Housing The conference is held on the Université de Montréal campus. Therefore, there is no official hotel for the conference as such. The following hotels, however, are located nearby: Les Studios Hôtel (Université de Montréal student housing) Hôtel Terrasse Royale Here is a selection of affordable hotels located downtown: Novotel Montreal Center Quality Inn Downtown Montreal Petite Auberge Les Bons Matins Bed & Breakfast Anne ma soeur Anne - Hôtel-studio Finally, for small budgets: Hostelling Montreal (youth hostel) Alternative Backpacker of Old Montreal Transportation Getting to Montréal Pierre-Elliot-Trudeau airport (formerly Dorval) is on Montreal Island, but getting downtown may take about 20 minutes by car or by taxi. Follow the signs to the taxi station, as it is not permitted to hail a cab on airport premises. The fixed price to downtown is $40, although it may be higher or lower if you are going elsewhere: for example, getting to Université de Montréal should cost about $30. Count about 30 minutes if you take the bus. Take bus 747 and make sure you have the exact change to pay the $7 fare that will also allow you to use public transportation for the whole day. Those arriving by train will get directly downtown. From there, to get to Université de Montréal, you have to take the subway (orange line towards Côte-Vertu, then change at Snowdon for the blue line; or see below for alternatives). Getting around in Montréal The central districts are well provided with public transportation, including a subway network. There are tourist fares that will allow you to take the subway or the bus for a few days, which can be bought at subway stations. You may see the fares on the website of the Société de transport de Montréal. Public bikes are also available without subscription. Taxis are a good way of getting around, especially during the night (when public transportation gets scarcer) and are cheaper than in large European cities. Montréal is a very safe city and walking around, even at night, is generally not a problem, especially if you stay in central districts. You should find several fellow night birds, as Montreal is very animated until dawn. You should, however, remain cautious as accidents are always possible, in particular with inebriated people (caution applies especially to Saint-Laurent boulevard around 2 or 3 a.m., when nightclubs start closing). The Université de Montréal campus is very large and spans over subway stations Côte-des-Neiges, Université de Montréal and Édouard-Montpetit, with extra buildings bristled elsewhere. Those who choose a downtown hotel may take the green line to m. Guy-Concordia and then taken bus 165 (or 535 at peak hours) northbound, and get down at m. Côte-des-Neiges, which is quicker than doing the whole detour by subway only. As for those who are housed on the Plateau, they should go to m. Laurier to take the 51 bus, which goes right through most of the Université de Montréal campus. |
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