Le Windsor

Specialties

Le Windsor, formerly the Windsor Hotel, is one of downtown Montréal’s most prestigious and historic landmarks, boasting two breathtaking ballrooms and Peacock Alley.

Their Victorian style French Renaissance ballrooms are adorned with twenty-​foot gilded ceilings, crystal chandeliers and rich architectural detail.

They have been host to some of the most impressive corporate events and social occasions the city has witnessed.

History

Established in 1878.

Constructed from 1876 to 1878, the Windsor Hotel is one of Canada’s most impressive buildings of the Second Empire style. The design of the hotel was entrusted to an American architect, William Boyington. The Windsor was considered the best hotel in all the Dominion; a magnificent nine-​story structure of sandstone and granite offering palatial splendor with its gold-​embossed lobby, six restaurants, two ballrooms, concert hall and 382 luxurious guest-​rooms.