For Visitors
Here you can find useful information if you are visiting us.
McGill Campus Tours
Several different campus tours are offered, including prospective undergraduate and graduate tours.
McGill Official Hotels
McGill offers special negotiated rates at major hotels in downtown Montreal for family and friends, colleagues, job candidates, visiting professors and students of the university. In order to benefit from these rates all you have to do is mention McGill University when making the reservations.
Other Hotels
There are plenty of other hotels in Montreal, so you will definitely be able to find a place to sleep. Try these Montreal hotel listings as well:
Montreal Food
One of the things that Montreal is most famous for is of course its abundance of great restaurants. You can always find a place to satisfy your appetite in the most delicious way, and without having to spend a fortune. It's hard to recommend only a few ones and match everybody's taste. However, a non-profit group of trustworthy Montreal food lovers and hence, critics, at MontrealFood.com, will provide you with a huge list of restaurants sorted by cuisine, with price info, and excellent reviews.
Montreal Casino
Well, you know what this is about. So bring money! Take metro to Jean-Drapeau Station on the Yellow Line, then Bus 167 from there.
Exploring Montreal
Here are some of the more peculiar places that you might want to visit:
The Botanical Gardens
Ranked as one of the largest of its kind in the world, the Montreal Botanical Garden is a veritable living museum of plants from the four corners of the Earth. Interesting in any season. $6.75 for entrance. Take the Green Line train to Pie-IX Metro Station. For more information go here.
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The Biodome
The Biodome is an indoor venue that recreates some of the most beautiful ecosystems of the Americas: The Tropical Forest; the Laurentian Forest, changing with the season; the Saint Lawrence Marine ecosystem; and the Polar Worlds of the Arctic and Antarctic. $11.75 for entrance. Take metro to Viau Metro Station on the Green Line. See Biodome.qc.ca for more information.
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The Old Port
Historic, old stone buildings: this is where Montreal was born over three centuries ago. It gives you some insight on what it was like back then. The Old Port is small enough to walk around but you could easily spend half a day there. Make sure to visit the Notre Dame Basilica. Celine Dion got married there, but that is not why you should go; it's simply a magnificent place to check out. Visit Place Jacques-Cartier and Saint-Paul Street for souvenir shops and architechture. Aside from that, there are plenty of fun things happening in the Old Port all year round. For detailed information visit OldPortOfMontreal.com.
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The Mount Royal Park
You can drive up, or hike up. The latter is more fun but might take an hour. If you are an athlete, see if you can run all the way to the observation deck at the top. The look-out is fantastic, you can see all of Montreal's downtown as well as everything beyond it. There is a small lake surrounded by grassy lawns during the sunny season, a perfect place for a picnic. During the snowy season, the lake is trasformed into a skating rink. Take Bus 11, or walk from the top of Peel Street.
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