McCartney Times

Inhabiting a ritzy building on the iconic René-Lévesque Boulevard in downtown Montreal, Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth has all the trappings of a luxury hotel. Walk into the lobby and you’ll immediately spot an extensive artisanal market — where guests can watch pastry chefs craft perfectly shaped croissants— and Québécois fine dining restaurant Rosélys. Three floors up, the five-star ambiance continues at Nacarat Terrace, where the 9-to-5 crowd gathers for happy hour drinks on one of the only alfresco patios downtown.

And yet, the true cultural pinnacle of this hotel isn’t the chic terrace bar nor the Marché Artisans. It’s on the 17th floor, where John Lennon and Yoko Ono once stayed for a week on their honeymoon in 1969. After they wed, Lennon and Ono staged events called Bed-Ins, where they essentially invited the press to follow them on their honeymoon as they spread their message of peace and love. Following the couple’s Bed-Ins in Amsterdam and the Bahamas, they arrived in Montreal and took four rooms on the 17th floor. It’s even where they recorded “Give Peace a Chance.”

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