Le Centre Sheraton Hotel is a skyscraper

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, Canada. It is located at 1201 René Lévesque Boulevard West in

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, between Stanley Street and Drummond Street. Le Centre Sheraton has 825 rooms and stands tall with 38 floors. It was built by

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and was completed in 1982.

History

The hotel was planned to open in time for the 1976 Olympics as the world's largest Holiday Inn. However, the project suffered from cost overruns to the tune of $81 million. Construction took eight years and a different hotel chain opened the building. The mayor of Montreal officially opened the building in May 1982. Baseball Hall of Fame member

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died in room 2518 on July 3, 1993. It hosted a meeting of

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finance ministers and central bank governors on October 24–25, 2000. It also hosted

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, attended by Civil Rights Movement historian

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and 914 others.

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* 1982 establishments in Quebec Downtown Montreal Hotel buildings completed in 1982 Hotels established in 1982

Centre Sheraton Le Centre Sheraton Hotel is a skyscraper hotel in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is located at 1201 René Lévesque Boulevard West in downtown Montreal, between Stanley Street and Drummond Street. Le Centre Sheraton has 825 rooms and stands tal ...

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