Hotel Omni on Rue Sherbrooke to Close

You gain some, you lose some. While the city is busy adding thousands of hotels rooms (we wrote about one new project last month), some in the hospitality business decided they'd had enough of the Montreal market.

The management of the Omni Mont-Royal hotel on rue Sherbrooke has announced its decision to close the 32-year old 299-room property (which had previously been operated under the brands of Westin and Four Seasons) on Dec 10th, citing "operational difficulties".

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Said difficulties may be a vague reference to a long-running labor dispute and in fact, some speculate that the decision to shut down the hotel may not be final, if the unions cooperate.

All signs, however, point to the seriousness of the decision to close the hotel. Reservations are accepted for stays until Dec 9th.