Practical
Village or town, then the road south
Decide village or Saint-Jovite before you care about the building. The village favours people who will ski or stroll from the door. The town favours people who will drive, buy groceries, and accept a shuttle or a car to the hill. Shuttles have seasons and hours this page cannot certify. Ask the property what runs in your month. If the answer is vague and you have no car, choose the village.
The road from Montréal is the access story. About ninety minutes in fair weather is a fair planning line, and a snowstorm voids it. Leave in daylight in winter if you can. Fuel and winter tires belong in the plan. There is no commercial airport on the mountain. People fly into YUL and drive, which is why the Montréal airport page and this page answer different questions. Do not expect a city metro at the hill.