Parc Olympique

Le centre sportif du parc Olympique est vraiment: beau, neuf, propre et agréable à fréquenter! L’abonnement au centre sportif. Il a été récemment rénové; tout est neuf. Les machines sont donc très propres et en excellentes état. Pour ma part, je fréquente le centre principalement pour le spining et d’autres cours. Je n’aime pas trop les entraînements sur machine mais j’avoue qu’à ce gym même ça c’est agréable! Il n’y a jamais d’attente pour utiliser une machine (vélo, tapis, elliptique, etc) et elles sont toujours propres. Les cours sont aussi très intéressants et offerts par des entraîneurs certifiés. Ils ont toujours prêts à aider. De plus, il y’a un sauna dans le vestiaire qui est accessible en tout temps. J’ajoute que le fait que le centre soit collé à la station de métro Pie-​IX est aussi un plus.

The Concept and design is beautiful but it’s clear that this place has not been maintained since its heyday decades ago. The iconic leaning tower over the stadium has layers of paint peeling off. The grounds have dumpsters prominently displayed. It’s kind of sad.
The nice thing is that the Biodome is nice and the elevator to the top of the tower still works.
Make sure you stop at the northwest corner of the Park, where there is a picture perfect opportunity with the torch, Olympic sign, and the stadium/​tower in the back.

I felt very honored to be an attendant to the France vs. Germany women’s world cup soccer game. Although France didn’t win to play against USA, it was quite memorable being in this stadium. I knocked off a star due to the staff not mentioning our seats were the exact opposite of where we entered. We had to walk all the way through the crowd but at least we were able to view the game while walking. There were a lot of people in attendance and many surrounding us were very loud and fanatical but it made the experience all the worthwhile. I was happy my then bf purchased these tickets while on our montreal trip. I would definitely attend another game here if I’m ever visiting Montréal again. I hope again soon.

The venue is okay. Went to a concert here yesterday. The staffs are friendly. Two bottles of water asked for 8.50 dollars

Total crap venue. I think they are still serving the same pizza from when it opened in the 70s. The whole place smells of burnt pizza and it looks worse than it smells. They also had a strange rule where they had to pour all of the beers into cups and, naturally, no one at the stadium really knew how to properly pour a beer into a cup. This alone caused lines to get out of control. Prices were terrible too. Only good things about it was that it is on the metro line and that they have a cover for the whole stadium.

E.T. phone home! Apparently it’s ride was hanging out in Montréal all along. Am I the only one who thought Le Stade Olympique looks like a vintage spaceship? As a rainy day activity, everyone else took shelter in the Biodome. We braved the torrential downpour and explored the grounds. Besides the area between the Biodome and the main stadium, take your camera and head straight towards the Olympic rings on Sherbrooke and Pie-​IX. Overall, I agree Parc Olympique could use some TLC to bring the area into the 21^st century.
I’d skip the observation tower and reserve that for the overlook at Mont Royal.

It’s hard to imagine that this Olympic Park was built in 1976 for the Summer Olympics since it was still in great condition. It is now turned into a tourist attraction– Biodome, Insectarium, and Planetarium. If my hotel was not located right next to it, I doubt I would venture there, but I’m glad I did.
My friends and I did not go into any of the buildings, but walked around instead. We saw a whole bunch of people standing by the ramp of the Olympic Stadium and was told that the first Friday of every month, they have a street food festival with food trucks so we checked it out. There were plenty of food trucks with amazing food. I was surprised at how organized this was compared to the food truckeroo back home in Washington D.C.
If I return to Montréal, I’d like to check out the tower and Biodome.

This visit was disappointing, to be truthful. As excited as I was to be on the stomping grounds of the 1976 Olympics, I was sorely disappointed by the lack of, well, excitement. The entire place seemed desolate and abandoned, and while I tried hard to imagine what it must have been like during the Olympics, I just couldn’t get passed the eerie silence that enveloped the entire attraction. What blew my mind, too, were the prices to do anything here! My friend and I were able to get student tickets that brought us to the top of the tower, but it was not worth it… at all. While you could see all of Montréal from the top, I couldn’t enjoy it completely because I was so agitated for spending so much money on nothing.
If you do visit the Parc Olympique, go into it with an open and very creative mind. I would suggest that you don’t spend the money on going to the top of the tower. Walking through the park would be quite enough.

November — very cold. Made walking around rough
Did biodome, insectarium and indoor botanical gardens while there but this review is for the whole park not those specific attractions.
This place is under construction which makes it even harder and colder to get from place to place. It has a very run down feel to it. The tower is expensive on its own 15 $ a person or so. Couldn’t justify going to the top just for a view of a city not really known for its skyline…
It’s free and it’s cool to see how much money was put into hosting the Olympics but there’s not a ton here outside of the biodome experience which is awesome.

The architecture is really impressive! I really enjoyed walking through this amazing space, my only problem with it is that I got lost a couple of times, they need to signalize the things a bit better.

One of my favorite tourist destinations in the entire city! Great views from atop the observatory, awesome walk through the biodome, plus I had the opportunity to swim in the olympic pool and jump off the diving boards the last time I was there. Great place to bring your family, but be prepared to pay for everything!

I tried to imagine Olympic Park as it was when it hosted the 1976 Summer Olympics. I imagined it to be bustling with activity, filled with athletes and spectators from all over the world who came to participate in an historical sporting event. In my mind, there was an energy in the air that you could almost touch. Of course, I wasn’t even there, so my assumptions are based exclusively on what I see happening when I watch the Olympics of today; the Michael Phelps era of Olympic history. Fast forward to 2012, the Phelps era, and a stroll around Olympic Park will make you feel as if you are wandering through a post-​apocalyptic wasteland on some far away planet, light years away from its former 1976 Olympic glory.
From what I’ve read, the construction and planning of Olympic Park was a nightmare before it even started. Tons of delays, poor budgeting, massive amounts of debt and sub par construction techniques all marred what is actually a pretty awesome looking group of facilities. As dilapidated as it is, I think it is really cool. It’s futuristic and extremely dated, an eyesore and a masterpiece, historical and irrelevant — a truly fascinating place.
We took a guided tour which brought us to many of the main sites of the park, including Olympic Stadium (former home of the Expos) and the Olympic pool. I believe the tour lasted just under one hour. We also went up to the Montréal Tower observation deck for some amazing views. We skipped the Bio-​dome, unfortunately. We just didn’t have time to check it out. All of the things we did at Olympic Park were worth it, but for me, the best part of it was when I was able to tune out the tour guide and imagine what this place used to be like and how it became what it is today. I’m just happy that no pieces of concrete collapsed on me in the process.

Like a 60s architectural icon from space this place is a bizarre mix of dusty, cavernous, vintage and Barbarella-​style futuristic. It’s labyrinthine and difficult to navigate and designed to suddenly lead you up to views of… pretty much nothing. The fact that it’s crumbling is just a bonus!

What a legacy! An amazing architectural icon, activity centre and biodome.