Splurge Hotels · Québec City
Québec City is kind to a splurge. Three of AAA’s Four Diamond hotels are in the Old Port with the terminals, and the Château Frontenac is just up the hill. All six of our picks make the top 20 on the cruise morning too.
We looked for the nicest places to stay before a cruise from Québec City. All six also make our top 20, because the old city sits right on top of the port. Tap the night you’re after and the pick lights up.
Five are AAA Four Diamond on AAA’s Québec City list, and Auberge Saint-Antoine is the one hotel on Forbes’s Québec City page. The Monastère isn’t on AAA’s list, and we say so rather than stretch.
Relais & Châteaux with Two Michelin Keys, "just a short distance from the cruise departures" in its words.
Built in 1893 on the Terrasse Dufferin, AAA Four Diamond, with an indoor pool and four restaurants and bars.
A 19th-century former bank on rue Saint-Pierre, AAA Four Diamond, with IL MATTO for Italian food.
In the heart of the Old Port in Germain's words, with free luggage storage in the lobby at any hour.
An indoor pool with a cold plunge, a spa and Chez Boulay-bistro boréal, inside the walls on côte du Palais.
A wellness hotel in a heritage monastery on the ramparts, with breakfast included and Le Vivoir on site.
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| Feature | Auberge Saint-Antoine | Château Frontenac | Hôtel 71 | Le Germain | Manoir Victoria | Monastère des Augustines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAA rating | Four Diamond | Four Diamond | Four Diamond | Four Diamond | Four Diamond | Not on AAA's Diamond list |
| Forbes Travel Guide | Recommended | — | — | — | — | — |
| On the beach | No; in the Old Port | No; over the river | No; in the Old Port | No; in the Old Port | No; in Old Québec | No; in Old Québec |
| Restaurant | Coteau | Champlain; Bistro Le SAM | IL MATTO | — | Chez Boulay-bistro boréal | Le Vivoir |
| Bar or drinks | Bar Artefact | Bar 1608 | — | Lounge & terrace | — | — |
| Spa | Health Club: massages, facials, sauna | Moment Spa; indoor pool | — | In-room massage | Le Spa du Manoir; indoor pool | Strøm spa package |
| Breakfast | C$42 a person | Paid; included for Fairmont Gold | In packages | In the Breakfast Package | Not stated | Included |
| Kitchen | — | — | L’Appartement | — | — | — |
| Resort fee | None stated | C$40 + tax a night | None stated | None stated | None stated | None stated |
| Parking | C$45 valet a day | C$55 valet a day | C$40 valet a night | Lot and valet; price not printed | Valet; price not printed | C$26 a day, limited |
| Shuttle to the port | A "short distance", per the hotel | — | — | — | — | — |
| Distance to the port | No distance given | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated |
None of the six runs a shuttle. Auberge Saint-Antoine, Hôtel 71 and Le Germain are in the Old Port with the terminals; from the Château Frontenac, Manoir Victoria and the Monastère, up the hill, it’s a short cab down with bags.
Breakfast is extra almost everywhere. The Monastère includes it; Auberge Saint-Antoine charges C$42 a person, and the others sell it in packages.
Parking adds up: C$26 a day at the Monastère, C$40 valet at Hôtel 71, C$45 at Auberge Saint-Antoine and C$55 at the Château Frontenac, which also adds a C$40 experience fee a night. None of the six says you can leave the car while you cruise.
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| Hotel | Why it isn’t in the six |
|---|---|
| Le Capitole Hôtel | AAA Four Diamond since 2023 by its own announcement, just outside the walls at Place d'Youville, with a seasonal plunge pool. It gives no distance to the port, and we didn't read its rooms in full. |
| Monsieur Jean, hôtel particulier | AAA Four Diamond on AAA's Québec City list. We didn't read its own site, so nothing else on it is verified. |
| Palace Royal | An indoor pool, a tropical garden and a steakhouse outside the walls, but not on AAA's list; parking is C$26 plus taxes a day. |
By the ratings, Auberge Saint-Antoine: it's AAA Four Diamond and the one Québec City hotel on Forbes Travel Guide's page, as Recommended, and it's in the Old Port, "just a short distance from the cruise departures" in its words. It ranks No. 9 in our top 20. The Château Frontenac is the landmark, up the hill, at No. 12.
Not on AAA's Québec City list as we read it: its top tier there is Four Diamond, with seven hotels. Five of those seven are in our top 20.
None of our six runs one. Auberge Saint-Antoine, Hôtel 71 and Le Germain are in the Old Port with the terminals; from the Château Frontenac, Manoir Victoria and the Monastère, up the hill, it's a short cab down with bags.
None of the six says so. Overnight parking runs from C$26 a day at the Monastère to C$55 valet at the Château Frontenac. The Port of Québec sells long-term parking at its Louise Basin lot, C$84 for 7 days.
Only at the Monastère, where it's "offered in silence". Auberge Saint-Antoine charges C$42 a person, and the others sell it in packages or for Fairmont Gold rooms.
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