Best Western Plus City Centre Centre-Ville

“Super Clean Hotel in Saint Roch Neighborhood”

Although I initially booked through Best Western, this hotel is now known as Le Saint Edouard. My adult daughter and I stayed on the fifth floor with an atrium view--perfect for us, because it was consistently quiet and not lit up like high noon early in the morning so we could wake up on our own … more

Although I initially booked through Best Western, this hotel is now known as Le Saint Edouard. My adult daughter and I stayed on the fifth floor with an atrium view--perfect for us, because it was consistently quiet and not lit up like high noon early in the morning so we could wake up on our own schedule. Our room was spotlessly clean. The bathroom was spacious and included plenty of towels. The hand-held shower head/hose is my preferred type, so I was especially grateful for that feature. The focus on conservation and environmental awareness was impressive: on the shower wall were liquid soap/shampoo/conditioner dispensers, so no waste. Same near the sink: dispensers with liquid hand soap and moisturizing lotion. Waste cans and recycling buckets were provided so guests could place trash in waste cans and aluminum cans/bottles in recycling containers. Best of all, the employees of Le Saint Edouard were remarkably friendly, courteous, and appear to genuinely enjoy interacting with guests. The impressively bilingual front desk clerks--Xavier, Nicholas, and Yves--deserve special mention because they indulged my need to practice speaking French! When I reverted to English, so did they...and they answered all my questions thoroughly as well as helped me with a couple of specific requests (e.g. there was a mini-fridge in our room, but not a microwave, so I asked if there was a place to warm up some leftovers and was told they'd take care of it for me. Same with mailing out postcards. And asking for directions to a couple of places). The housekeepers--particularly Veronica-- were always busy cleaning rooms, ours included. In the post-pandemic travel world, finding a true 'budget' hotel that is spotlessly clean, in a safe location, and has friendly employees is like finding a needle in a haystack, but that's exactly what I found at Le Saint Edouard. A true hidden gem. Bonus feature: Le Saint Edouard is in the St. Roch neighborhood, which is filled with cafes, patisseries, restaurants, the famous Librairie Pantoute, and of course, the landmark St. Roch Catholic Church. An authentic Quebecois neighborhood with super nice folks at every turn. Highly recommend.

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