The core trip is booked.
Flights, Auberge, Sunday Bagel Class, Sunday 7 PM AURA, Tuesday Bota Bota, and all three dinner reservations are booked. The plan now has a real shape: arrival-day bagels, basilica show, Monarque, Monday neighborhood wandering into Damas, and a long no-kids spa day ending at Toqué!.
Auberge du Vieux-Port
River-front king room in Old Port. The hotel shopping clutter is gone; this is now the home base.
Tap for detailsThe Bagel Class
2 Hour Bagel Making Workshop for two at Cadbury Lofts, Sunday at 2:00 PM. This becomes the first-afternoon anchor.
Tap for detailsBota Bota
Couples 90-min Swedish relaxation massage at 9:40 AM, then water-circuit access at 11:40 AM. Lunch at the spa keeps the day easy.
Tap for detailsFlights are locked.
Sun Jun 14
AC8724 · IAD → YUL · nonstop · Air Canada Express / Jazz
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UA3414 · YUL → IAD · nonstop · Republic Airways
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Two travelers: MEERANISHIL PATEL + NISHILA PATEL. Confirmed fare: $366.50 each, $733.00 total.
Tap for budget detailAuberge is home base.
The hotel decision is done. Auberge du Vieux-Port puts the trip exactly where it should be: Old Port, riverfront, walkable to Notre-Dame, Bota Bota, cafés, rooftops, and the easiest no-kids wandering.
Auberge du Vieux-Port
Deluxe Room, 1 King Bed, River Front. Booked through Hotels.com for 3 nights, 2 adults, 1 room.
Total confirmed: $1,181.99 after $33.54 OneKeyCash. Itinerary: 72074139649791.
Tap for detailsNon-refundable rate
The confirmation says the room/rate selected is non-refundable. No refunds for late check-in or early checkout, and stay extensions need a new reservation.
Loose, romantic, not a death march.
JUN 14
Arrival + Bagel Class + Old Montreal
Taxi/Uber to Old Montreal. Budget ~US$35–50 each way and 25–45 min. Do not bus this; it’s a couples trip.
2 Hour Bagel Making Workshop for two at 5425 Rue de Bordeaux #221a. Buzz #221 / The Bagel Class on weekend entry.
Head back to Old Montreal after class, check in, reset, and grab a small bite nearby only if hunger is real.
Make Sunday 7:00 PM the working plan so Monday stays free for Mount Royal, Mile End, and the rest of the itinerary.
Table Brasserie for 2 after AURA. The Brasserie menu is the right late-arrival fit; Toqué! handles the polished fine-dining slot Tuesday.
JUN 15
Mount Royal + Mile End / Plateau
Taxi up, 60–90 minute skyline walk. Enough nature, not pretending this is a hike.
Bagels, Café Olimpico, boutiques. Vegetarian lunch at Lola Rosa or Sushi Momo.
Either back to hotel or Montreal Museum of Fine Arts if weather turns.
Table for 2 at 7:30 PM. This is the most memorable vegetarian-friendly splurge of the trip.
JUN 16
Bota Bota long spa day + nice dinner
Give yourselves buffer before the booked 9:40 AM couples massage.
Booked for Tuesday morning. This is now the indulgent core of the trip.
Confirmation lists water-circuit access at 11:40. Plan lunch there instead of leaving the spa bubble.
Ask Meera whether she wants an add-on after the circuit; 3:30 would trim the last part of the confirmed water-circuit window.
Table for 2 at 7:00 PM, which is better than a later seating after a long spa day.
JUN 17
Breakfast + fly home
Keep it close to hotel. No heroic last-morning plan.
Arrive around 11:45–12:00 for the 2:20 PM international departure.
Everything radiates from Auberge.
The hotel is booked in Old Port, with one Sunday detour to Cadbury Lofts for Bagel Class and Tuesday anchored by Bota Bota. The map shows airport transfer, hotel, class, spa, AURA, Mount Royal/Mile End, and the three booked dinner reservations all at once.
The dinner run is booked.
Sunday is Monarque Brasserie after AURA, Monday is Damas after Mount Royal/Mile End, and Tuesday is Toqué! after Bota Bota. LOV McGill, Olive + Gourmando, and BEVO stay as easy vegetarian-friendly backups and daytime options.
Monarque Brasserie
8:30 PM Table Brasserie for 2 after AURA. Easy Old Montreal logistics and the right late dinner pace.
Tap for detailsDamas
7:30 PM table for 2. Upscale Syrian in Outremont with excellent vegetarian mezze potential.
Tap for detailsToqué!
7:00 PM table for 2 after the Bota Bota day. This is the polished final dinner.
Tap for detailsLOV McGill
Modern fully plant-based restaurant on Rue McGill, roughly the cleanest vegetarian-first option near the spa/Old Port lane.
Tap for detailsOlive + Gourmando
Old Montreal classic for coffee, pastries, breakfast, and casual lunch. No reservations, so use it as an easy daytime stop.
Tap for detailsBEVO Pizzeria
Old Montreal wood-fired pizza with vegetarian dishes available. Good low-friction backup when fine dining feels like work.
Tap for detailsBooked base: flights, Auberge, Bagel Class, AURA, Bota Bota, dinners.
The trip budget is now USD-first for planning. Canadian-dollar bookings are converted using the May 8 rate of 1 Canadian dollar ≈ $0.732 USD; exact card charges may vary slightly. Dinner reservations are booked, while the eventual meal checks remain estimates.
| Item | ● | Budget | Actual |
|---|---|---|---|
Flights: IAD ↔ YUL Booked · United DC9NCF. | ✓ | $733 | $733 |
Hotel: Auberge du Vieux-Port Booked · Hotels.com 72074139649791. | ✓ | $1,182 | $1,181.99 |
The Bagel Class Booked · Sunday Jun 14 at 2 PM. | ✓ | $129 | $129 |
Airport taxis / Uber YUL ↔ Old Montreal + class detour. | ~ | $75–125 | — |
Bota Bota massage + water circuit Booked · Tue Jun 16 9:40 AM. | ✓ | $417 | $417 |
AURA 7 PM tickets Booked · Sunday Jun 14 at 7 PM. | ✓ | $61 | $61 |
Meals + drinks Dinner reservations booked. | ~ | $400–650 | — |
Misc / museum / buffer Weather backup + cushion. | ~ | $55–110 | — |
Planning total | Σ | $3.05K–$3.41KUSD planning | $2,522booked |
What changed
The old hotel comparison is gone, Auberge is booked, Sunday has Bagel Class plus AURA plus Monarque, Monday has Damas, and Tuesday has Bota Bota plus Toqué!.
No required reservations remain. The only optional/admin notes are the Bota discount question and whether Meera wants a body-treatment add-on.
No required bookings left.
1. Core reservations complete
Flights, hotel, Bagel Class, AURA, Bota Bota, Monarque, Damas, and Toqué! are all booked.
Tap for final dinner detail2. Ask Bota: 20% massage discount
Since the duo massage is booked for 9:40 AM, ask whether the before-10 AM massage discount applies.
Tap for details3. Optional: body treatment?
Add a post-circuit treatment only if Meera really wants it; this is optional, not a trip blocker.
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