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Kent and Stephane, the owners, are wonderful hosts. Their rooms are clean, and luxuriously comfortable.
Their location is handy for just about everything in this small but universally interesting city.
They are both straight- and gay-friendly.

But the best thing about staying at Absolument is their breakfasts, which are four-course, one hour affairs (only drawback is they don't leave much room for eating more during the day) served in your room anytime from 8-12. Jolly nice.

I love Montreal, and though I don't speak French, didn't find being in this largely francophone city intimidating: everyone was very friendly and accommodated my need to communicate in English with ease.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/17611 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/13210 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/13210 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/10152
Self service from buffet, sold by weight. I paid only 10 CDN for a massive & delicious plateful.

In Montreal’s Latin Quarter, décor features revealed red brick walls, decorative fireplaces, wood floors and tables.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/10152 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/10150
Friendly staff, small but totally functional rooms with cooking facilities & croissants delivered to your door each morning.

A great area to explore on foot, you are straight out of the door into the best shops & cafés in Montréal, an easy walk downhill to old Montréal or nearby Parc Mont Royal.

Secure online booking with rates from 80 CDN per night excluding taxes.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/10150 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/8505
They will not let you speak French to them - not even to order from a French menu! Their weather is the worst. You get your balls frozen off in the winter and bitten off in the summer (by bugs which crawl up your long trouser legs). I have never felt so blah about any city as I did in Montreal. It did nothing whatsoever for me. What a bunch of sore losers. Don't waste your hard earned money or precious vacation time.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/8505 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/8490 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/8490 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/8351 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/8351 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/8349 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/8349 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/8331 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/8331 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/8330 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/8330 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/8328 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/8328 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/8327 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/8327 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/8311 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/8311 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/8308 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/8308 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/8306
Try Plâteau Mont Royal and the streets to Parc LaFontaine; Rachel to Boulevard St Laurent, St Denis, Duluth; Laurier and then come up to Mile End, Rue Bernard and St Viateur to meet the real Québecois Montréalais.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/8306 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/8305
It took me some months and, having now lived in three quite different parts of the Île, I would rather be here now than in London. The pace is slower, you don't chase your tail so much, but there is still enough to do that you would not find anywhere outside of only a handful of British cities. Here, you have great cuisine and stretches
of restaurants, people are accommodating and informal and the city is geared up for the people who live here. The streets are cleaned twice a week outside of winter; the parks are there to be enjoyed, the swimming pools are usually free - so too are the ice rinks. It's a great place to bring up your children (my son is one).]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/8305 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/8302 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/8302 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/8290 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/8290 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/8287 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/8287