Ritz-Carlton Montreal

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Ritz-Carlton Montréal
Location within Montreal
General information
Location	1228, rue Sherbrooke Ouest Montreal, Quebec H3G 1H6
Coordinates	45°30′0″N 73°34′40.8″W / 45.50000°N 73.578000°W / 45.50000; -73.578000
Opened	31 December 1912
Cost	C$2 million
Technical details
Floor area	11
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Warren and Wetmore
Other information
Number of rooms	96
Number of suites	33
Number of restaurants	1
Number of bars	1
Parking	Yes
Website
www.ritzmontreal.com

The Ritz-Carlton Montréal is a luxury hotel located at 1228 Sherbrooke Street West, on the corner of Drummond Street, in Montreal, Quebec. Opened in 1912, it was the second Ritz-Carlton hotel in North America after one in New York City.^[1] Its name was originally licensed by César Ritz directly, and while the hotel is now part of the chain managed by the Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, it retains its original branding stylization.

The original builders referred to themselves as the Carlton Hotel Company of Montreal, with the concept of naming the hotel after London's celebrated Carlton Hotel. However, one of the investors, Charles Hosmer, was a personal friend of César Ritz, and persuaded his colleagues to incorporate the Ritz name associated with the success of the Hôtel Ritz Paris, which opened in 1898.

For a fee of C$25,000, César Ritz agreed to lend his name, but stipulated that by the "Ritz standards," every room was to have its own bathroom, there was to be a kitchen on every floor so room-service meals could be served course by course, and around-the-clock valet and concierge service were to be made available to the guests for, amongst other duties, tracking lost luggage or ordering theatre tickets.^[2] Finally, the lobby was to be small and intimate, with a curved grand staircase for ladies to show off their ball gowns on their descent.^[3]