When my buddy and I were arranging a trip to Montreal, my buddy and I sure never expected that there would be major consequences for going in the winter, and i mean, my buddy and I expected some uncomfortable consequences, such as freezing our butts off outdoors every afternoon, then my associate and I weren’t expecting balmy weather or anything. My associate and I realized that the weather might be stormy and icy, what my buddy and I never anticipated, however, was the option that it would be more pricey 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 neighborhood skyrockets as the temperature plummets. When my buddy and I started looking at hotels, the prices seemed rather high compared to other cities and the figures my buddy and I 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, however in fact, it was nothing of the sort, but the substantial increase in price was due really to the low winter time hot and cold temperatures… because the hotel has to compensate for the cost of heating. Apparently they don’t get great deals from the energy business and have to worry about their clients 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 and realized how cold it was. I truly abused the boiler in our hotel room, running it at maximum speed and heating power. Thank god it was already included in the price of the room.