Partially housed in an historic 1914 Art Nouveau building (the first poured concrete edifice in North America), the Opus Hotel Montreal’s other half features a completely contemporary concrete addition designed by Dan Hanganu and award-winning interior designer, Yabu Pushelberg – making for a fascinating interplay between classic and modern, a dynamic which perfectly mirrors the Montreal aesthetic.
Located on the corner of Sherbrooke and St. Laurent (mere blocks from Holt Renfrew (the Bergdorf’s of Montreal), as well as the Musée des Beaux Arts), the Opus is strategically situated at the crossroads of several neighborhoods: minutes from Old Montréal, the Gay Village, and the Plateau Mont-Royal.
With 136 guest rooms furnished in dark woods and resplendent fabrics such as velvet and silk (and toiletries by L’Occitane), the Opus is an amalgam of boutique experience and Ancien Regime. The sister hotel to the Opus Hotel Vancouver, which was one of Conde Nast Traveler’s “Hot 100 Hotels,” the Opus Hotel Montreal serves an urbane and cosmopolitan clientele with a mixture of panache and casual chic.
The sumptuous rooms provide ample space for the accumulation of shopping bags from St. Laurent Boulevard’s numerous second-hand stores, designer boutiques, and eclectic shops. As for the staff, in keeping with Montreal’s reputation for civility, they are as gracious as they are helpful – and a reminder that politeness aligns perfectly with kindness.
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