Queen Elizabeth Hotel Queen Elizabeth Hotel The Queen Elizabeth Hotel (; official English name Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth) is a grand hotel in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. From June 17, 2016 to June 10, 2017, the hotel was closed for a series of year-long, $140M CAD renovations. Completed in 1958, the hotel was built by the Canadian National Railway and managed for many years by Hilton Hotels. CN Hotels were later sold to Canadian Pacific Hotels, which is now known as Fairmont Hotels and Resorts. With 1039 rooms and 21 floors it is the largest hotel in the province of Quebec, and the second
RMS Queen Elizabeth After 1942, the two "Queen"s were relocated to the North Atlantic for the transportation of American troops to Europe. "Queen Elizabeth" and "Queen Mary" were both used as troop transports during the war. Their high speeds allowed them to outrun hazards, principally German U-boats, usually allowing them to travel outside a convoy. During her war service as a troopship "Queen Elizabeth" carried more than 750,000 troops, and she also sailed some . Following the end of the Second World War, "Queen Elizabeth" was refitted and furnished as an ocean liner while her running mate "Queen Mary" remained in her wartime