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I didn't stay at the Chateau Frontenac but I certainly explored around it a bit and I thought it was only right to put it in. It's too big of a city landmark to leave out, it's a five star hotel and in any Quebec City skyline photo the hotel stands out above all else!
The view from hotel of the St. Lawrence River is amazing, its right where you want to be for shopping, activities, etcetera.
I strolled around a bit and with a friend from the hostel we went up to the front desk and asked some questions. It's around $200 for a basic room and $2000 for the Presidential Suite.
Out of my range, hehehe.
Here is the building history I just snagged for you :-)
In the late 19th century, William Van Horne, General Manager of Canadian Pacific (CP) Railway, began building the hotel as the ideal stopover for CP travelers. Van Horne retained the services of New York architect Bruce Price (father of Emily Post), who had already designed Montreal's Windsor Station. Drawing on the architectural styles of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, Price immortalized the history of the two great powers that had occupied Quebec City's highest promontory.
The years leading up to 1993 saw many expansion projects to fashion the hotel into what it is today, including the Citadelle construction in 1899, Mont-Carmel construction in 1908, and the Saint-Louis and Tour Centrale in 1920 and 1924. A new expansion phase was completed in June 1993 with the inauguration of the Claude-Pratte Wing, which offers guests a superb indoor pool, a physical fitness center and a magnificent outdoor terrace.
Fairmont Le Château Frontenac owes its name to a flamboyant French governor called Louis de Buade, Count of Frontenac, who guided the destiny of New France from 1672 to 1698. Frontenac's coat-of-arms can be seen on the outside wall of the entry arch and many other areas within the hotel. History casts a long architectural line: a 300-year-old stone bearing the Cross of Malta emblem is among the interior stones of the hotel's vaulted lobby.
Countless personalities have graced Fairmont Le Château Frontenac with their presence, including King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, Princess Grace of Monaco, Ronald Reagan, François Mitterrand, Prince Andrew, Lady Sarah Ferguson, and Charles Lindberg. In 1944, Fairmont Le Château Frontenac became the action center of the Quebec Conferences of World War II, which involved U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and Canadian Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King. (Source: Hotel Web Site) Leave a Comment Theme: HotelComparison: most expensivePhone: 1-418-692-3861Website: http://www.fairmont.com/frontenac/
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For a true experience of Quebec City, a stay at Chateau Frontenac is unique. Since 1893, the hotel has been a landmark of Quebec City.
The view on the river is outstanding (if you get the proper room among the 600+ rooms).
The castle has great restaurants and it's location is unique.
I highly recommend booking one of the seasonal packages which include restaurants, tours and stay.
Check the hotel packages on the hotel web site.
The hotel also has a very nice health spa with pool, whirpool, steam room, exercise room, etc. Leave a Comment Theme: HotelPrice: US$120-180 » Currency ConverterComparison: most expensiveWebsite: http://www.fairmont.com/FA/en/CDA/Home/Hotels/AboutHotel/CDHotelHomePage/0,2993,property%25255Fseq%253D100126,00.html
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This place blows you away. It's huge for starters, and majestic as a storybook castle on the outside. Inside it's got a warm and comfortable feel. Every wall is paneled in wood. The floors are either richly carpeted or highly polished marble.
The staff is polite, efficient and attitude-free. Full marks.
The rooms are small, but comfortable and richly appointed. The beds are very comfortable and the bathrooms are marble from floor to ceiling. I was a little disappointed in the lack of water pressure coming from the shower, but I like my shower like a fire hose so it's not really a gripe a normal person would have with the hotel.
This hotel has a limited room service menu available 24 hours a day. To me, this is the hallmark of a great hotel. But I wanted a milkshake, and that wasn't on the menu. When I called room service and asked for one, they told me "I'm sorry, but the section of the kitchen with the milkshake machine is closed." OK, no big deal. The ham and cheese sandwich on a baguette was awesome, anyway. (The bread is good just about everywhere in Quebec. I get the feeling that French people take their bread quite seriously.) My thing with the milkshake was that four-hundred-dollar-a-night ass-kissing service shouldn't really start with "I'm sorry", you know what I mean?
What does all this mean? Well, it means that I can't get a milkshake at 2:00 in the morning and that other hotel guests may look at you funny if you try running the fire hose from the hallway into your shower, but aside from that you shouldn't travel to Quebec City and not spend at least ONE night at the Chateau Frontenac.
If this place didn't exist, no one would come to Quebec City. Leave a Comment Theme: HotelPrice: US$180 and up » Currency ConverterComparison: most expensive
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