Neighborhood 48H guide
Quartier Latin & the Village: Where to Stay & What to Do in 48 Hours
Students, cinema and the Village on Sainte-Catherine Est.
East of the Quartier des Spectacles, the Latin Quarter around UQAM and rue Saint-Denis has the Grande Bibliothèque and the Cinémathèque québécoise; farther east along Sainte-Catherine Est is the Village, Montréal’s LGBTQ+ neighbourhood.
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Photo: Jeangagnon · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Why stay here
Berri-UQAM, the metro hub, plus bars and cafés.
Who it's for: Budget-minded travellers and night owls.
Pros
- Metro hub
- Good value
- Nightlife
Cons
- Gritty patches
- Noisy
- Fewer sights
48H in Quartier Latin & the Village
Students, cinema and the Village on Sainte-Catherine Est.
11:00 – Grande Bibliothèque
Free to enter.
19:00 – Cinémathèque québécoise
An evening screening.
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
Grande Bibliothèque (BAnQ)
475 boul. De Maisonneuve Est
Quebec’s national library, free to enter, in a glass building on De Maisonneuve.
Photo: Jeangagnon · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons Official site / map →See / do
Cinémathèque québécoise
335 boul. De Maisonneuve Est
Film archive with daily screenings of cinema classics and new art films.
Official site / map →
Where to stay
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Hotel · Expedia
Hyatt Place Montreal - Downtown
Rue Saint-Hubert
Modern hotel with an indoor pool near Berri-UQAM.
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Vacation rentals
Prefer an apartment or whole home in this neighborhood? Browse Vrbo listings for Quartier Latin & the Village.
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 Quartier Latin & the Village 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.
- Golden Square Mile — The Museum of Fine Arts, the McCord and Mount Royal.
- Quartier des Spectacles — Place des Arts, festivals and the symphony.
- Plateau Mont-Royal — Staircases, Parc La Fontaine and Schwartz’s.
- Griffintown & the Lachine Canal — Canal-side cycling and Atwater Market.