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Chelsea House

Montreal

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Just 10 min from McGill, unbeatable location. Private bedroom in a fully furnished apartment + cleaning included. Access to gym, lounge, and tons of organized student events. Super social atmosphere with internationals from all over → perfect to make friends from day one. Only downside: a bit pricier than average, but the experience is worth it.

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GetYourPlace

Montreal

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Furnished shared flats and studios, all-inclusive, in central neighborhoods close to the main universities. Simple, practical, and student-friendly.

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Yuliv

Montreal

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Well-established real estate company in Montréal, especially in the lively Plateau Mont-Royal. Modern, comfortable, all-inclusive apartments. Already home to 900+ student tenants. Average rent: $650–1300/person. A quieter vibe than a residence, but super reliable and perfect if you want your own place in a top neighborhood.

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🏠 Housing

What kind of place was it?

Classic Apartment

How much was the rent per month?

560€/month

Where was it located?

At le Plateau, 15min from school in subway or bike and a nice place to live in

How can someone find this place?

https://hellomontreal.ca/?gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=22457710204&gbraid=0AAAAA-8l2hUYfowah2ddzPCUSsnmisa5J&gclid=Cj0KCQiAiqDJBhCXARIsABk2kSkAP3gAw7tzubzcOo3V4A0p_hDP0pzOUKwbatI8bUtn8R1iD31TbkIaAuH4EALw_wcB

Would you recommend it?

Yes, nice appartement, well located at a reasonable price Process are very simple But appartement are rentable only for a full year, not a semester

🍻 Social Life

What are some top bars, clubs, or events you recommend?

Piknic electro, igloofest...

🎓 Uni life at HEC Montreal

Which classes do you recommend… or not?

I took the class of markets finance which was interesting but you have to stay implicated and it can be sometime a bit difficult because it's nightclass

Do you have some tips?

The school does whatever she can to help your registration but it can be long because of state policies, so start all the process as soon as you can

✈️ Travel

Best trips to do?

You have many different opportunities to travel in Canada, with numerous national parks, many hikes, or ski resorts. You’re also close to the US (NYC or Boston), and you can easily fly to Caribbean islands or Mexico for a reasonable price.

🌆 Montreal vibe

What do you absolutely need to know to live your best life in Montreal?

Very cold during winter but incredible city

🏠 Housing

What kind of place was it?

Classic Apartment

How much was the rent per month?

800

Where was it located?

Plateau Montroyal

How can someone find this place?

Marketplace Facebook

Would you recommend it?

Yes it was very nice

🍻 Social Life

What are some top bars, clubs, or events you recommend?

Clubs : La Voute, Names on the way, Appartement 200 Events : Piknik electronique

🎓 Uni life at McGill

Which classes do you recommend… or not?

Do you have some tips?

✈️ Travel

Best trips to do?

Mont Tremblant, Toronto, Banff parc national

🌆 Montreal vibe

What do you absolutely need to know to live your best life in Montreal?

Safety 10/10,

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🏠 Housing

What kind of place was it?

Coliving / Shared House

How much was the rent per month?

509€

Where was it located?

Plateau Mont-Royal

How can someone find this place?

Facebook Group, Marketplace

Would you recommend it?

Great place to live in ! I totally recommend :)

🍻 Social Life

What are some top bars, clubs, or events you recommend?

Datcha, Café Campus, Barbossa, Monsieur Ricard

🎓 Uni life at McGill

Which classes do you recommend… or not?

Business Economics is pretty cool !

Do you have some tips?

Campus is awesone however registration is kind of hard because of Minerva, their internal platform.

✈️ Travel

Best trips to do?

Toronto, Ottawa, Quebec

🌆 Montreal vibe

What do you absolutely need to know to live your best life in Montreal?

Be prepare for negative temperatures.

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🏠 Housing

What kind of place was it?

Coliving / Shared House

How much was the rent per month?

400

Where was it located?

Plamondon Avenue

How can someone find this place?

Facebook marketplace

Would you recommend it?

Yes, good accommodation, clean, good housemates, although far from the metro

🍻 Social Life

What are some top bars, clubs, or events you recommend?

Saint-Laurent, Crescent, Old port

🎓 Uni life at ETS

Which classes do you recommend… or not?

GOL111 lots of lectures before each class but very interesting INF130 pretty interesting and useful but a lot of personal work GOL201 a lot of information that will be useful during internships or work MAT145 mostly revisions from what we learned earlier

Do you have some tips?

Absolutely, big campus with a lot of student clubs and events

✈️ Travel

Best trips to do?

Took a 7h bus to Toronto to see family for Thanksgiving, could've been cheaper

🌆 Montreal vibe

What do you absolutely need to know to live your best life in Montreal?

Ignoring the STM strikes, there's a lot of events in the early fall, lots of people outside enjoying parks, doing sports etc

💡 Other Tips

Have fun

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🏠 Housing

What kind of place was it?

Coliving / Shared House

How much was the rent per month?

750

Where was it located?

Côte-De-Neiges, 20 min

How can someone find this place?

Facebook

Would you recommend it?

It is nice that I share my flat with other internationals but I believe that I could have gotten a bigger and better room for the same price.

🍻 Social Life

What are some top bars, clubs, or events you recommend?

Most bars are at Boul. Saint-Laurent

🎓 Uni life at Polytechnique Montréal

Which classes do you recommend… or not?

Industrial Thematic Cluster is relatively easy

Do you have some tips?

Administration at Poly is very complicated. There is no clear overview on their website, so take your time to gather all the information.

✈️ Travel

Best trips to do?

Mont-Tremblant is really beautiful in fall times (end of sept. / beginning of oct.), Quebec is really pretty (almost European). For Poly students, follow PolyExplore on instagram. They organise fun trips for international students!

🌆 Montreal vibe

What do you absolutely need to know to live your best life in Montreal?

Transport by bixi or stm is easy. Clean city. A little knowledge of French (for in the shops, restaurants,...) is a must.

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🏠 Housing

What kind of place was it?

Coliving / Shared House

How much was the rent per month?

650euros

Where was it located?

Le plateau

How can someone find this place?

French living in Montreal groups

Would you recommend it?

Nice because directly done with the local, he has a lot of advises on what to do or not, avoid fees and high prices of residences.

🍻 Social Life

What are some top bars, clubs, or events you recommend?

Mckibbins, Yoko Luna, piknic

🎓 Uni life at McGill

Which classes do you recommend… or not?

Management in a global context is easy and no final exams.

Do you have some tips?

Great campus, renowned uni, overall good teachers

✈️ Travel

Best trips to do?

Road trip to Ottawa, Toronto and Niagara Falls in 4 days. Road trip to Mount Washington New Hampshire.

🌆 Montreal vibe

What do you absolutely need to know to live your best life in Montreal?

Bixi is cheap, there are lots of nice places to date (Les trois monkeys, darling bar, gardens walk…), don’t forget taxes and tips…

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🏠 Housing

What kind of place was it?

Coliving / Shared House

How much was the rent per month?

700

Where was it located?

Ridgewood

How can someone find this place?

Facebook

Would you recommend it?

Not at all, the people living with me were not really nice or clean

🍻 Social Life

What are some top bars, clubs, or events you recommend?

Saint Laurent, Old port are the best places (and you can fly to Cancun and Miami easily)

🎓 Uni life at HEC Montreal

Which classes do you recommend… or not?

I really recommend the course : Management stratégique des organisations

Do you have some tips?

Yes a lot of people you can get to know and the registration was easy with a lot of different course offers

✈️ Travel

Best trips to do?

I loved Mexico and my trips to the United States but you can also discover cities like Toronto and Vancouver

🌆 Montreal vibe

What do you absolutely need to know to live your best life in Montreal?

Very cold city in the winter so you have to have a good place to live because you won't be able to go outside sometimes

💡 Other Tips

Try to spend some time there in summer to get used to the city and already know the places you like for the winter. Very good restaurants and bars. (Go to manga bistrot if you like sushis)

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🏠 Housing

What kind of place was it?

Coliving / Shared House

How much was the rent per month?

500

Where was it located?

20min school

How can someone find this place?

Facebook

Would you recommend it?

🍻 Social Life

What are some top bars, clubs, or events you recommend?

mid

🎓 Uni life at HEC Montréal

Which classes do you recommend… or not?

classe difficile en finance. Très bon prof

Do you have some tips?

choix cours facile/ syllabus très clair / bon cours mais pas ambiance exchange

✈️ Travel

Best trips to do?

Mexique / us vrmt cool Danse Canada pas fou

🌆 Montreal vibe

What do you absolutely need to know to live your best life in Montreal?

Transport et food okay

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🏠 Housing

What kind of place was it?

Classic Apartment

How much was the rent per month?

500

Where was it located?

Near the Plateau Mont Royal, around 30 to 40 minutes because I had to take the bus to go the metro station and they're often late and not enough per hour.

How can someone find this place?

Facebook MarketPlace

Would you recommend it?

I wouldn't recommend this flat because I was with random citizen, and I think it's better to be near the university (Côte Des Neiges, Université de Montréal metro station, Outremont). I also recommend being in the center even if it's 30-40 minutes. I recommend visiting the place before going in. It's complicated to find a good flat in Montreal. Go with people you know or students that seem decent to never have issues.

🍻 Social Life

What are some top bars, clubs, or events you recommend?

I believe you should go to St-Laurent, there's many thing to do, near the Vieux-port is good. Depends on the vibe you're looking for. House music : Flyjin, La voûte (23-30 years old). Rap/HIp-hop : École Privée, Palazzo (younger audience like 18-22 years old). I recommend staying in Montreal during spring and especially summer, there's a lot of festivals, the vibe is immaculate!

🎓 Uni life at HEC

Which classes do you recommend… or not?

If you're not expert in finance, i wouldn't recommend taking a class, some are easy but the majority is already advanced class, I'll recommend you to ask directly to students of HEC. Every other class about supply chain, marketing, international business is not too much work, but there's a lot of assignments at the end of the semester, so stay organized.

Do you have some tips?

The campus is good, the library is good to study. There's two buildings, 10 minutes walk to go from one to another. I would definitely go there again. The registration is easy and simple, you can always communicate by mail to the Exchange Program. I would say Visa is more work than registration in itself.

✈️ Travel

Best trips to do?

I would recommend going to New York, Chicago, Miami, Boston, Toronto, Cancun, Dominican Republic. (Few recommendations depending on what you like)

🌆 Montreal vibe

What do you absolutely need to know to live your best life in Montreal?

Transport is around 60 CAD a month and easier to get your card by asking HEC. It's quite expensive, but the city is safe. Need to pack warm clothes for the winter.

💡 Other Tips

I don't have any other recommendations except to tell you to enjoy and do all the activities possible!

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🏠 Housing

What kind of place was it?

Classic Apartment

How much was the rent per month?

1079 $CAD

Where was it located?

Plateau (20 min bus to uni, 20–30 min to main districts)

How can someone find this place?

Agence GetYourPlace, Facebook, Marketplace

Would you recommend it?

Yes, simple installation and good comfort.

🍻 Social Life

What are some top bars, clubs, or events you recommend?

Depends on the quartier. Plateau, Mile-End, Petite Italie, Griffintown each have their own vibe. Clubs mostly downtown (Saint-Laurent, Sainte-Catherine). Big cultural festivals: Jazz Festival, Osheaga, Igloofest. Great parks to hang out: Parc La Fontaine, Mont-Royal.

🎓 Uni life at HEC Montreal

Which classes do you recommend… or not?

Depends a lot on the profs and topics. Best to ask former students before choosing.

Do you have some tips?

Campus is pleasant, good atmosphere, easier to meet people if you join an association. Courses require personal work but manageable. Go to class, presence helps to follow and avoid delays.

✈️ Travel

Best trips to do?

- Nature: Mont-Tremblant, Laurentides, Mauricie - Quebec City is a must, Ottawa is meh, Toronto & Niagara very touristy - US: New York by bus (9h) - Longer: Gaspésie, Bas-Saint-Laurent, Côte-Nord, Îles-de-la-Madeleine - Big trips: Western Canada (Vancouver, Banff, Jasper)

🌆 Montreal vibe

What do you absolutely need to know to live your best life in Montreal?

- Public transport and bikes make life easy in town - Budget: flights, housing, restaurants = biggest costs - Safety: globally safe but avoid Montréal-Nord and late walks in Le Village - Climate: very cold winter but manageable, nice summer - Food: mix of US/French, quality varies → go to local markets for fresh

💡 Other Tips

The best advice always comes from locals, they know hidden gems that no guide shows.

🏠 Housing

What kind of place was it?

Classic Apartment

How much was the rent per month?

500

Where was it located?

Near the Plateau Mont Royal, around 30 to 40 minutes because I had to take the bus to go the metro station and they're often late and not enough per hour.

How can someone find this place?

Facebook MarketPlace

Would you recommend it?

🍻 Social Life

What are some top bars, clubs, or events you recommend?

🎓 Uni life at HEC

Which classes do you recommend… or not?

Do you have some tips?

✈️ Travel

Best trips to do?

I would recommend going to New York, Chicago, Miami, Boston, Toronto, Cancun, Dominican Republic. (Few recommendations depending on what you like)

🌆 Montreal vibe

What do you absolutely need to know to live your best life in Montreal?

Transport is around 60 CAD a month and easier to get your card by asking HEC. It's quite expensive, but the city is safe. Need to pack warm clothes for the winter.

💡 Other Tips

I don't have any other recommendations except to tell you to enjoy and do all the activities possible!

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