Hotels in Montréal: prices and the best time to book
Montréal is Canada's second-largest city, bilingual and full of festivals, with historic Old Montreal, the Plateau Mont-Royal district and a buzzing Downtown. Room rates here range from cheap hostels to branded hotels by the Old Port, and prices rise sharply in the festival summer. Our list covers 983 properties. Below you will find real nightly rates, the cheapest dates, and a short guide to the districts and the airport transfer.
When to book for the lowest price
In Montréal the festival calendar and the weather decide the price. It is priciest in summer, peaking around July, when the city lives on the jazz and comedy festivals and rates can run about half again higher than off season. It is cheapest in late winter and early spring, with the lowest prices around February and March, when tourist traffic thins. Across the week, Sunday and the start of the week work out best, as the weekend stays end. A stay here usually runs a few days, and a room for the festival summer is worth booking ahead.
How much a stay in Montréal costs by property type
Most of it comes down to standard and how close to Downtown or Old Montreal you want to sleep. A hostel bed or a simple room starts at around a hundred dollars a night, a three-star hotel costs more, and a boutique property in Old Montreal runs the most. The rates below are real starting prices per night from current offers.
| Property type | Price per night (from) |
| Hostels and capsules | from approx. CAD 100 |
| Cheap apartments and budget rooms | from approx. CAD 130 |
| 3-star and mid-range hotels | from approx. CAD 200 |
| 4-star hotels | from approx. CAD 300 |
| 5-star and boutique hotels | from approx. CAD 500 |
Indicative nightly rates, strongly dependent on the season (clearly higher in the festival summer than in winter). Check exact prices and availability by selecting your dates in the search above.
Which hotel suits whom
- Couples. For a romantic stay, boutique hotels in Old Montreal by the cobbled streets and Notre-Dame Basilica work well, such as Hotel Bonaparte or Saint-Paul by Gray Collection.
- Families. Handy options are apartments with a kitchenette and hotels near the metro, from where the Biodome, Botanical Garden or Parc Jean-Drapeau are easy to reach. The family room is one of the more booked types in town.
- Budget. The cheapest sleep is in hostels and simple properties a little further from the centre, such as Capsule Hotel Montreal or apartments with a kitchenette a dozen or so minutes from Downtown.
- By the airport and in transit. Montreal-Trudeau Airport is in Dorval, west of the centre, and many hotels there offer a free shuttle, such as Hyatt Place or Fairfield Inn & Suites Montreal Airport.
Sample hotels in Montréal with prices
Here are a few properties from different brackets, from a capsule to a hotel in Old Montreal. Prices are starting rates from current offers, shown to compare the order of magnitude, not the summer festival maximum.
| Property | Category | Price per night (from) |
| Capsule Hotel Montreal | capsule in the centre | from approx. CAD 107 |
| FULL KITCHEN 10min from DTOWN | budget apartment | from approx. CAD 132 |
| Le Sand & Stone Hotel | hotel in the centre | from approx. CAD 250 |
| Empire Suites | mid-range apartments | from approx. CAD 264 |
| LELUX Hotel | boutique hotel | from approx. CAD 288 |
| Saint-Paul by Gray Collection | hotel in Old Montreal | from approx. CAD 500 |
| AC Hotel by Marriott Old Montreal | 4-star hotel in Old Montreal | from approx. CAD 665 |
Where to stay
Downtown is the guests' favourite base, with museums, shopping and access to the Underground City, a network of underground passages handy in winter. Old Montreal by the Old Port and Notre-Dame Basilica tempts with cobbled streets and boutique hotels, the most atmospheric but also priciest part of town. Plateau Mont-Royal has the highest-rated location, with murals, cafés and a bohemian feel, while the Quartier des Spectacles tends to be cheaper than the city average. Boulevard Saint-Laurent divides the city north to south. You get around Montreal smoothly by metro, which has four lines and reaches every direction.
When Montréal is more expensive
The season in Montréal is set by festivals and the weather. The highest prices and biggest crowds fall in summer, when the city lives on the jazz festival and Just for Laughs and hotels reach their yearly high. It is cheapest and calmest in late winter and early spring, around February and March, though winter has its charm thanks to the snow and the Montreal en Lumière lights. Spring and autumn are the sweet spot, with mild weather, festivals and prices lower than high summer.