Right next to one of the most famous hotels in Canada is a much smaller competitor. On one side, there is Fairmont Le Château Frontenac, a grand landmark with more than 600 rooms, global brand recognition, and full-service luxury. On the other, there is Auberge du Trésor, a tiny 22-room boutique hotel tucked into the […]
Every winter, just outside Quebec City, a hotel is built entirely out of snow and ice. The rooms, beds, chandeliers, bar, even a chapel are all made from snow and ice. Then, three months later, it melts. Literally melts. Now if you’re thinking, “That sounds like the worst possible real estate investment”, you’re not alone.
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Le Monastère des Augustines in Québec City is technically a hotel, but it is also a museum, a wellness retreat, an archive centre, and a living piece of history. Staying here feels very different from checking into a regular hotel. I spent four nights here on a solo retreat, and from the moment I arrived,
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At first glance, Hotel Monville looks like a stylish modern hotel in downtown Montreal. It actually is a stylish modern hotel in downtown Montreal. But behind the sleek lobby, compact rooms, and efficient layout is a more interesting business model. With exactly 269 rooms, Hotel Monville sits in what I would call the profitability sweet
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During my visit to Kingston and Gananoque to explore the famous 1000 Islands, I decided to spend a night in Kingston before heading back to Toronto. For this stay, I chose the Rosemount Inn , a boutique hotel known for its historic architecture and quiet residential setting. This was actually my second time staying here
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There are hotels that give you a clean room and a functioning shower and call it a day. Then there are places like Hôtel & Spa Le Germain Charlevoix, that give you a memorable experience that recalibrates your expectations for what hospitality is supposed to feel like. I spent two nights here recently, and I
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I currently live in a big city and have always mostly travelled to big, urban cities around the world so I’d admit that my expectation of hotel standards are quite high. But coming to New Brunswick, I had no expectation. I just wanted a decent place to spend 2 nights while I was visiting Hopewell
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