QUICK TRIP TO ST. JOHN’S

Five ways to get hooked on Fogtown.

ALT HOTEL ST. JOHN’S

Stirred from your sleep by a morning foghorn, just tap the bedside button to roll up the blackout shades in your harbour-view king room and survey the scene. The 148-room hotel overlooks spectacular St. John’s Harbour and the Narrows, with ocean-going ships unloading a few metres below you and the fishing fleet returning to port across the way. The waterside setting streamlined the assembly of the Groupe Germain’s first prefab hotel, delivered by boat in 92 finished modules before its opening last fall. Downtown is at your doorstep, and one of the country’s best tables, Raymonds, is right next door.