Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth (Le Reine Elizabeth)

Montréal's largest hotel -- it has more than 1,000 rooms -- stacks its 21 floors atop VIA Rail's Gare Centrale, the main train station, with the Métro and popular shopping areas such as Place Ville-Marie and Place Bonaventure accessible through underground arcades. This desirable location makes "the Queenie" a frequent choice for heads of state and touring celebrities, even though other hotels in town offer more luxurious pampering. The Fairmont Gold 18th and 19th floors, on which anyone can stay -- for a price -- are the best choice, offering a private concierge lounge with complimentary breakfasts and cocktail-hour canapés. Less exalted rooms on floors 4 through 17 are satisfactory, furnished traditionally and feature easy chairs, ottomans, and bright reading lamps. A full on-site spa was renovated in 2006. May 2009 marked the 40th anniversary of John Lennon and Yoko Ono's weeklong "Bed-in for Peace" in suite no. 1742.

Facilities:
3 restaurants; 2 bars; heated indoor pool; exceptional health club and spa w/Jacuzzi, steam room, and instructors; concierge; room service; babysitting; executive level

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