Montreal is what you get when you take Las Vegas or Miami and put it in a northern climate. The first reason to get to Montreal is age. You can just get started at an earlier age. The bar scene is fun, the strip clubs are prevalent, and the girls are hot. Montreal girls are in bikini shape year round somehow. The bars are open until 3 a. Throw in a casino and some good fun and you have yourself a road trip in waiting. You may want to call me a little bitch, but at least experience it for yourself before you judge.
Therefore October or April are probably the two best months to go because you want to be there during hockey season. Option 2 would be the weekend of the Montreal Grand Prix usually mid-June because the city is filled with life and downtown is filled with smoking hot chicks.
The Holiday Inn and the Days Inn are nice cheap alternatives as well. Get there in the middle of the afternoon or rel late at night if you actually want to enjoy the experience. And like the drinking situation, you can get your degenerate gambler on at the ripe old age of There have been hockey-related riots in Montreal in , , , , , and These guys love their hockey.
This energy and passion makes the experience at the Centre Bell extremely exciting. Just be ready for a line when you show up at lunch time. How could you turn down French fries covered in gravy and cheese curds? The best option for that is at La Banquise. Not only did Anthony Bourdain make it there during his TV show, but some local Canadian girls took me there once after a night at the club. Make some conversation with the girls online and stuff your face if you found one to take home yet.
Shawarma is another big late-night food option in Canada. La Queue de Cheval is another good steakhouse option closer to downtown. It opens back up in the fall of Plus why not save the best for last? The big thing in Montreal is these supper clubs where restaurants turn into clubs once it gets closer to midnight. Places like Buonanotte and Restaurant Globe are likely your best options. The scene down the street at Radio Lounge are pretty similar.
