
Hotel on Stanley crossing Sherbrooke
The area we are in is called the Golden Square Mile. Historically, it was an English speaking area and was home to the upper middle class of Montreal. Our hotel was originally two separate homes constructed in 1910.
At some point, the main house where the reception is currently located was owned by a Madame Ambrose. Little is known about her, except for stories from her former tenants who have visited us. Our Family Suite was her Honeymoon Room, which she kept in honour of her late husband for many years, after he passed away in the Second World War. Left with a large building to occupy by herself, she decided to rent out the rooms to travelers and students. To this day, we still have the original signage of the “Ambrose Travel Lodge” on the glass panel above our main entrance.
In the 1970s, the building was purchased from her as well as the house next door, and a passage was made in the staircase to merge the two sides. It was then converted into a hotel, and has remained so since.
The current owners have operated the hotel since 2011. Many changes have been made to the hotel to keep it updated. Amongst them was moving the breakfast room up from the basement to its current location, which was once a guest room.
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Le quartier dans lequel notre établissement se situe est surnommé ‘The Golden Square Mile’ (le Carré d'Or). Historiquement, c’était un secteur anglophone, ou résidaient les classes moyennes et supérieures de Montréal. L'hôtel était initialement deux maisons construites au début du 20ème siècle.
La maison ou la réception se situe appartenait à une Madame Ambrose. On sait peu de choses sur cette dame, à l’exception des histoires qui nous ont été racontées par d'anciens locataires. Notre Suite Familiale était la chambre de noces que Mme Ambrose a conservé a la mémoire de son mari décédé durant la deuxième guerre mondiale.
Ayant ce grand espace pour elle seule, la propriétaire décida de louer ses chambres aux voyageurs et aux étudiants. À ce jour, nous avons d'ailleurs préservé la signalétique de l’époque sur le panneau en verre au-dessus de l’entrée principale.
Vers 1970, la maison Ambrose ainsi que celle adjacente furent achetées et un passage au niveau des escaliers fut créé afin que les deux maisons ne forment plus qu'une et que le tout soit transformé en hôtel.
Les propriétaires actuels gèrent cet hôtel depuis 2011. Plusieurs aménagements ont été réalisés dans les chambres et le bâtiment. La salle du petit déjeuner a notamment été déplacée du sous-sol à son emplacement actuel (qui était auparavant une chambre).
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