Your Plan for an Awesome Montreal Winter Weekend with Kids, Montreal, Canada

Montreal is not a pretty city in the winter — what city is? But look beyond its gray building exteriors and slushy streets and it’s a really fun city. It’s full of good things to eat, has lots of culture, and even in winter it offers lots of opportunities to get outside.

Here are all the things we squeezed in during a 2-night stay, many of which are available to do all year round plus a great family hotel we revisited a few times.

We like the Doubletree by Hilton Montreal and have stayed there a few times now. It’s not in the middle of anything but it’s convenient to everything. It’s on Catherine Street just a few blocks from the heart of downtown. It’s only a few blocks from the historic old town and from Blvd St. Laurent with its restaurants and shops.

It also connects to Underground Montreal from the Complexe Desjardins next door. And it has two metro lines nearby that will get you pretty much anywhere in the city in under 30 minutes.

It’s across the street from two art museums and opposite the Place des Festivals, where special events take place. The Complexe Des Jardin atrium, next door, has bakeries, a liquor store, a small supermarket, and some other conveniences we found handy whenwe stayed. It also hosts a lot of events, including a large cheese tasting that was going when we were last there. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).