Montreal end of summer

[Alfstoria]

Hi

I’ll be back in Montreal after spending most of my trips in Brazil. I’m excited to head straight to  Campus and Stock Bar . The Stock lineup doesn’t seem particularly promising. I’ve seen regulars like Fabio and Bran, both of whom are friendly, but nothing extraordinary. I’ve noticed that Jasper is back. That one I like.

Also, is this Tru by Hilton Montreal Centre-Ville a new hotel or one that has been renovated? The price is really good, and there are great reviews and a great location, so I decided to book it.  

 

[londonfunlad]

Jasper is back? Oh boy… that’s amazing news. Are you sure?

[+ SirBillybob]

1 hour ago, Alfstoria said:

Hi

I’ll be back in Montreal after spending most of my trips in Brazil. I’m excited to head straight to  Campus and Stock Bar . The Stock lineup doesn’t seem particularly promising. I’ve seen regulars like Fabio and Bran, both of whom are friendly, but nothing extraordinary. I’ve noticed that Jasper is back. That one I like.

Also, is this Tru by Hilton Montreal Centre-Ville a new hotel or one that has been renovated? The price is really good, and there are great reviews and a great location, so I decided to book it.  

 

New. An older structure was torn down for it. Oddly, the design rendering associated with it is way off. Looks like San Antonio location. Whoever constructed the photo cluster must have entered it incorrectly … Untru by Hilton.

Edited Monday at 01:03 AM by SirBillybob

[Colton]

5 hours ago, Alfstoria said:

Also, is this Tru by Hilton Montreal Centre-Ville a new hotel or one that has been renovated? The price is really good, and there are great reviews and a great location, so I decided to book it.  

If you look at it using Google street view from around the corner, you can see the May 2025 construction picture, so it is a new hotel.  But Google street view at that address is from 2022, so shows the old building.  

Let us know how it is.  

With a Hilton joining the Hyatt Place and the Fairfield Inn, the area at the intersection of the Village and UQAM will have decent hotel options.

[Alfstoria]

Thanks. Guys. 
the prices are really good so I snatched 

@londonfunlad it looks like Jasper is back. He’s a bit inconsistent, coming and going. I’m planning to go for Labor weekend, so maybe you’ll find out first? I’m more of a Campus  guy. Also, the latest videos from Stock don’t seem to align with my taste, as there are some female guys doing the pole.  That happens in Taboo too , where used to be those skater boys type of twinks but now thru have femme guys in their line up  what an awful trend 😕 

 

[+ SirBillybob]

1 hour ago, Alfstoria said:

Thanks. Guys. 
the prices are really good so I snatched 

@londonfunlad it looks like Jasper is back. He’s a bit inconsistent, coming and going. I’m planning to go for Labor weekend, so maybe you’ll find out first? I’m more of a Campus  guy. Also, the latest videos from Stock don’t seem to align with my taste, as there are some female guys doing the pole.  That happens in Taboo too , where used to be those skater boys type of twinks but now thru have femme guys in their line up  what an awful trend 😕 

 

This is like, of all 4 eateries within a radius of a few steps of my home near the Quartier des Spectacles, only one offers the poutine I like while another serves decent frites. But the outrageous gall of a commercial infrastructure that fails to consider all of my requirements and preferences across all related venues. 

Although I suppose it’s good to know there’s an option to attend a venue according to performance guys that you categorize as female in one context, femme in another.

Edited Monday at 11:35 AM by SirBillybob

[londonfunlad]

I have it in good authority that Jasper has not restarted at Stock (I messaged him). I wonder if maybe you were watching an old video that Stock Bar puts online when they are not live streaming? 

[londonfunlad]

For example, Fabio has been at Campus only for a long time and he sometimes pops up on the Stock Bar feed. 

[Alfstoria]

That picture of the Hilton looks like poor AI, or those drafts used when trying to sell it before it has even been built. Now I'm having second thoughts — I hope it's real!  Thankfully, that area is full of hotels, so I can always walk to the next one.

 

For those of you living in Montreal, is anything happening in the Village on August 28?

Edited yesterday at 12:51 AM by Alfstoria

[+ SirBillybob]

1 hour ago, Alfstoria said:

That picture of the Hilton looks like poor AI, or those drafts used when trying to sell it before it has even been built. Now I'm having second thoughts — I hope it's real!  Thankfully, that area is full of hotels, so I can always walk to the next one.

 

For those of you living in Montreal, is anything happening in the Village on August 28?

Relax. The #815 address photo is not AI-generated.

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No, just the Thurs front bookend of Labour Day weekend. JOAT street dance festival that weekend but not Village-centric.

Edited yesterday at 02:39 AM by SirBillybob