It had a large indoor atrium style foyer with fully grown palm trees, garden foliage, swimming pool and heated whirlpool; over which most rooms looked.
On August 26, 2002, facing high vacancies due to Mirabel Airport's dwindling usage, it closed after 25 years in service.
A potential reopening was announced in February 2011, when Syscomax, a construction and management company, had signed a long term lease with Montreal Airport ADM to renovate and operate the long-vacant hotel.
However, only renovations to the adjacent eight-storey administration building were completed[3] (it planned for it to be used by aerospace companies; today it's mostly vacant office space for lease).
[6] By November 2014, Aeroports de Montreal announced a decision to demolish the adjacent airport terminal building and outdoor parking structure.