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SketchDeck Retreat, Montreal 2026.
Four days in one city, one hotel and one workspace, with a maple forest at the end of it.

Tuesday, September 29
Friday, October 2, 2026

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More creativity. More curiosity. More teamwork. More SketchDeck. More of us.

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The agenda

All times are Montreal time. Tap a block for the detail; dashed blocks are optional.

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We're staying at Hotel Monville and working at CollectifMTL, eight minutes apart on foot via Rue de Bleury.

Hotel Monville rooftop terrace at dusk

Stay at

Hotel Monville

1041 Rue de Bleury

Check in with the code SKETCH0926Breakfast daily from 6:30am in the lobby

Hôtel Monville → Collectif MTL

8 minute walk via Rue de Bleury

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Arrival information

Flights, airport transfers and who lands when.

Coming soon

Weather in Montreal during the retreat

Source: Open-Meteo · downtown Montreal

What to bring

None of our organized activities or meals are formal.
Dress up or dress down as you feel best.

  • Whatever you need to work comfortably
  • Good walking shoes
  • Business casual, comfortable attire
  • Weather-appropriate attire, a jacket, an umbrella
  • Excitement!

Suggestions

Three places within a few minutes of the campus.

Time Out Market Montreal

Lunch · 5 min walk from CollectifMTL

Time Out Market

A perfect spot to cater to everyone's lunch time cravings. If you get in early on Tuesday, grab lunch here with another hungry colleague.

timeoutmarket.com
Crew Collective and Café

Coffee · 5 min walk from Hotel Monville

Crew Collective & Café

Coffee and next-level pastries in a heritage building that was once the Royal Bank of Canada.

crewcollectivecafe.com
Bar Le Mal Nécessaire

Nightcap · around the corner from the hotel

Bar Le Mal Nécessaire

Great for a nightcap with colleagues. Look for the green pineapple.

lemalnecessaire.com

Good to know

The practical bits. Anything not here goes to Katie.

6:30am

Breakfast

Breakfast via the hotel's self-service buffet opens daily at 6:30am in the lobby.

8am–7pm

CollectifMTL workspace

The workspace is open for us from 8am to 7pm on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. We have the entire second floor.

Go up the stairs in the primary entrance, or use the elevator entrance around the corner at 1407 Saint Alexander.

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Hotel group code

Use the group code SKETCH0926 when you check in to Hotel Monville on Tuesday.

Friday

Getting to your flight

Each SDer is in charge of getting themselves to their return flight. Grab an Uber to the airport, or if you're flying Air Canada you can use their Landline City Shuttle departing from the Palais des Congrès, a 5 minute walk from Hotel Monville, every 15 to 30 minutes.

See the shuttle schedule and book ahead of time.