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The intimate Auberge Saint-Pierre (888-268-1017; 694-7981; $–$$$) is a treat. Guest rooms range from the petite economique ones with barely enough room to set down a suitcase, to grand suites, with elaborate whirlpool tubs for two. There’s a nice bar and a quiet living room with fireplace. The Auberge Saint-Antoine
(888-692-2211; 692-2211; $–$$$), is a luxurious retreat in
the heart of a lively, attractive, 18th-century neighborhood with
museums, art galleries, antique shops, boutiques and restaurants.
Rooms are spread out in 300-year-old buildings on an important archaeological
site. Artfully displayed artifacts throughout the hotel provide
a glimpse into the life of Québec’s first inhabitants.
Some of the 95 rooms have views on the St. Lawrence River, others
of Québec’s fortifications and many have a terrace and/or
fireplace. Hotel Le Clos Saint-Louis
(694-1311; $–$$) is a romantic 25-room hotel filled with period
antiques. Rooms are spacious, each with private bath, and the hotel,
built as a stately home in 1844, opens directly onto one of the
old city’s main streets. Hotel Le Priori (692-3992; $–$$) has small rooms but much larger suites. Small hotels within the city walls are the Hotel Clarendon (888-554-6001; 692-2480; $$–$$$), the Hotellerie Fleur-de-Lys (800-567-2106; 694-0106; $$–$$$), and the Manoir de l’Esplanade (694-0834; $–$$). Hotel Acadia (800-463-0280; 694-0280; $–$$) serves a continental breakfast and also has packages with Mont-Sainte-Anne.
Auberge Louis-Hébert (525-7812; $$), on the Grande Allée, the heart of Québec City’s nightlife, also has a good restaurant, and rates include breakfast. As is true of much of old Québec, the comforts are modern within 17th-century walls. Small inns and bed & breakfasts are clustered around the Frontenac and offer simple rooms, usually with breakfast, at affordable rates. Try the Hotel Manoir de la Terrasse (694-1592; $), the Manoir Sainte-Genevieve (694-1666; $–$$) or the Chateau Bellevue (800-463-2716; 692-2573; $–$$). Three hostels provide bottom-dollar lodging: Auberge International de Quebec (694-0755; $), a member of Hostelling International, which has a cafeteria and 279 beds in various configurations, including private and family rooms; Auberge de la Paix (694-0735; $), which has 14 rooms with two to eight beds, a kitchen and breakfast; or Association du YWCA de Québec (683-2155; $), with shared bathrooms, swimming pool and self-service kitchen. For something completely different, consider one
night at the Ice Hotel (www.icehotel-canada.com; $$$$). Constructed
and furnished completely of snow and ice, it opens in January and
closes about three months later, when it melts. Sleeping bags are
guaranteed to keep guests warm to 30-degrees below zero; it's a
lot like winter camping, only fancier. Accommodations Legend: (double room) $$$$–C$200+; $$$–C$141–$200; $$–C$81–$140; $–C$80 and less
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Le Chateau Frontenac (800-441-1414; 692-3861; $$–$$$$;
left), perched on the edge of the Cap Diamant promontory
in Old Québec’s upper town, is the grande dame of Québec
City. It is historic, formal, elegant and full-service. Rooms vary
greatly, from small to spacious, some offering magnificent views
of the St. Lawrence. Most packages here include the hotel’s
bountiful buffet breakfast, enough to fuel you through most of the
day. The hotel has a health club with indoor pool and a full-service
spa.
The
Hotel Manoir Victoria (800-463-6283; 692-1030; $–$$$),
in the old city, is a good choice for families. Also popular with
families is L’Hotel du Vieux-Quebec (800-361-7787; 692-1850;
$$–$$$).
