Le Mount Stephen The former home of Canada’s railway pioneer, George Stephen, and later a private members’ club, the neoclassical landmark on Montreal’s Drummond Street has now been transformed into Le Mount Stephen Hotel, in which 90 contemporary guest rooms, a sizeable ballroom and a series of meeting spaces are discreetly tucked away in an 11-storey, new-build behind the original mansion. Here, prerequisite bells and whistles include Japanese toilets, showers with Chroma lighting therapy and multiple USB ports in all the right places. But for a touch of heritage, head to the restaurant and bar, where British fare, such as Welsh rarebit, is served within the original wood panelling and stained glass windows of the 19th-century pile. 1440 Drummond Street; Tel: 1.514 313 1000; www.lemountstephen.com