Loto-Québec to roll dice on new $150M hotel next to Montreal casino - Montreal Globalnews.ca
Loto-Québec plans on building a 200-room luxury hotel next to the Montreal casino on Parc Jean- Drapeau. The project should open in two to three years.
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By Amanda Jelowicki Global News Posted December 18, 2023 4:33 pmUpdated December 18, 2023 7:06 pm3 min read If you get Global News from Instagram or Facebook - that will be changing. Find out how you can still connect with us.
Hide message bar1:54Loto-Québec to build new $150M hotel next to Montreal casinoWATCH: Loto-Québec announced Monday it plans to build a hotel next to its Montreal casino. The crown corporation said Montreal’s casino is the only one in Quebec without a hotel. But some opponents say it’s not the right use of space on Parc Jean-Drapeau. Global’s Amanda Jelowicki reports. – Dec 18, 2023Leave a commentShare this item on FacebookShare this item via WhatsAppShare this item on TwitterSend this page to someone via emailSee more sharing options
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Share this item on Facebook facebookShare this item on Twitter twitterSend this page to someone via email emailShare this item via WhatsApp whatsappShare this item on Flipboard flipboardShare this item on LinkedIn linkedinShare this item on Reddit redditCopy article link Copy linkDescrease article font sizeIncrease article font sizeLoto-Québec plans on building a $150-million, 200-room hotel next to its flagship Montreal casino on Parc Jean-Drapeau.
The Crown corporation plans on erecting the luxury hotel above its underground parking lot. While it hasn’t been finalized what the hotel will look like, Loto-Québec intends to keep the hotel to around four storeys, so as not to obstruct any views on the island.
It will feature restaurants, a spa and a swimming pool. The corporation plans on establishing a partnership with an existing hotel chain to manage the facility.
Bergeron says Montreal’s casino is the only one in Quebec not to have a hotel, noting the others in Lac Lemay and the Charlevoix region have hotels. He says they all do extremely well and bring in people from across Quebec, Canada and beyond.
Story continues below advertisementHe said hotel occupancy rates in Montreal are back at around 80 per cent, which are numbers that he says can sustain another luxury hotel. He says several million people visit the Montreal casino every year, and this will improve numbers even more.
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Get the day’s top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day.By providing your email address, you have read and agree to Global News’ Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy.“Sometimes you have to mobilize all stakeholders, and sometimes the timing has to be there,” Bergeron said. “Right now it’s the perfect storm. All players are on board and the timing is good for us. I think we have been waiting too long, to be honest.”
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Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante says she supports the project. She said she promotes the use of green space on Parc Jean-Drapeau, and is moving forward with a plan to have the island greener by 2030, but that the hotel is in keeping with those plans.
“The hotel is not eating up any greenspaces. It’s being built on the existing infrastructure of the casino so that was important for me,” Plante said. “It was important Loto-Québec would come up with a project that respects the environment, respects the park itself.”
But opponents were quick to speak up. Independent city councillor Craig Sauvé said it’s the wrong move to build a hotel on the island.
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“It’s not something we would do elsewhere. We would not place an expensive hotel in the middle of Mont-Royal or in the middle of Parc Lafontaine,” Sauvé said. “We just voted a 600-page master plan about what we wanted to do to Parc Jean-Drapeau, how to improve it. This project is nowhere inside this master plan.”
Story continues below advertisementWhile supporting the project, the Société Parc Jean-Drapeau says the plan must respect the spirit of the park.
“We do have concerns but we are in partnership together. The concern we have is the best integration we can get in the park,” said Société Parc Jean-Drapeau manager Véronique Doucet.
Loto-Québec plans on putting out a call for tenders sometime in the new year. Officials want the process to move quickly, because they hope to open the new hotel in two to three years.
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