Recently, I had a long stopover in Montreal on my way back from Iceland. When I was doing my research on where to stay, one hotel kept popping back up as the best option. Hotel Uville Montreal is centrally located, 1960s and ’70s themed, and so damn cute. Read on for a full review of my experience!
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How to get to Montreal
By car
Montreal is relatively easy to reach by car. Highways (known as autoroutes) link to the city in all directions. If you’re coming from the US, you’ll need to drive across the Canadian border — make sure to allow a bit of extra time.
Driving times from:
- Québec City: 3 hours
- Toronto: 6 hours
- New York City: 6 hours 20 minutes
By plane
Lots of different airlines fly into Montreal’s airport, Aéroport International Pierre-Elliott-Trudeau de Montréal (YUL).
Montreal-Trudeau Airport is only 21 km (13 mi) from the city centre. To get to Montreal from the airport, take the Express Bus 747. Tickets cost $10 CAD and can be bought from machines on the international arrivals level. The journey takes between 45 and 60 minutes, with various stops throughout downtown.
Public transportation
If you’re coming by bus, you’ll likely arrive at Gare d’autocars de Montréal. Attached to this central bus station is Berri-UQAM Station, where you can connect to several different metro lines that go around the city.
By train, Montreal’s Gare Centrale is a main connection point to other cities around North America. Canada’s VIA Rail trains are comfortable, efficient, and have routes all throughout the country.
From the USA, Amtrak trains from New York’s Penn Station leave for Montreal once a day. The journey is long (about 11 hours!) but extremely scenic, winding around the Hudson River and through the forests of upstate New York.
Staying at Hotel Uville Montreal
Booking
I booked my stay at Hotel Uville through Booking.com, my favorite third-party booking site. You can also (obviously) book through the hotel’s official website.
Rooms start at around $300 CAD a night, depending on the type. For the boutique atmosphere, central location, and included breakfast, I thought it was a good deal!
Hotel Uville address: 204 Place d’Youville, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Theme
The unique theme is what really drew me to this hotel in the first place.
Hotel Uville focuses on the musical and cultural history of Montreal in the 1960s and ’70s. Each of the 33 guest rooms has a different theme that ties in to the time period. You’ll find artwork and photographs scattered all around the hotel, and I found that the hotel workers were more than willing to give you a bit of background on them as well.
Hotel Uville room
I stayed in a Standard King room. The bed was massive and sooo comfortable. There were ample outlets to charge my devices near the bed, but no USB ports.
The bathroom was small but classily decorated (and with enough counter space, which can surprisingly be pretty rare in modern hotels).
Each room comes equipped with a fully functioning record player and a selection of vinyl that fit the theme. You’ll also find a very cute (and also functional) rotary phone.
The living area has a small couch, a table, and a TV. There is also a mini fridge and a Keurig coffee maker for all of your caffeine needs.
In the morning, I received a takeaway breakfast bag before I left for the airport. It had waffles with syrup and jam, yogurt, cheese, mini muffins, two types of juice, and coffee. I love that it was delivered to my door at whatever time I wanted!
Bar
I love a good hotel bar, and the bar at Hotel Uville does not disappoint.
I ordered a gin and tonic, which looked very boring but tasted amazing. They also have a good selection of local wines, beers, and other spirits. In the mornings, the bar can make delicious-sounding coffee and espresso drinks as well.
Unfortunately, the hotel does not have a full-service restaurant on site, meaning no room service. I was easily able to UberEats some food from Le Poke Station, though (highly recommend, it was delicious!).
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Final thoughts
Everything about my stay at Hotel Uville was amazing. The staff were lovely, the hotel’s location made it easy to explore Montreal, and I had a great night’s sleep (although that might have been because I just spent 12 days car camping in Iceland, hah).
I’d especially recommend Hotel Uville for anyone that’s interested in the 1960s/70s counterculture movement. It was so interesting to learn how the events of the time influenced Montreal and its society.
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Thanks for reading this Hotel Uville review! I’d highly recommend booking a stay if you’re ever in Montreal.
xoxo Niki
Awesome post.