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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jul 23, 2011
Pros: Lots to do. Easy to use metro. Clean city. Friendly people.
Cons: Expensive to dine. Disadvantageous exchange rate.
Summary: I have been to Montreal several times over the past 20 years, the last time around five years ago. It is still a beautiful city to visit, but much more expensive than it ever was. On this recent trip in July 2011, we took our 12 year-old ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jul 18, 2010
Pros: Has lots of ghosts, most residents can work in English, loads of interesting history, picturesque
Cons: Young and drunk Americans, my limited French, street signage, no books on Montréal ghost stories
Summary: One of the things I like about attending the World Science Fiction Convention (aka Worldcon) is that it gives me a reason to go to places I probably would have no motivation to go on my own. Visiting another country and using different currency ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Mar 20, 2006
Pros: Exchange rate is good (but not great like before).
Cons: If you don't know any French you may have some difficulty.
Summary: I've been to Montreal several times in the past 6 or 7 years and I've always had a great time. I just got back from a 5-day ski trip where I stayed in downtown Montreal then drove up to the mountains (The Laurentians) for day-trips skiing. Since we ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Nov 18, 2005
Pros: Great shopping, restaurants and varied things to do
Cons: Poor roads makes driving around not much fun
Summary: A bit of geography will help you picture Montreal and get you orientated. Montreal is a lemon shaped island, if you can imagine the lemon with its pointy ends pointing east - west. on the south side it is bounded by the St Lawrence River, and to the ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Oct 12, 2004
Pros: Extremely nice people, good exchange rate, cosmopolitan, great metro system, safe
Cons: Uninspiring shopping
Summary: Did Montreal remind me of Paris? Not at all! Did it remind me of France? Oddly enough -- even with all of the French signs and French speakers everywhere – not really. Montreal is like France, extremely light – the plain vanilla version. At ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jun 21, 2004
Pros: Scenary. Landmarks. Nightlife. Beautiful women.
Cons: Insane drivers/Traffic. Signs in French can make navigation tricky.
Summary: I have been to Montreal quite a few times. Initial observations are it’s a very large city. Nightlife is incredible, drivers are insane, restaurants are nice, and paying for stuff there was incredibly cheap. If you are married with a family, there ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jun 12, 2004
Pros: Cosmopolitan atmosphere, night life, history, shopping, friendly people, etc!
Cons: Cold weather, but only if you're not used to it
Summary: ... or "I left my heart in Montreal," for the Anglophones. This is the best city on the planet. Hands down. I spent four wonderful years there attending McGill University (which offers its classes in English, and is called The Harvard of the North ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jun 2, 2004
Pros: The Metro, culture, price, distance, people, shopping, entertainment etc...
Cons: none
Summary: We just returned from our trip to Montreal, Canada yesterday. I should say that we live in the states, Massachusetts to be exact. It is about a 5 ½ hour trip to get there. We decided to choose Montreal as our destination for several reasons. The first ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
May 25, 2004
Pros: European flare, friendly and helpful people, lots of beautiful churches and inexpensive fur shopping
Cons: too cold in winter, street are deserted at night so it's unsafe for girls
Summary: I went to Montreal, Canada in March 2004 for a conference. I've stayed there for five days, and it was enough time to see the town even as I attended the conference. I refer to we often and it's myself (28) and a female friend(28). Weather As ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Apr 22, 2004
Pros: Prices of nearly everything, Accessibility of many things for all ages
Cons: Weather, Occasional anti-American sentiment
Summary: This review is perhaps a little more dirty in terms of anecdotes counted here, so please don't get too offended because I'm being frank about what I witnessed and took part in. This review is more a personal essay than it is a critique of Montreal. It's ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Nov 12, 2003
Pros: Great food, pretty parks, friendly people.
Cons: Cold for much of the year.
Summary: Montreal in October is cold, as I had ample opportunity to discover on a recent weeklong trip. Despite the wind-whipped rain and snow the fall colors were in full bloom in the third week of the month, which surprised me as I thought the colors so far ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jul 20, 2003
Pros: Easily accessible; gracious people; relaxing, charming, safe, great walking city
Cons: Insufficient seating at events; poor event descriptions; stench of urine on the streets
Summary: I heard about the Montreal Jazz Fest (Festival international de jazz de Montreal) about 3 years ago ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jun 11, 2003
Pros: Beautiful Buildings, Culture, and sceneries
Cons: French is the preferred language
Summary: I back-packed to Montreal some time ago. A solo trip after a broken heart.... I was searching fo ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jun 1, 2003
Pros: Great food, hotels, and attractions
Cons: Language barrier
Summary: Last summer when my family and I went on a road trip visiting destinations in New York and Vermont, We stopped off in Montreal. On the entire trip, Montreal stood out for being the best place to go to. As soon as we got there we checked into our hotel ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Mar 12, 2003
Pros: Beautiful plants & flowers, educational exhibits, inexpensive, always something going on, family activity
Cons: Less fun in inclement weather, tiring on the feet
Summary: With the worst of winter mostly over, spring just around the corner & the promise of lazy summer days to come, why not consider a visit to Montreal? Although there is lots to do in Montreal, one of my favorite activities is visiting the Montreal ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jan 2, 2003
Pros: Great Food, Friendly People
Cons: Language Barrier at times if you don't speak french
Summary: Last summer I visited the beautiful city of Montreal for the Just For Laughs Comedy Festival (or jest pour rire in french)
The festival ran this year from July 11, to July 21st
Just for Laughs is one of the largest comedy festivals in the ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Sep 9, 2002
Pros: Fun, hard-working, hard-partying
Cons: unfriendly, hostile, crime-ridden, run-down,...
Summary: I had to write something to counteract the "this is my city it's so great" phenomenon here. I just moved here a couple years ago, so I am free of the hometown bias. I do like Montreal, it is a fun-loving, hard-partying place, and I would recommend it ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Aug 11, 2002
Pros: French Culture, Beautiful Downtown, Historic Vieux Montreal, Great Bargain!
Cons: At first glance, not as great as it is.
Summary: I live in Massachusetts, approximately a six hour drive from Montreal. I had previously gone to a relative's wedding in Montreal, but didn't have the time to see anything in the city. So, this year, with few other options available, I packed up and drove ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Aug 5, 2002
Pros: Great city! LOTS of hot girls. Great strip clubs, exchange rate and GIRLS!!
Cons: The dance clubs besides dome were kind of shabby
Summary: The city was absolutely great. All the girls in old montreal and Ste. Catherine were very, very NICE. On every street there are tons of hot girls for you to stare at.
Also were else but in montreal that strip clubs can be on the same main street as ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jul 6, 2002
Pros: Old world charm, great food and beer, friendly people
Cons: I imagine the winters are pretty cold
Summary: Whenever I travel, I always try to check out the local beers. It might seem like a silly obsession to some but I find it extremely rewarding to discover new beers. There is a sense of adventure and accomplishment in finding the lesser known ... read more
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