Quartier International

Profile

Just north of Old Montreal, the Quartier International is a small ultra-modern neighborhood which the city hopes will attract both international businesses (much of the neighborhood consist of office buildings) and the jet-set crowd (the abovementioned office buildings are mixed with loft residences and chic hotels such as a the W).

Although the Quartier International does have a few large residential buildings, it is not particularly lively in the evening. The fact that it's primarily a business area is pretty obvious after 7pm - after dark, most of the residents head north, toward Le Plateau and, to a lesser extent, south, to Old Montreal for food, drinks and entertainment.

Hotels

There are only a few hotels in the Quartier International and they tend to cater to business visitors. The two large hotel properties are Intercontinental, right next to the Palais des Congrès and the W, in Square Victoria.

» Our list of selected Quartier International Hotels (3)

Restaurants

Although the area still has a long way to go, the first results are moderately encouraging. After many years in Le Plateau, Toqué!, a venerable restaurant, has moved here and seems to only have gained in popularity.

» Our list of selected Quartier International Restaurants (1)

Links

• www.qimtl.qc.ca - the official site
• Quartier Interantional (@ MontrealBits, our sister site) - real estate profile.