If you live on the east coast and just want to get away for a weekend, then there aren't too many places that are easier to get to and more fun to escape to than Montreal, Quebec-- be it for a fun trip with the girls, or a weekend date with someone special.  On my flight from North Carolina late Thursday night, I noticed that a strange amount of travelers seemed around my age.  Maybe as much as half the flight was full of 20 and 30 year olds.  As I started talking to my seat mate the reason became clear; apparently Montreal is the bachelor/bachelorette capital of the east coast.  I have to say that the reasoning is sound.  Montreal has a friendly personality to tourism, a friendlier American to Canadian dollars exchange rate, plenty of nightlife, and some fantastic food. What more can you ask for in a travel destination?

The view from our suite!

Just hanging out with the bachelorette in the huge bed in our suite at Hotel Le Crystal

My photos didn't do it justice so I borrowed this one to give you an idea via

We also tried out La Champagnerie in Old Montreal, but it was kind of everything Pullman was not. Expensive, and full of loud girls screaming every time they uncorked a champagne bottle (which to be fair is reasonable because the shtick at La Champagnerie is they uncork them with a sword and it's very theatrical). But when there is squealing every 10 minutes it's hard to want to stay in one place for long. Not that the bar wants you to stay anyway -- there are specific serving times when you get a reservation, so you can only stay at your table for a set length of time before you have to leave or move to the bar so they can bring in more people.  Overall not a place you want to just hang out with a glass of wine.