Unfortunately I did not stay at the grand and historic Fairmont Le Chateau Frontenac circa 1893 sitting proudly on top of Cap Diamant. If I want to retire early I should stay away from hotels like these =)
Needless to say, the chateau hotel is a landmark, and not just any landmark in town if I may add. It is the iconic image of Old Quebec sitting on a promontory that most people will remember and see in the city’s postcards. Naturally it intrigued me so I went inside to check it out one evening. Well, I needed a private place like a bathroom anyway so I right away thought about the chateau hotel.
I learned this habit of visiting big hotel bathrooms in Makati, Philippines where you will find four 5-star hotels clustered together within a 5-10 minute walking distance from the shopping and entertainment mall. They are clean, they smell nice and they have toilet paper =)
Anyway, I didn’t realise that the hotel is actually encouraging tourists and visitors to tour the hotel on their own. You can even download the app, go here: Fairmont Le Chateau Frontenac. I did it anyway and in the process had some downtime sitting in a nice lounge area, got connected to a free fast internet and managed to catch up on things, browsed a bit their overpriced shopping gallery, freshened up in the bathroom of course, and well, kept myself a bit warm inside.
The 1608 Wine and Cheese Bar I however highly recommend! Chic setting with nice views to the Dufferin Terrace.
Travel Period: September 2015
Destination: Old Montreal (Quebec), Canada
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