise. Kitchen was fully equipped with cooking and dining utensils, a microwave, toaster, large fridge and even an ice bucket for wine. The location was also great (literally down the street from Place-des-Arts, about a 5 min walk to St Laurent and right in the middle of downtown) and the front desk was totally fine with us leaving our luggage there after checkout. Cons: Although the cleaning services were thorough and tidy the first day, there was no service on the second day despite our requesting it with the door tag. Also, it's surrounded on both sides by sex shops and adult stores, and you do have to walk up a few flights of stairs with your luggage. Overall: excellent value for the price we paid and more than met our expectations :)

Located a few steps away from Place de Art, which is right at the starting point of the bar alley on St. Katherine St.., and Shopping district (on the same St. Katherine St.). The rooms are nice. Small, but very clean. Service is very friendly, always very glad to help. This is a place to stay if you are not looking for something posh, but more comfortable then a hostel. If this hotel would have more rooms with shared bathroom, I would say it's a best for its price at this location.