Need accommodation in Montreal for more than a week without signing a 12-month lease? An apartment hotel, or hotel studio, is one of the most practical options for medium- to long-term stays.
It is accommodation that combines hotel services with apartment-style amenities: a kitchenette with a refrigerator, microwave and cooktop, living space depending on the unit size, access to laundry facilities, and standard hotel services such as Wi-Fi, housekeeping on request and a front desk.
Workers on assignment, newcomers, people relocating or going through a transition, and business travellers on extended stays, for whom a kitchenette and the absence of a lease make a real difference.
An apartment hotel is a tourist accommodation establishment, not a residential rental governed by a traditional lease. In practical terms, there is no residential lease to sign, no automatic renewal and no lease termination process: you book a specific period and extend it if needed. This makes the format particularly flexible when the length of your stay is uncertain.
For 1 to 3 nights, a traditional hotel is usually sufficient. For stays of one week or longer, a kitchenette becomes increasingly useful. For one month or more, a monthly stay without a lease is often the most economical option.
In Saint-Léonard, Newstar operates a separate building with 56 furnished studios, each with a kitchenette and private bathroom. Rates start at $945 per month, all included: electricity, heating, Wi-Fi, bedding and free parking. No lease, no security deposit and no credit check.
This is a practical solution for the extended-stay needs described throughout this article.
Sources: Tourisme Montréal, Ville de Montréal.