Hotels in Quebec City

We stayed from 28th Dec to 2nd Jan, so were there through a lot of snow, on the wind down from Christmas, and build up to New Years. We took pleasure in just walking around the old towns (upper and lower), enjoying the lights, boutique stores and eating good food. There are lots of great places to eat - lots of prix fix menus with good choices at decent prices - just watch that drinks can bring your bill up! Our favourite was Les Freres De La Cote. There's a big party in town on New Years Eve, but we opted to watch the fireworks from near the river, so don't know what that was really like. We did a couple of outings - one to the nearby countryside and Monmorency waterfall (booked through the Tourism Office). This was a morning trip to see some of the area - good to get out of the city. We really did it to go to the waterfall, and we really enjoyed that. The cable car was running - but check its operating schedule before you book, as it doesn't always run. We also booked a dogsled ride, independently. This was the highlight of the whole trip and I'd thoroughly recommend it. We went with Aventure Inukshuk as they were able to offer a shuttle and had appropriate clothing to borrow. Our only complaint - although we were there 4 hours... we would have liked to have spent more time with the dogs! Enquire and book in advance, as they do fill their slots!

We stayed at Hotel st-Anne. Beautiful hotel in a great location. No parking included, if you are not used to Quebec it might be a little difficult to drive around in, especially since there are so many pedestrians exploring the city. Park as soon as possible and start exploring. First night we ate at Mille et in Pizza, amazing little pizza place, excellent service, gourmet pizza with wine, and a great environment for a date. Definitely a great start to the weekend. The second day we walked to restaurant Ciel. Located on a 27th floor, the restaurant rotates, ate an excellent 3 course brunch (make reservations). The rest of the day spent walking around old Quebec, admiring the Christmas decorations, carrolers and taking pictures. Then stopped in at 1608 inside the Fairmont chateau Frontenac, for some wine cured meats and cheese, beautiful place with a great vibe. Finished off the day with dinner and wine in front of live jazz music at restaurant 1640, again excellent food and excellent service. Sunday, for breakfast went for a poutine to Chez Ashton, in my opinion it is overrated, next time I would try Frite alors. Great weekend. Quebec is very romantic. My gf and I loved it.

Quebec City is the closest you can get to Europe in North America. I think it's the most beautiful city in Canada (my country), and it's the only place you'll find buildings dating from the seventeenth century. HIstory galore, gorgeous architecture. If you've only got a day or two, just walking around is all you need to do. You can take the funicular down to and back up from the lower and oldest part of the city, where there are many shops and restaurants. There is the Museum of Civilization and several other museums, and we had a wonderful tour of both the Quebec Parliament and the Morrin Centre, which used to be a jail and a college, and is now the only English library in Quebec City - really worth visiting. Virtually everyone in the tourist sector speaks English, so language is not a problem, and everyone we dealt with was more than friendly. We really enjoyed the Restaurant 1640, which has a wonderful $25. table d'hôte, the best deal we found, with wonderful food and a lovely ambience (20 rue Ste. Anne, right across from the Chateau Frontenac),and Les Frères de la Côte (1129 rue St. Jean) was also very good. We stayed at the Hotel Clarendon this time, and absolutely loved it. Remember that Quebec City is built on a hill, so there's lots of uphill/downhill walking to get around.

This is our first trip to the Old city in the winter time. It was truly beautiful and magical! Even though it was quite cold as expected, there were still so many people out and about. What I will do next time is bring my skates and snowshoes as we saw an open rink at the Plains of Abraham, and people cross country skiing as well. Parking is a bit tricky and $$, even though we parked outside the wall. Still, worth it to walk around to see the sites. Unfortunately, we didn't have time to book any tours, perhaps next visit. Oh! Lots of hills, up and down. Harder with snow so I think this would be a difficult walk for any person young or old who aren't strong walkers or just be very very careful. We enjoyed breakfast at Cachon Dingue, located at Cartier Avenue. Less crowded than at the Old City. This street also has many shops and restaurants to appreciate.

We enjoyed Terrasse Dufferin with its breathtaking views of the St. Lawrence., breakfast at Chateau Frontenac [not the buffet; we ordered from the menu & it was delicious, except the coffee], refreshments at Café Smith were wonderful, relished tour of old jail/Morrin Cultural Centre with great guides, breakfast and dinner at Pain Beni were outstanding, everything at Paillard was delicious [we bought croissants for a picnic]. Every inch we walked was full of beauty and history in the upper town. Next time we'll add the Ferry to Levi, and a full tour of the Citadel. Nous regretted riens!

New years eve street party was amazing. The party life is great in this city in general. Bars and restaurants are all good but overpriced due to tourist location. Paillard is the best bakery I've ever been to, we eat there every day when we visit. Closest to Parisian baking I've ever seen in Canada. Murphys had really good and well priced food. Very easy to get around the city by foot. We snowboard and the shuttle service to le massif and Mont st Anne is convenient and affordable. Parking is expensive, the drive is long from Toronto, I would consider taking a train next time.