My older teens liked it overall but got bored after a little while so I think it’s better for younger kids. The site says to plan about 90 minutes but we saw everything in 45 minutes. Price is a bit steep for that. Also I did download the app but it wasn’t very user friendly so I gave up on it pretty quickly.

This Biodome is very dated and some of the animals are in cramped conditions. There are very few information boards to tell you what animals you are looking at. Given that this is located at the Olympic Park I expected it to be more welcoming and cleaner. We visited on New Year's Day, so the place was busy. But despite the crowds, the cafe was closed with no food outlets close by! This place has great potential and was a pleasant way to spend an hour and a half out of the rain.

My family with two older teens were in Montreal for a January weekend (only our Second time in Canada) and looking for something to indoors. Read some of the reviews, but decided to try anyway. This review will confirm a few things written by my fellow reviewers. Let me save you some time an money. If youve ever been to a zoo or aquarium in the US this will be a let down. (Not saying US is better, I've just never been to any in CA.) Parking is confusing, poorly marked and extremely overpriced at $25? There are 4 sections to the building. It took us 90 minutes to get through it all and we were taking our time. Except for the green running man, there are ZERO signs as to what you are looking at, what to look for, their habitat, country of origin, nothing! Although some of the exibits were nice to see such as the penguins, lynx, jellyfish, tamarin monkeys (there may have been others, but of course I could have missed it because there are no signs) the rest could use somewhat of an animal upgrade. Racoons? Really? If you are just going with your young family and you want to show your kids what a real penguin or starfish look like, this is a great choice. The place is very clean. The gift shop is nice. There is a cafe with a lot of seating, but we did not try it. Just have someone drop you off instead of parking and maybe there are discounts available. Overall for the 4 of us with parking it was $98 (2×$22.50, 1×$16.50, 1x$11.50, $25 parking) not including a couple of items we bought in the gift shop. A rather expensive 90 minutes.

Loved the biodiversity of this place. It wasn’t crowded and we took out time to try to see everything, we will definitely go there again. If I had anything to say that wasn’t positive, the restaurant is doing the “healthy” thing, and there wasn’t a single item that appealed to my family.

Great visit for families. You can see puffins, penguins, monkeys, and much more for reasonable admissions prices. Easy to access by taking the metro on the green line, and great if you also want to visit the botanic gardens nearby.

We went into the wrong entrance as we approached the Biodome which led us to their cafe area which was an an all vegetarian restaurant. This gave me a good feeling about the Biodome and it’s treatment of the animals as well as their care for the planet from the get go! Food was good by the way. Definitely recommend. The Biodome had timed entry tickets so we explored the attached planetarium as we were waiting to go in. There were 4 areas within the Biodome each with their own climate and animals typical to the respective North American region. This was an enjoyable experience for our family. The only thing I would have changed would be to have a little more information posted on each of the animals/regions for a better understanding. There was a staff member available in one of the areas who spent some time with us answering our questions which was great! The Biodome was wonderful and a must see attraction when in Montreal!

The Biodome and the rest of the museums at the Olympic Stadium complex are worth a visit, especially if you have the Montreal Museums Card. I have visited before and find this a very enjoyable time. Visitors during the winter should note that the boreal forest exhibit is dormant, leaves have fallen off the trees, waiting to come back in spring. If you are planning a visit to the complex, note that there are two metro stations nearby, Pie IX and Viau, pick the one that's closest to your first destination and plan to likely return home via the other station.

It's a great place for kids but I really have some huge criticism toward management. We went there on Easter Sunday and the place was packed beyond capacity. There were quite a few areas where you simply couldn't pass and have to wait for crowds to disperse. From a safety perspective I find this a huge hazard. What's the point of buying tickets in advance if everyone is allowed in anyway. It's almost comical when the outside looked more wild than the animals inside. With that said the arrangement is awesome and I felt closer to the wildlife than in other zoos without interrupting them much. I wish there was more information around. Access is convenient, but once again due to crowds, it's difficult to navigate with a stroller. There are very few signs so we lost some time finding our way around. Kudos to whoever designed the animal enclosures and 👎 to whoever designed the rest.

The attraction itself is cute, the visitors can experience different ecosystems and see some animals, birds, plants. However, the biggest drawback of this is that there is no control of how many people are allowed inside. There are timed tickets but upon arrival you can enter with any ticket time. It makes the venue overcrowded and very difficult to enjoy. We started at the tropical ecosystem and it seems it was the most crowded part, there were a lot of people and it was difficult to see anything, we had to spend a lot of time in the crowd to be able to see something + since it’s tropical climate, it was very hot and having so many people around you doesn’t help. It got better afterwards, but the overall impression was average. I wouldn’t recommend unless there is nothing else to do.

It was nice to see the flora and fauna in the different zones. There's no clear route so a bit confusing. They do not allow you to exit and return so if you want a drink make sure you visit the cafe first.