I`ve always found it strange that while the railway companies, all of which were Headquartered in Montreal, were building palatial hotels across the country, they seemed to have forgotten about building one here. In fact it wasn`t until 1958 that Montreal would get it`s first railway hotel to match the scale of the Royal York, the Laurier or the Vancouver.
The Queen Elizabeth Hotel was the last true railway hotel built. Built by CN right on top of it`s central station, the Queen E was by far the most modern hotel built in Canada at that point. With 1200 rooms and suites, AC, huge convention floors and a direct access to the train station underground, the Queen E`s sober exterior hides a very elegant and fine-tuned tourism and high-society machine within.
It has been renovated 2 years ago and is now once again worthy of it`s 5 star designation. The guest list at this place is crazy, and is today the home away from home of the PM and his staff, any given Quebec Premier, and a nauseatingly long list of heads of states and celebrities.
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Under construction the late 50`s
