Montreal for spring break...?

Question

I am planning on going to montreal with a few friends next week over spring break. I was wondering if anyone has ever been there how much i should bring for spending money (not including the hotel). Anyone know the average cost of beer, food, and entertainment for 2 nights? Thanks

Answer 1

Lodging:
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Anywhere from $70 to $180 per night depending on if you stay at a hotel downtown or a motel further out.

Food (and example):
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Breakfast - $10 (Eggs, bacon, orange juice, coffee)
Lunch - $10-20 (soup, salad, sandwich, and drink)
Dinner - $20-40 (glass of wine, salad, steak dinner, desert, coffee)

It all depends on what you plan to eat. If you are eating at McDonalds or other fast food places all the time, it will be cheaper.

Beer at a bar - $4-6
Beer at the corner store - $16 for case of 12

Entertainment:
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Movies - $8-10 per person
Hockey tickets - $40-$100 per person
Museum entry - anywhere from free to $10
Strip club - $2-5 for doorman, minimum one drink requirement, can get dances at the table for around $10 extra
Ski hills - $35-50 per day pass
Outdoor skating rinks - free

Most of the time around spring break time, people in Montreal are still digging out from a snowfall, so there is not a lot we do outside in the city. There is Mount Royal park, horse drawn carriage rides in the Old Port, IMAX theatre, and lots of shopping. You can actually walk around downtown in the "underground city" and go all over town without having to go outside...many of the buildings are interconnected with shops and restaurants and the subway system.

Public Transit
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Bus/Metro system - $2.70 or less with weekly pass.
Taxi - $7 when you step in the cab, then so many $ per kilometer.


Other info:
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- If you have an ATM card that is part of the Interac or Plus system, it will work up here.
- Most restaurants and hotels will accept Visa or Mastercard. Some are refusing to accept American Express because they charge too high fees.
- It is customary to tip your taxi driver, waiter, or hotel staff (room service, concierge). There is no need to tip the fast food staff (Burger King, etc) or bus driver.
- There are two visible taxes on most of your bills. One is called the national Goods and Services Tax (GST) and the other is the provincial sales tax. Combined, these will make up about 15% of anything that you buy in a store or restaurant. Only a few items are exempt from these taxes, such as groceries (like a gallon of milk, bread, or diapers).

Answer 2

if you're from Queens, you likely favor to flow to Montreal. Toronto is a marvelous city, besides the undeniable fact that it truly is a lot more suitable spread out so that you'll take public transit everywhere, and the city is amazingly simillar to an American city, so in case you want something "diverse", perhaps with a touch ecu flavour, Montreal is the position to flow. by technique of how, do not understand if that is desirable to you, yet in Ontario, the eating age is nineteen. In Quebec, it truly is largely 18. In both places, you'd be carded in case you look lower than age at any club or bar. Montreal is a French city, yet many human beings talk English. you ought to no longer be apprehensive about having to talk French, as maximum resorts, eating places, and massive shops have someone who's conscious and speaks English. a lot less so contained in the nook shops and some boutiques, besides the undeniable fact that it nonetheless could no longer be confusing at each and each of the touristy places. Montreal in March could nonetheless have quite truly some snow putting round, even as Toronto (being somewhat added south) may be quite a lot less snowy or a lot less slushy. some issues to make certain in Montreal are the former Port historic section with its cobblestones and horse-drawn carriages, the Biodome, the web casino, the insectarium. if you're into snowboarding, about ninety minutes north of Montreal are the Laurentian mountains, with its ski hills. South of Montreal are the Appalachians with various hills contained in the jap Townships. The Montreal Canadiens will nonetheless be playing their hockey video games in March, attempting to stay contained in the playoff hunt. you are able to attempt to purchase some scalper tickets for the video games hostile to the Bruins (MAR-13) or Devils (MAR-27) searching on precisely even as and how lengthy you are able to be the following. The Maple Leafs hockey team will play the Bruins (MAR-09), the Devils (MAR-18), and the Rangers (MAR-27). once you've in no way been to a hockey activity or have in reality lengthy gone to MSG section, i could say verify it out in case you are able to manage to pay for the tickets.