BOUTIQUE LODGINGS
The Brilliance of Auberge Saint-Antoine
FOR QUÉBEC CITY AT ITS MOST intimate, turn to the Old Port district, where the award-winning Auberge Saint-Antoine hotel showcases the city’s past, present, and future in a trio of historical buildings. Staying at the Auberge is an experience in its own category. The hotel was built on a major archaeological site and pays tribute to its heritage by displaying artifacts that offer a glimpse into the rich history of the oldest colonial city in North America, today a UNESCO World Heritage Site. There is nothing mass-market at the Auberge. The family-owned hotel boasts 95 individually designed rooms and suites, each displaying a unique relic with an explanation of its historical significance. Every floor pays homage to those who owned the site in centuries past by showcasing remainders from a specific era from 1608 to the present. Staff-guided historical tours reveal more about how the property has changed over the last 400 years.
Dining shares the same sense of place, with Chez Muffy serving classical French and Canadian cuisine family-style in an old maritime warehouse. Guests can also meet and mingle over the raw bar at Artéfact, while the pop-up restaurant Panache Mobile allows diners to enjoy comfort food outdoors at the Vignoble de Sainte-Pétronille vineyard on Île d’Orléans.
Luxurious amenities include heated floors in every bathroom and goose-down duvets and pillows on every bed. Guests can avail themselves of spa treatments, yoga classes, a massage therapy center, and a large gym.