The layout
A Murphy bed folds up into the wall, which is the point of this suite: by day the space reads as a living and dining room, by night it becomes a bedroom. Loto-Québec's wording is "a very spacious, open-plan room with a stunning view", with "a foldaway queen-size bed and a living area with a sofa-bed and dining table". Of all the categories, it is the one the operator singles out for its view, although it does not say which way it faces.
Who books an open-plan suite
- Small celebrations. A dining table and a living area make it workable for a birthday dinner brought up from room service, which runs until 10:30 p.m.
- Wedding parties getting ready before a ceremony in one of the hotel's reception rooms.
- Guests staying several nights who want somewhere to sit that is not the edge of a bed.
Limits worth knowing
The fold-away bed is a queen, not a king. The sofa-bed adds sleeping space, but the operator gives no occupancy figure. And because everything is one room, it suits people travelling together better than people who keep different hours.
How it relates to the one-bedroom suite
Loto-Québec describes the one-bedroom suite as the Murphy suite combined with a classic room. In other words, if you like this layout but need a separate bedroom (or two more beds), the one-bedroom suite is the same idea with a second room attached.
An evening plan that uses the space
Dinner at Arôme from five; a show at the Théâtre du Casino; then back upstairs with the bed still folded away. If you are travelling with friends, that is a room you can actually host in. The theatre page lists the shows announced for the coming months.