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Book your housing now for the 2016 WSF! The World Social Forum encourages you to plan now for your accommodation in Montreal by considering the different options offered to you.
Conventional Accommodation
Hurry, prices rise, rooms fill up quickly!
The 2016 WSF will be held during the peak tourist season in Montréal, and our platform’s competitive rates are guaranteed but only for a limited period of time.
To meet the needs of participants who wish to book their personal accommodation, a housing bureau has been set up. This online booking system enables you to book a room in more than 50 hotels and student residences which are reserved for WSF participants for a limited time, at the best rates available.
Need help? Here is a document explaining step-by-step the reservation process: English Tutorial
Note that the housing bureau is only available in French or English. As against the tutorial is in English, French, Spanish and Portuguese.
NB: To book outside the dates proposed in the system, contact [email protected] or 514-394-7747.
To make a group booking of more than 10 rooms, please fill out the Housing Block Request Form and return it to [email protected].
Why Book Now?
Book now to save!
Prices rise, rooms fill up quickly.
The 2016 WSF will be held during the peak tourist season in Montréal, and our platform’s competitive rates are guaranteed but only for a limited period of time.
An eco-friendly process!
The 2016 WSF made sure to work with environmentally friendly residences and hotels; most are Green Key certified under the Green Key Eco-Rating Program.
Support the 2016 WSF process!
Booking a room through the WSF Housing Bureau is not only beneficial to you, the participant, but is also a great way to support the WSF organization. It helps us keep costs as low as possible and enables us to provide all related services to the participants.
An act of solidarity!
Booking a room through the online platform frees up the alternative solidarity accommodation options for participants whose resources are more limited.
Solidarity Accommodation
Looking for free accommodation in the community during your stay in Montreal for the World social forum 2016? Do you live in Montreal and want to support a WSF participant by welcoming him in your home? The Couchsurfing accommodation is a simple but efficient way to experience hospitality and sharing economy.
Couchsurfing accommodation – Subscribe to the Couchsurfing website that brings together a 50 000 members community ready to accommodate travellers in Montreal! When you subscribe, you can share your hospitality or write to available hosts in order to get an accommodation for your stay in Montreal. You can also share your offers and requests on the group World Social Forum Montreal 2016 – Couch Request that we have created to make an easier contact between hosts and guests. CouchSurfing is an opportunity to provide accommodation and to be welcomed in another’s home in an atmosphere of sharing and conviviality that encourages cultural and human exchange. Don’t delay to join the Couchsurfing event and above all, don’t hesitate to invite your friends to participate!
*Accessibility: if your apartment is accessible to people with reduced mobility or using a wheelchair (step-free and with enough space to move) and/or if you know a sign language, do not hesitate to write it in your home description to help our Deaf or disabled participants!
IMPORTANT : This type of accommodation may be inconvenient especially for visa applicants because CouchSurfing accommodations do not provide a reservation proof. The governmental services processing the visa applications require a confirmation document declaring the reservation of the accommodation for the complete duration of the stay. This document also represents another justification which proves that the traveller has a part of the necessary funds to support himself.
