Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth is a historic grand hotel in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. With 950 rooms and 21 floors it is the largest hotel in Quebec, and the second largest Fairmont hotel in Canada after the Fairmont Royal York in Toronto. Located at 900 René Lévesque Boulevard West, in Downtown Montreal, it is connected to Central Station and to the underground city. The hotel is known for being the location for John Lennon and Yoko Ono recording "Give Peace a Chance" in Room 1742 during their 1969 anti-war Bed-In.
Queen Elizabeth Hotel, with Mary, Queen of the World Cathedral in the foreground
John Lennon, Yoko Ono, and guests, including Timothy Leary (foreground), recorded "Give Peace a Chance" in Room 1742 on June 1, 1969
Grand railway hotels of Canada
Canada's grand railway hotels are a series of railway hotels across the country, each a local and national landmark, and most of which are icons of Canadian history and architecture; some are considered to be the grand hotels of the British Empire. Each hotel was originally built by the Canadian railway companies, or the railways acted as a catalyst for the hotel's construction. The hotels were designed to serve the passengers of the country's then expanding rail network, and they celebrated rail travel in style.
Banff Springs Hotel is one of several grand railway hotels built across the country.
Interior rotunda view of the Royal Alexandra Hotel in Winnipeg
The Château Frontenac is an early example of a Canadian Châteauesque-styled hotel. The style was used for many of Canada's railway hotels.
Situated in Downtown Toronto, the Royal York is the largest railway hotel built in Canada.