Mount Royal Hotel, closed since 2022, now for sale

The Mount Royal Hotel in Winnipeg is seen on July 17, 2025. (Jamie Dowsett/CTV News Winnipeg)

A vacant and derelict hotel in Winnipeg’s South Point Douglas neighbourhood is now for sale.

The Mount Royal Hotel is currently being listed for sale for $1.1 million. The hotel on Higgins Avenue near Main Street closed in 2022 after the Manitoba government determined the building was a hazard.

According to the Manitoba Historical Society, the hotel first opened in 1904.

During the 1950s and 1960s, it was a popular meeting spot for the city’s lesbian community.

The listing, which went online Tuesday, says the hotel has 38 rooms and has the potential to be converted into a rooming house or an affordable living centre.

“The large central bar and restaurant area could be developed into kitchen, training, treatment, common area or more rooms,” the listing reads.