Aromatherapy

Augustinian nuns arrived in Quebec City in 1639 and brought along centuries of apothecaries’ knowledge that still suffuses the quarters of this converted monastery with anise, thuja and cardamom. Le Monastère des Augustines’s Regeneration stay features in-room diffusers filled with fragrant oils, like the “good night” formula with soothing sandalwood and green mandarin zest, which the hotel’s herbalist says has a slight hypnotic effect. For an at-home sister act, pick up essential oils in the gift shop inspired by the nuns’ original formulas.