When we were arranging a trip to Montreal, we sure never expected that there would be major consequences for going in the winter, however i mean, we expected some uncomfortable consequences, such as frosty our butts off outdoors every day, but my enjoyable friend and I weren’t expecting balmy weather or anything.
My enjoyable friend and I realized that the weather might be stormy & icy… What we never anticipated, however, was the option that it would be more expensive to go in the winter.
Who would want to go during the darkest, coldest months of the year, afterall? Well, no one, and that’s partially because the cost of staying in the city skyrockets as the temperature plummets. When we started looking at hotels, the prices seemed rather high compared to other cities & the figures we had seen in Montreal before. I wasn’t’ sure if there was a major concert or festival happening that might drive up the interest in renting a hotel room, but in fact, it was nothing of the sort! The giant increase in price was due really to the low winter temperatures… because the hotel has to compensate for the cost of heating. Apparently they do not get enjoyable deals from the energy business & have to worry about their customers using too much heat in their facilities. If there is a ton of heat pumping into every room, the hotel’s bills increase substantially until the air temperature evens out again. I didn’t understand how it could be such a significant energy expense for them… until I arrived & realized how chilly it was. I honestly abused the furnace in our hotel room, running it at maximum speed & heating power. Thank god it was already included in the price of the room.