Why book?
It’s the world-class service and amenities you would expect from global megabrand Four Seasons, but feels distinctively Montreal.
Set the scene
From the moment you arrive at the street-level valet, you feel like a VIP. A friendly face opens your doors, gathers your luggage, and whisks you up to a serene third-floor lobby, where check-in is an efficient, dignified affair. With fantastic rooms and suites worthy of Four Seasons, plus celebrity chef-helmed F&B that remains busy and scene-y from day to night, plus one of the city’s best spas, there are always fabulous comings and goings of well-heeled jet setters, creative types, and business travelers at this destination hotel.
The backstory
Four Seasons’ long-awaited arrival in the city is a vote of confidence towards Montreal’s long standing reputation as one of North America’s most luxurious, cosmopolitan, exciting cities. In a city with no shortage of fantastic boutique hotels, this Four Seasons offers a luxury experience that takes style and comfort to a whole new level.
The rooms
Think: your most fabulous friend’s spacious Parisian pied-a-terre (after all, this is a city that prides itself on Francophone connections). The details are gorgeous without being overwhelming or overly precious: with herringbone wood floors, stunning custom furniture pieces, and positively enormous marble bathrooms with heavenly Byredo amenities. It’s worth calling out the truly fantastic, spacious closets; they are beautifully lit, feature well-constructed built-in drawers, and have enough space to hide your luggage away, lending each room and suite a residential feel where you’ll almost forget you’re staying in a hotel. Every key here is fabulous, but our advice is to request one of the higher level rooms for more optimized views, as the lower level views partially overlook the parking lot across the street.
Food and drink
Celebrity chef Marcus Samuellsson leads the way with the signature Marcus Restaurant + Terrace, as well as a distinct Marcus Lounge + Bar space. The sprawling restaurant uses solarium-style windows to flood the space with natural light by day and twinkling city lights by night, and the lounge space is a sexy mixology concept that has, in this hotel’s relatively short time being open, already become one of the best places in downtown Montreal to meet for a drink. The hotel does a great job of building out its guest experiences here, whether that’s the behind-the-scenes Chef’s Counter experience with executive chef Jason Morris, or the weekly Sommelier’s Soirées of curated wine pairings and storytelling.
And of course, this being a Four Seasons, don’t sleep on the inspired 24-hour in-room dining menu, either; there’s even a 15-minute minute menu for those in a rush, as well as a dedicated plant-based menu to accommodate a range of dietary preferences.
The spa
Montreal’s downtown spa scene has left something to be desired for a number of years, but the Four Season’s Guerlain Spa gets everything right: the robes are plush, the treatments transformative, and therapists are wonderfully unhurried. It’s truly an urban sanctuary where you’ll forget the city outside. Make sure to pencil in plenty of time before or after your treatment to luxuriate in the hydrotherapy room; this is only urban spa in Montreal to offer a Kneipp Hydrotherapy Experience, a trail of polished stones inlaid in the floor to stimulate acupressure points on the soles of the feet, followed by a refreshing wading pool. There’s a new HydraFacial service, too, that is sure to leave you glowing.
The neighborhood/area
The hotel is in the heart of downtown, walking distance to all the major attractions–and even offers a direct entrance into neighboring Holt Renfrew Ogilvy.
The service
Ask, and you shall receive. The Four Seasons concierge team is here to make your stay seamless.
Eco Effort
Sustainability permeates every aspect of your stay–from the electric vehicle charging stations out front, to the energy-saving guest room controls, to the elimination of single-use plastics and an organic waste diversion and eco-certified cleaning programs in place.
Accessibility
The hotel is fully accessible, with wide doorways, accessible rooms available, and elevator access to every level.
Anything left to mention?
It’s so easy for global hotel brands to arrive in a new city, rely on the same old formulas that have made them successful elsewhere, and expect people to show up–but this Four Seasons really captures the cosmopolitan, French-inflected spirit of this city. Sure, it will cost you. But when you stay at a Four Seasons, the service and amenities you’re enjoying more than pick up the slack.
1440 Rue de la Montagne, Montreal, Quebec H3G 1Z5
Canada
https://www.fourseasons.com/montreal/
(514) 843-2500