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🏛️ Overview: Chalet du Mont‑Royal
A Beaux‑Arts style building constructed in 1932, designed by Aristide Beaugrand‑Champagne as a make-work public project during the Great Depression .
Located at 1196 Camillien‑Houde Road, it sits beside the Kondiaronk lookout with sweeping views of downtown Montréal and the St. Lawrence River .
🖼️ What You’ll Find Inside
Spacious halls decorated with murals by 13 Canadian painters, depicting Montréal’s history from the 16th to 18th centuries .
A Café des Amis serving beverages, snacks, and light meals—perfect for recharging with a coffee or soup with a view .
A boutique de souvenirs with locally-made crafts, outdoor gear, and trail maps .
Public restrooms, and the site can host events (though rentals may be limited) .
📍 Location & Access
Positioned at the summit, adjacent to the Kondiaronk lookout—an ideal vantage point to take in the skyline.
Accessible on foot via the scenic Chemin Olmsted (about 4.6 km from Peel Street) or by taking the Bus 11 (Camillien‑Houde/Remembrance) to near the lake area and walking up .
Car parking is available only at Maison Smith, requiring a short walk to reach the chalet .
🌳 Experience It All Together
At the summit, you can enjoy the Chalet du Mont‑Royal, then stroll downhill via the Kondiaronk lookout, passing by Beaver Lake (Lac‑aux‑Castors) and its modern pavilion (chalet) built in the 1950s and restored in 2005–07 (with iconic waving roof, glass walls, and murals by Claude Vermette) .
🗣️ Why Visit?
Feature Why It's Special
Architectural Heritage A Depression-era public work in elegant Beaux‑Arts style with historic murals Spectacular Views Belvédère Kondiaronk offers sweeping panoramas of downtown and the river Cultural Amenities Café, boutique, and historical exhibitions in one place Easy Access Scenic walking trails and transit make it...
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This spot is awesome! I visited a couple times from Laval with my best pal when we wanted to take a good walk with a nice view not too far from where we’re from! You can see a panoramic view of the entire south side of the city with points of interests marked down. There’s quite a lot of people sometimes tho as it’s a touristic emplacement. The cafe is cute and the drinks taste nice (so do also the pastries). I just wished that for the price of the coffee there, the drinks would be bigger, but they’re not and an equivalent of barely a snack McFlurry cup for a 4,50$ latte is a bit disappointing. IT IS NOT SMOKE FREE and it can be annoying once in a while when you get a big unwanted wiff of cigarette or weed…
The employees were very nice. The cafe is very eco-friendly with its packaging! You do have to climb it on foot or with a bicycle from what I know, so there’s not really parking on that side of the Mont Royal. Although, it’s very pleasant to do with friends and very rewarding once you get on top! Lots of joggers in the morning and cyclists… so just be careful! Very nice experience overall! Cozy chilling spot to be play guitar or hang out with friends and start the day with a...
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Luckily we could take the orange line métro from under our hotel to Mont Royal station and then the #11 bus up to the top of Mount Royal. There was a short 10 minute walk to the Chalet from the bus station. When we arrived it was -11°F/-23°C with a wind chill of -24°F! We spent a little time looking over the city and taking pictures until our phones turned off from the extreme cold! Luckily there was another group near by that was taking pictures as well so we swapped being photographers. It is not easy to ask someone to take their hand out of their warm glove and risk frostbite for a photo but we did it for each other. Then we retreated inside to warm up and appreciate the view from behind glass.
There were adirondack chairs to sit and look out the glass doors and activities surrounding the hall. At 11 a café opened so we could have a hot (and I mean hot) cappuccino and tea. There is also a gift shop and an information office to help plan your visit. It was enough time for us to get warm before we headed back out into the elements to catch the bus back down to the city.
Even with the extreme temperatures it was well worth the visit for an...
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