New hotels in Montreal

We track two new hotels in Montreal that opened between 2020 and 2026: HONEYROSE, a 143-room Tribute Portfolio hotel that opened in June 2023 in the Quartier des Spectacles, and Moxy Montreal Downtown, a 216-room hotel that opened in April 2025 on the Griffintown edge of Old Montreal. First-time visitors do best downtown or in Old Montreal; couples and design-focused travelers should look at the Plateau or Mile End instead. The most recent addition, Moxy, sits inside Skyla, Montreal's tallest residential tower.

What to do

A weekend in Montreal

Two days covers Montreal's core comfortably. Spend one day downtown and in Old Montreal: walk Sainte-Catherine Street, tour Notre-Dame Basilica, and wander Place Jacques-Cartier and the Old Port before an evening in the Quartier des Spectacles, where HONEYROSE sits amid the city's theatres and festival grounds. Give the second day to Mount Royal Park — the walk or shuttle up to the Kondiaronk lookout is free and gives the best skyline view in the city — then head down into the Plateau for Schwartz's smoked meat on Saint-Laurent Boulevard and a browse along Saint-Denis Street. Book Old Montreal restaurant tables ahead in summer, when cruise-ship and festival crowds fill the district fast.

A full week

A week lets you add the neighborhoods a weekend skips. Give Mile End a half-day for St-Viateur or Fairmount bagels and the independent bookshops and record stores that built the neighborhood's reputation, then continue on to Jean-Talon Market in Little Italy for produce and prepared-food stalls. Spend a morning at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts or Pointe-à-Callière, the archaeology and history museum in Old Montreal, and an afternoon at the Biodome and Botanical Garden near the Olympic Stadium. If the season allows, a bike ride along the Lachine Canal from Griffintown out toward Atwater Market shows the same waterway that once powered the city's industry, now a cycling and picnicking corridor.

Neighborhoods

Downtown & Ville-Marie (Quartier des Spectacles, Golden Square Mile)

Downtown Montreal — the borough of Ville-Marie — is the city's commercial and cultural core, stretching from the Golden Square Mile at the foot of Mount Royal down to Sainte-Catherine Street's shopping strip and the Bell Centre. Within it, the Quartier des Spectacles concentrates the city's theatres, concert halls and festival grounds, including the site of the Montreal International Jazz Festival; HONEYROSE, a 143-room Tribute Portfolio hotel, opened here in June 2023, built around an art deco, honey-and-roses theme with a 15th-floor pool, spa and sauna. The area suits first-time visitors and business travelers who want walking access to McGill University, the Palais des congrès convention centre and the underground pedestrian network (RESO), which keeps much of downtown connected without stepping outside in winter. Expect the widest range of hotel categories in the city here, from convention-scale chains to boutique properties like HONEYROSE.

Old Montreal (Vieux-Montréal)

Vieux-Montréal is the 17th-century core the rest of the city grew around: cobblestone streets, Notre-Dame Basilica, the Old Port waterfront and Place Jacques-Cartier draw the heaviest tourist traffic in the city, with roughly twenty hotels already established in a district just over half a square kilometre. Horse-drawn calèches and restored stone buildings give it a historic-quarter feel unlike the rest of Montreal, and it works well for a romantic weekend or a first visit built around sightseeing rather than nightlife. None of our tracked new hotels has opened inside Old Montreal itself, though Moxy Montreal Downtown sits at its western edge on rue Saint-Jacques.

Griffintown

Griffintown, southwest of downtown along the Lachine Canal, spent decades as a depopulated industrial zone before a wave of condo towers remade it into one of the city's fastest-growing residential districts. Moxy Montreal Downtown opened here in April 2025, occupying the lower floors of Skyla, a 63-story residential tower its developers call Montreal's tallest — the hotel's 216 rooms sit above a 12th-floor indoor pool with a hot tub and sauna, plus co-working space and conference rooms aimed at a business and event crowd. The neighborhood suits travelers who want proximity to both downtown offices and Old Montreal's sightseeing without paying Old Montreal's hotel premiums; the Bell Centre, Bonaventure metro station and the Palais des congrès are all a short walk away.

Plateau-Mont-Royal

Le Plateau-Mont-Royal is Montreal's densely populated, bohemian borough of colorful triplexes and outdoor staircases, centered on Saint-Laurent Boulevard and Saint-Denis Street. It's home to Schwartz's Deli, the city's best-known smoked-meat institution, along with Parc La Fontaine and easy access to Mount Royal Park itself. The Plateau suits couples and repeat visitors who want a residential, café-and-bookshop atmosphere over convention hotels, though hotel supply here is limited compared to downtown and none of our tracked openings are in the borough — expect independent guesthouses and short-term rentals to fill the gap more than hotel chains.

Mile End

Mile End, tucked into the Plateau-Mont-Royal borough, built its reputation as an artistic and indie-music neighborhood — Arcade Fire and Grimes both got their start here — and remains best known for its two rival bagel bakeries, Fairmount Bagel and St-Viateur Bagel, both open around the clock. Cafés, independent bookshops and a cluster of tech and video-game studios share the same low-rise streets. It's a destination for a half-day visit more than a hotel base: no new hotel from our tracked list has opened in Mile End, and travelers who want to stay there typically look at boutique guesthouses or extended-stay apartments instead.

Which hotel for your trip

Couples

HONEYROSE, in the Quartier des Spectacles, leans into a deliberately romantic identity — an art deco building with a honey-and-roses motif, a rooftop apiary and original artwork in every guest room — making it the more design-forward pick for a couples' weekend. Travelers who want the cobblestone-and-candlelight version of romantic Montreal often look to Old Montreal's own hotels instead, none of which are currently tracked on this site, with HONEYROSE and Moxy both a short walk or metro ride away.

Business travelers & event-goers

Moxy Montreal Downtown pairs co-working areas and conference rooms with a short walk to the Palais des congrès convention centre and Bonaventure metro, making it a practical base for anyone in Montreal for meetings or a trade show. HONEYROSE offers a different scale for the same use case — more than 7,000 square feet of event space, including a ballroom for over 300 guests, inside a boutique hotel rather than a convention-sized property, useful for a corporate offsite that wants a smaller footprint.

Wellness & pool seekers

Both of the new hotels we track in Montreal built a pool into their upper floors: HONEYROSE's 15th-floor wellness level pairs an indoor pool with a dry sauna, spa services and skyline views, while Moxy's 12th-floor pool adds a hot tub and sauna alongside a fitness center overlooking the Farine Five Roses sign. Neither is a resort-scale pool, but both stand out in a downtown Montreal hotel market where indoor pools remain the exception rather than the rule.

First-time visitors & sightseers

A downtown or Quartier des Spectacles base — where HONEYROSE sits — puts Notre-Dame Basilica, the Old Port and Place Jacques-Cartier within a 15-to-20-minute walk, with the underground pedestrian network offering a weather-proof shortcut in winter. Moxy Montreal Downtown, on the Griffintown edge of Old Montreal, works just as well for sightseeing while trading some walkability for a newer, design-led building. Confirm pet policies directly with either hotel before booking, since they vary by property and can change without notice.

Frequently asked questions

What is the newest hotel to open in Montreal?

Of the two hotels we track, Moxy Montreal Downtown is the most recent, opening April 30, 2025, at the base of Skyla, a 63-story tower on rue Saint-Jacques. HONEYROSE, in the Quartier des Spectacles, opened earlier, in June 2023. Check each hotel's fiche on this site for full opening details.

Which new hotels in Montreal have a pool?

Both tracked hotels do. HONEYROSE has a 15th-floor indoor pool alongside a spa, dry sauna and gym; Moxy Montreal Downtown has a 12th-floor indoor pool with a hot tub and sauna, plus an adjoining fitness center. Confirm current pool access and hours directly with each hotel before booking.

Are there pet-friendly new hotels in Montreal?

Pet policies vary by property and change often, so confirm directly with the hotel before booking. Neither HONEYROSE nor Moxy Montreal Downtown has a publicly confirmed pet policy on this site; as a general rule, lifestyle and boutique brands tend to be more flexible with dogs than large convention hotels, but that's not a guarantee for either property.

Is there a boutique hotel in Montreal's Quartier des Spectacles?

Yes — HONEYROSE, a 143-room Tribute Portfolio property, opened in the Quartier des Spectacles in June 2023. It positions itself as a Luxury Boutique hotel, smaller in scale than the convention-style properties nearby, with an art deco design built around a honey-and-roses theme.

Which neighborhood should I book to see Old Montreal?

Old Montreal itself has around twenty established hotels, though none currently tracked on this site. Moxy Montreal Downtown, on rue Saint-Jacques at the border of Griffintown and Old Montreal, is the closest tracked option, putting Notre-Dame Basilica and the Old Port within easy walking distance.

How many new hotels in Montreal does this guide track?

Two, both opened since 2020: HONEYROSE, a 143-room Tribute Portfolio hotel that opened in June 2023 in the Quartier des Spectacles, and Moxy Montreal Downtown, a 216-room hotel that opened in April 2025 on the Griffintown edge of Old Montreal. Each has its own fiche on this site with full opening details and sourcing.