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AUBERGE SAINT-ANTOINE – QUEBEC CITY
Boutique Luxury in the Old Port of "New France"
The
walls of the Auberge Saint-Antoine in the old port section of lower
Quebec City
have over 400 years of
history to tell. The hotel first opened as a
small boutique inn in 1992 taking over a long abandoned warehouse used
as a sailmaker’s
shop for the wooden ships which once plied the waters the St Lawrence
River and expanded in 2003 after an
exhaustive archeological dig uncovering hundreds of artifacts of the
wharf history of old Quebec. The Auberge Saint-Antoine has come to be
named as the “best hotel in Canada” by Conde Nast Traveller,
one of America’s Top 10 hotels by Travel and Leisure and recently
one of the 40 best hotels in the world by the reviews of TripAdvisor’s
travelers. The chef of the Panache Restaurant now housed in the brick
and wood beamed warehouse has been awarded “Chef of the Year” for
his French-Canadian cuisine “with a twist”.
The Auberge Saint-Antoine
is a Relais & Chateau associated property
of unique one-of-kind accommodations, owned by the Price family, one
of the long standing local dynasties of the city. The hotel almost a
museum and luxury boutique hotel in one is located in Quebec City's
old port surrounded by the quant shops and boutique restaurants
of the revitalized original historic town from the
17th Century, where the settlement of “New France” was first
established at the spot where the St Lawrence River narrowed from the
wide seaway and was joined
by the Saint Charles River. The old wharf maritime city, the Vieux-Port
de Québec had fallen into decay through much of the 20th Century,
but rediscovered as cultural heritage, rebuilt and now is one of the
main vibrant highlights of the Quebec capital, bristling with antique
shops, boutiques
and restaurants..
The
Auberge Saint-Antoine features 83 individually designed rooms and 12
suites of
with luxurious linens, goose down pillows,
monogramed robes, Bose sound systems and heated bathroom floors in three
combined historical buildings from of the 18th and 19th centuries,
as well as
a former
wharf warehouse and a military battery remnant of the 7 Years War.
The rooms are divided between the modern section of the expanded hotel
with a comfortable modern eclectic style and the historic section of
the original inn with suites of regional themes. The France 1700's
Suite feels like a cottage in the French countryside and the Dutch
suite like an apartment on the canals of Amsterdam. The common areas
of the lounge and bar offer cozy comfortable nooks of deep counches
and cubby hole fireplaces. The hotel proudly
displays its heritage with some of the old structures remaining
visible
in the
modern
design, the walls decorated with historic finds and every room named
for and marked by an artifact unearthed during the reclamation of the
site where it
is built. You can even find the marks where waters
of the river once reached as the river wharf area developed over 400
years.
The signature intimate
Panache Restaurant is one of the best in the city with elegant decor
and views
of the river within the old stone walls
and massive wooden beams and wrought iron staircase of the Hunt & Company
maritime warehouse built in 1822. Featuring a world class menu of French-Canadian
cuisine "with
a twist", Executive chef, Francois Blais draws his inspiration from
Quebec's local produce, lamb from Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon, maple-glazed
halibut, Jerusalem artichoke soup, "Cerf de Boileau" venison,
North Shore Snow Crab, Saint-Apollinaire duck fois gras, razor-shell
clams from the Magdalen Islands, blueberry pie from nearby Ile d'Orleans
the farm basket of Quebec, and a rich wine list of Canadian and world
wines. Sink into a velvety sofa around the fireplace in the brisk chills
of winter or in warm weather dine on the terrace where the guns of the
Dauphine Battery once guarded the port, for a panoramic view of the lively
of the riverfront neighborhood.
Guests of the Auberge
Saint-Antoine hotel can relax and workout at the hotel’s
signature gym and spa, LeGYM, featuring Finnish saunas, yoga studio,
a full range of spa services, Swedish or hot stone massage, chocolate,
maple or mud body wraps, couples massages and esthetic treatments featuring
YON-KA French beauty products made from pure plant oils and essences.
The Auberge Saint-Antoine
is located just steps from shopping on Le Petit Champlain and cafes
of Rue St-Paul at the foot of the funicular
from the Place Royale to main old city where the statue of Samuel de
Champlain points out from the cliff crest across the river next to the
iconic Chateau Frontenac. Across the square is the Musee Du Fort, built
by the Price family to recall the city's military and civilian history.
Around the corner from the hotel is Quebec City’s popular Museum
de Civilization, the "Marche" farmers market, and the ferry
terminal across the St. Lawrence. Twenty minutes by cab or car from the
new Quebec City Airport, with private parking available. © Bargain
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