The Laval detention centre is not a hotel. I think that, in Toronto, a former hotel was or is being used, but this building is owned by Correctional Services Canada. I don't know the details of the agreement, but the place is surrounded by barbed wire. To get in, you have to go through a metal detector; every time I need to go there, I have to go through it. There are a large number of security guards, given the number of individuals being detained. The doors are locked and cannot be opened. Even a security guard has to wait for a door to be unlocked before opening it.
I've never been to a prison, but based on what I know, several aspects of this centre correspond to characteristics of a prison. I can't say that it's a completely inhuman place. There is, in fact, some assistance, but it isn't full assistance, and children, for instance, can see the barbed wire through the window. The guards are very friendly. But they're still in uniform, and sometimes they have to wear a bulletproof vest for certain transports, and some individuals are put in handcuffs. These are still prison conditions and a lot of rules have to be very strictly respected every day at that centre.