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Full of artists and academics, the Plateau is a bustling neighborhood with a high density of bistros, brewpubs, martini bars, cupcake emporiums, designer boutiques, and parks. This is no place for quiet contemplation. In the summer, join the crowds at outdoor markets and street fairs. There aren't many places to stay, but they include some lovely auberges and B&Bs.
Built out of two adjoining houses with a signature yellow front door, lacquered-barn-board façade, and welcoming flower boxes, this turn-of-the-20th-century residence overlooks Parc Lafontaine and one of the city's major bicycle trails. Rooms, which have exposed brick walls, come with plasma TVs and windows that open. A parking card to park on neighboring streets can be obtained for C$9 on a first-come, first-served basis.
Popular with love-struck couples visiting friends on the Plateau, this renovated mansion is an ode to French Renaissance Revival architecture while also promoting an organic and vegetarian ethic, from all offerings at breakfast to all bedding and cleaning products. Its quiet and uncluttered entrance still has an original terra-cotta fountain, hardwood floors, and fancy moldings from 1890. Rooms are painted stark white and have broad, low beds.
