Hampton Inn & Suites by Hilton Montreal -Dorval

Ok let’s start with why do they serve baked beans for breakfast? Yes I ate them and don’t get me wrong I liked them just found it odd. Now I really enjoyed my stay including the different front desk people. At one point I wanted to order food for delivery and the gentleman at the front desk ordered it in French and it showed up perfect.
The room was clean the folks here made me feel welcome other than a plumbing issue it was a wonderful stay.
Ok I mentioned that I was lactose intolerant and the staff, Susan and Mireille gave me almond milk. Upgraded one star.

Due to iffy weather plus wanting to have a few drinks, we chose to stay over at the Hampton Inn following a company Christmas party at the hotel.
The banquet space was nicely decorated. We had apps and drinks in the lounge before dinner — good nibblies. Dinner portions were on the small side but everything was quite tasty. Not 5-​star dining but pretty good for hotel catering (on par with or better than weddings I’ve attended, for example). The servers were friendly and bilingual and kept things moving nicely.
Our room on the 4^th floor with king-​sized bed was quiet and comfortable. I turned off the heater/​fan as it was a bit noisy during the night.
A full breakfast was offered in the morning (included in the price of the room). There was a really wide selection including scrambled eggs, sausage and homefries and bake-​your-​own Belgian waffles, fresh fruit, cereal, porridge, toast, … Not haute cuisine but much superior to the usual hotel brekkie of weak coffee and a packaged muffin.
We had a quick swim after breakfast in the indoor pool, which was clean but no showers — bring a coverup or something to get back to your hotel room so you can change out of your wet swimsuit.
Definitely a comfy place to stay.

I mean, can I give it 2 and ½ stars instead of just 2?!?
The location is good — right on the Trans-​Canada Highway. The Sources Rd exit has a bunch of restaurants just to the west (Del Friscos, Jack Astors, Elixer). And there is a Tim Hortons just east on the service road.
But overall, it is easy to not notice this hotel amidst all of the auto-​dealerships and industrial companies around. It appears that 95% of their business is from the companies in the area. The remaining 5% is the Canadian Lawn Bowlers Association that were there for the «championships» while I stayed there two nights — LOL.
So maybe it’s standard for Hampton Inn’s in Canada, but this location has a bar. Yes, in the BACK of the property, there is a bar that is best described as one of those temporary bars the bigger hotels wheel into a room during a show/​convention. On my first night here, I was the only person there. Yes, the bartender and I had a conversation about how the lawn bowlers apparently don’t like to drink before their tournaments. On the 2^nd night however, there they were — winners drinking with losers, talking about how the other threw that day and such. I am sad to say 1) I didn’t ask for autographs from the winning bowlers 2) I don’t even know what «lawn bowling» is!
Back to the hotel… I have stayed in enough HI’s to know this is better than most — besides the fact it has a bar. There is a big indoor pool and a nice workout facility. The breakfast waitstaff kept the tables cleaned as patrons dined on the typical HI fare PLUS BAKED BEANS. You must be in Canada when they serve baked beans for breakfast, right?
Overall, I would give this property the rating I did because, as a Diamond HHonors member, I don’t expect much. Both my HHonors profile and my reservation I made through Hitlon’s website asked for a higher-​floor room near the elevator. However, I was in room 125 for two nights. That’s right, I was on the 1^st floor, across from the pool, overlooking the parking lot. Meanwhile the professional lawn bowlers had the penthouse on the 4^th floor. I am not a snob, but I guarantee I was paying more CAD$ than them, plus I am Diamond for a twooney’s sake.
Oh well.