Residences UQAM Ouest

Located next to the University of Quebec at Montreal Science complex and 16-minute bus ride from McGill University, the Residences Universitaires UQAM West is suited to travellers who require short or long-term accommodations with extended kitchen amenities near public transit (approximately a 5-minute walk).

This hotel has 369 guest rooms and apartments, each offering free wired internet (and free Wi-Fi as of May 15th 2013), a kitchenette, a ceiling fan, a telephone, and a desk. Hair dryers and irons and ironing boards are available upon request, and TVs can be rented for $2.50 per day. Standard rooms offer one double bed, while apartments with up to eight bedrooms are also available. 

Hotel amenities include a fitness room, laundry facilities, meeting/conference space, and a billiards room. Self-parking is an additional $20 per day, pets are not permitted, and the hotel is wheelchair accessible.

Restaurants close by include Koko Restaurant and Suco Lounge, which are both within a 3-minute walk from the hotel, and shopping can be found at Complexe Desjardins, which can be found a 7-minute walk southeastward.

Old Montreal is about a 20-minute walk east of the hotel, while The Quartier des Spectacles (Montreal's entertainment district) is just northeastward. Mont Royal Park is roughly 12 minutes away via public transit, and Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) is about a 21-minute drive southwest. (All distances and travel time estimates: Google Maps)

Verified with a front desk agent on February 25, 2013: Free wired Internet (and free Wi-Fi as of May 15 2013), pets not permitted, self-parking $20/day