The Quality Hotel & Suites Montreal East has a parking lot right outside the main entrance, so Vanessa Sabatini parked her red Jeep there overnight, assuming it would be safe…
On the hotel’s website, there are multiple one-star reviews. Several guests said their cars were stolen while staying there.
Located just off Highway 40, Automobile Protection Association Director George Iny says thieves have an easy getaway.
“So you can move the vehicle quickly. A hotel parking lot, particularly one that is long-term, offers the advantage of having a pretty good idea that the vehicle won’t be used overnight, for example,” said Iny.
Montreal police say they won’t give a history of stolen vehicles at a specific address, but say from Jan. 1 to March 23 of this year, 1,870 vehicles have been stolen in the city.