Neighborhood 48H guide
Golden Square Mile: Where to Stay & What to Do in 48 Hours
The Museum of Fine Arts, the McCord and Mount Royal.
The old mansion district between downtown and Mount Royal, with Sherbrooke Street’s galleries and boutiques, the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, the McCord Stewart Museum by McGill University, and trails up to the Kondiaronk Belvedere.
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Why stay here
Museums on Sherbrooke and the mountain within walking distance.
Who it's for: Museum-goers and luxury travellers.
Pros
- Museums
- Mount Royal access
- Upscale hotels
Cons
- Pricey
- Uphill
- Quiet at night
48H in Golden Square Mile
The Museum of Fine Arts, the McCord and Mount Royal.
10:00 – Montreal Museum of Fine Arts
Collections across five pavilions.
14:00 – McCord Stewart Museum
Montréal history and fashion.
17:00 – Kondiaronk Belvedere
Walk up Mount Royal for the view.
Named recommendations
Real places with links to their official site or a Maps place page. We do not invent hours, prices, or ratings.
See / do
See / do
Montreal Museum of Fine Arts
1380 rue Sherbrooke Ouest
Large art museum across five pavilions on Sherbrooke Street.
Photo: Acediscovery · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons Official site / map →See / do
McCord Stewart Museum
690 rue Sherbrooke Ouest
Museum of Montréal’s social history, costume and photography.
Photo: Jeangagnon · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons Official site / map →
Sunrise / sunset
Sunrise / sunset
Kondiaronk Belvedere
Mount Royal Park
Mount Royal lookout over the downtown towers.
Photo: Wilfredor · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons Official site / map →
Where to stay
Specific named properties—not vague city-wide searches. Expedia stays use tracked Creator links; others open the hotel's official site.
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Hotel · Expedia
The Ritz-Carlton, Montréal
Rue Sherbrooke Ouest
Historic luxury hotel on Sherbrooke Street.
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Hotel Omni Mont-Royal
Rue Sherbrooke Ouest
Large hotel on Sherbrooke near the museums.
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Vacation rentals
Prefer an apartment or whole home in this neighborhood? Browse Vrbo listings for Golden Square Mile.
In Montréal, short-term rentals of a host’s principal residence are allowed only from June 10 to September 10, and the host needs a city permit plus a CITQ registration number from Quebec, which must appear on the listing; most other whole-home rentals for 31 days or less are not permitted. Before booking on Vrbo, check that the listing shows a valid CITQ number.
Browse vacation rentals in Golden Square Mile on Vrbo →Other ways to spend 48 hours in Montréal
- Old Montréal — Notre-Dame Basilica and the city’s birthplace.
- Old Port & Place Jacques-Cartier — The waterfront, the big wheel and Place Jacques-Cartier.
- Downtown — Sainte-Catherine Street, the Underground City and the cathedral.
- Quartier des Spectacles — Place des Arts, festivals and the symphony.
- Quartier Latin & the Village — Students, cinema and the Village on Sainte-Catherine Est.
- Plateau Mont-Royal — Staircases, Parc La Fontaine and Schwartz’s.
- Griffintown & the Lachine Canal — Canal-side cycling and Atwater Market.