Hotels/motels reviews in Quebec city

[Bobby_Hammer]

Hi all

Any great hotels/motels in quebec ? and place to avoid ?

Tried to search the site, no success :confused:

regards

[mosaidso]

I would say place to avoid on Hamel are:

Caranaval, Hamel, Luxembourg, Homeric, Sablier, Jessy. You should rather sleep in your car. But if you are ok for just couple hours maybe but not more.

For a whole night there is two Comfort Inns and two Repotels and finally Cofortel. Thoses places are very well maintained and quiet. Mostly corporate people going in there and they don't need no trouble. And also, the rate is very different than the first mentionned, more around $90 to $100 a night.

[djaklu]

bonjour, je cherche une belle place/motel sur Hamel ou qqpart dans la ville de Quebec ou on peut louer une chambre pour quelques heures et nonpas par jour. J'ai jamais essayé ca alors je sais pas si c'est possible.
Merci :rolleyes:

[tweti]

Bonjour les Merbistes, sur le boulevard Ste-Anne à Beauport, y'a-t-il le même genre d'endroit, soit des chambre louable pour des courts séjourts:confused:

merci à l'avance!!!!!

[tweti]

:mad: En passant le Bonapart (même proprio que le Carnaval) ne fait plus dans le court séjour, il vous réfert à son autre Hotel.

[ck_nj]

Has anyone stayed at the Fairmont Chateau Frontenac?

I am asking because it is one of the hotels that I plan to stay in, in a city I want to visit one day. Let's just say it is one of those places I plan to visit during my lifetime, lol. :D

Any opinions on the rooms, pricing, location, etc, would be appreciated.

Merci.

CK

[Elvis]

Has anyone stayed at the Fairmont Chateau Frontenac?

I am asking because it is one of the hotels that I plan to stay in, in a city I want to visit one day. Let's just say it is one of those places I plan to visit during my lifetime, lol. :D

Any opinions on the rooms, pricing, location, etc, would be appreciated.

Merci.

CKCk,

I did work there when I was a student.

It is the top hotel in Canada. Best location, Right in the middle of the Old Quebec. One of the top restaurant in the Country, also.

Most expensive hotel in Quebec City. Rooms are exquisitely decorated but are not that big.

If you can afford it, go for it!

Have a good trip in Quebec City.

[eastender]

Ck,

I did work there when I was a student.

It is the top hotel in Canada. Best location, Right in the middle of the Old Quebec. One of the top restaurant in the Country, also.

Most expensive hotel in Quebec City. Rooms are exquisitely decorated but are not that big.

If you can afford it, go for it!

Have a good trip in Quebec City.

Elvis is quite correct about the Chateau Frontenac.It is an experience that everyone should try at least once in a lifetime.Great food.Classic ambience.

A few comments about Quebec City.Rates are very reasonable outside the Easter - labour day period and the Winter Carnival.

Levis on the south shore across from Quebec City is usually 10 -20% below Quebec City rates with some of the chains available.

[bluechip]

Has anyone stayed at the Fairmont Chateau Frontenac?

I am asking because it is one of the hotels that I plan to stay in, in a city I want to visit one day. Let's just say it is one of those places I plan to visit during my lifetime, lol. :D

Any opinions on the rooms, pricing, location, etc, would be appreciated.

Merci.

CK


Yes a nice place. Rooms are a bit small but location is wonderfull... watch out there are a few rooms with a view on the parking lot.. A place to go minimum once in your life. The Chateau Frontenac is the best, but, the Loews Le Concorde is my favorite hotel in Quebec. Renovated rooms, plenty of space, excellent service, very good an creative food with a kissing view at Quebec city at the upper resto.
Nice time in Quebec & enjoy

[RandyOne]

How are places like Chateau Frontenac and Loews Concorde when it comes to SPs visitng your room??

Sometimes upscale joints are unfriendly to visitors ...

[bluechip]

How are places like Chateau Frontenac and Loews Concorde when it comes to SPs visitng your room??

Sometimes upscale joints are unfriendly to visitors ...



Loews le Concorde : no problemo with good agencies (see reviews on them) they know where the evelator is and everything is ok. I prefer the south-east rooms up up up.. so view on grande-allée, st-laurence and battlefield park. But this view is no interest when we have other interests.. ! :D

Good insonorisation in rooms - never add problems but activities between 8 and 10 pm when at whas there.

[California Surfer]

Having used both the Chateau and the Concorde for the Hobby before I can attest that there is no particular problem with either of them as long as the SP does not come in looking like she was just picked up from the street or in an intoxicated state (drugs or alcohol).

[HonestAbe]

Could anyone who has stayed there speak as to what exactly it is about this hotel that justifies the rate structure. It appears to be more expensive on an ordinary night than many downtown Montreal Hotels during Grand Prix weekend :eek:

What is it that makes it worth that kind of money? I see on their site they charge an astronomical rate for a room with a view of the St Lawrence but looking at the pictures all I see are ordinary windows, so its not like you have floor to ceiling windows and I'm thinking who really spends a bunch of time staring out their hotel room window anyway?

There are different sections of the hotel which cost more as well. Fairmont vs. Fairmont Gold as well as a few other higher priced areas if you can believe it. I'm talking about $900 CAD :eek: :eek: :eek: for a Gold room with a view of the St. Lawrence in case anyone is wondering what the fuss is about!!! Actually thats what I'M wondering about!

Does a beautiful young lady dry my balls off with a mink coat when I get out of the shower?

Too be completely serious here, is this place an absolute palace that will have me in awe after staying there? If so please share some specifics as to why you feel this is such an incredible hotel experience. Examples of what I'm looking for, are the Beds comfortable? Are the Views really that stunning? Is the Atmosphere breathtaking? How are the bathrooms? Is the hotel extremely convenient to all surrounding areas? Is the staff eager to please? Will I leave the restaurant feeling completely satisfied with the dining experience? Is there anything fun to do in or around the hotel? Is parking convenient? Public transport? And any other personal stories you would like to share.

I'm going to base my decision on whether or not to stay there totally upon the feedback I get so thanks in advance. Oh yeah, I'm going at Christmas time, is that a good time or a bad time to go? What are the must see's and do's?

[HonestAbe]

Well this is going well, HELLO QUEBEC CITY, COME IN QUEBEC CITY, ANYBODY HOME???

[Canadian Joe 652]

Hi HA,

Sorry, had not connected for a while, here are my 2 cents on this:

I assume we are talking about the Chateau here, so here is my perspective. I do bussiness with the Chateau regularly, in fact I belive I'm a good customer of them, not only beacuse I do stay there from time to time, but because I organise events (well my company does) that take place in the hotel from time to time.

So to me the cache of the Chateau in Quebec City has something special. Most of the time I have people comming from the US, Europe, Asia and Australia to these events, and let me tell you that regulalry I get very high marks for the hotel from them ( the food, the service, the rooms the ambiance). If you have stayed at the Winston Churchill suite, you know it has a cache to it that complement well the downtown historic core of Quebec City. So to me, for a large event, 100 people or more, there is no classier joint in Quebec City (for less than that there are other options).

All this to make my point, I belive they know this, they know that when it comes to chache and elegance they are it in Quebec City. Sure there are other very good hotels in Quebec City (The list will be too extensive) but for its size and presentation they take the cake.

They know they are in a city where what they sell complements the atmosphere of the city and it is what we are (US tourists) looking for. That means the laws of free market being what they are, if you have it, and noone else does and everyone wants it, you get to set your price.

With that said, I do not find (sorry to disagree with you) the pricing at the Chateau that expensive for what I persive I get (I looked at my last charges for the place and I paid an average $250 to $300 a nigth, which is about the average I pay at the Hilton in any city in the US) (Hilton being the hotel chain I must use when traveling mon bussiness), it migth not be for everyone, and some migth think that their moeny could be better spent on a hotel that is as nice but that does not charge you for the fact they pretend to be a castle. If you are not into what they are selling, of course it is too expensive.

There, I must admit that I do not think Le Chateau Frontenac everytime I go to Quebec and have not had many SP rendez-vous in it, I choose other less elaborate hotels for that, but if I'm putting a show for someone or if I want to feel the magicI believe Quebec City has to offer, I will certainly go for the Chateau.

[Canadian Joe 652]

I did not answer your question:

Here is my perspective on Christmas at the Chateau, I have done it once, with the family a while ago, comming from California, the city, the snow, the decoration of the hotel, the smell of the rooms (they had this spruce and cedar potpourri in the bedrooms) it all said Christmas from one of those movies we make in California about Christmas eventhough we have no f*&$! snow to show for it.

At the time, they all fell ( and I did too) in love with the expirience, that was until January 2nd when a cold front moved down from the north and brought the temperature down to minus infinity!!!!!! then we found it less pictoresque!

My mother and father still talk about that Christmas to date.

[Minnesotah]

With that said, I do not find (sorry to disagree with you) the pricing at the Chateau that expensive for what I persive I get (I looked at my last charges for the place and I paid an average $250 to $300 a nigth, which is about the average I pay at the Hilton in any city in the US) (Hilton being the hotel chain I must use when traveling mon bussiness), it migth not be for everyone, and some migth think that their moeny could be better spent on a hotel that is as nice but that does not charge you for the fact they pretend to be a castle. If you are not into what they are selling, of course it is too expensive.


Chateau Frontenac is the most well-known landmark in the city and a Fairmont Hotel since CP Hotel was taken over. Delta is also a subsidairy of Fairmont. Compared to the US markets, I agree Chateau is priced about the average, but generally, US hotel rooms costs twice what the cost up here. In Western Canada, I was able to get walk-in rate of CAD 100-125 per night in mostly any 4 or 5 stars hotel. South of the border for that price, you will have to look for Travelodge or Best Western. Otherwise, it will be a Marriott 30 miles far in the suburbs.

About Ste.Anne Blvd, I am not sure, but yes. Have a look to that place near/under the expressway bridge.

Also, I agree hospitality in Levis is cheaper, but it is probably good for sleep only. I am not sure SP will accept to go on the south shore (too far from their main market).

[moliere]

Well this is going well, HELLO QUEBEC CITY, COME IN QUEBEC CITY, ANYBODY HOME???
Come on, don't expect feedback on a hotel from Quebec city residents. We live here, so we don't use hotels...

[Canadian Joe 652]

Moliere has a point, Quebec City is still very much an INCALL heaven as it concerns the hobby and the local crowd.

Now some more answers:

1. The rooms: I have been in almost all kinds, they are nice and have the same traditional air than the rest of the hotel has, the beds are comfortable and have this duvet of fethers (I have no idea what kind) that most people are into now. If you do mot like them you can order something else for the bed.

2. The bathroom are comfortable, well equipped and go with the bedroom, the bigger and more expensive the bedroom, the larger and more feature full the bathroom.

3. The views, choose a room with a view of the river, of the room overlooking the river are supperb, specially at nigth. The suite tower, most of them (suites) are in different levels but located in this tower section, that overlooks the walkway bellow has I belive the best of views, specially in the fall, in the day you can see the colors of the forest in the background and at nigth you can see the ligths from the south shore, plus all the time there are people walking on the walk way it is just nice. The rooms that have views of the inside of the complex are nothing to write home about.

4. The food: To me, the Champlain, the restaurant of the hotel, is one of better tables in town, it is expensive and a bit ritzy for some but I belive the decor, the ambiance and the food make it a great place, there is enough separation between tables for you to feel comfortable on a tete - a - tete and the service and food everytime I have been there is great! Pick a table on the window rich section overlooking the walkway and the Champlain park, it is a nice view. Before dinner, and after dinner move to the bar, this round shape bar (particular if nothing else) has a nice atmosphere, if you are a cigar lover (like me) go to the cigar room after dinner for a nice one with oporto!

The other restaurant on the premises is good for a lunch or a breakfast, if you come on the weekend try their sunday brunch, not bad at all.

5. Service: It has always been great for me, the people are professional and generally friendly, I have expirience in the past, at times, some attitude, but I belive it goes with the place, at no time has that make it to the point of bothering me.

6. Location: I belive that the Chateau, from the major hotels on the plateau, is one of 2 that are better located if you like walking and visiting downtown (the other is the Clarendon). If you want to go to the Champlian section of the city (old town) you take the funicular that is just beside the hotel, if you want to stay at the plateau then just as you get to the street you are in the heart of the action.

On thursday nigths there is a Jazz band that plays at the Clarendon, go there for a bit of relaxation after or before your dinner.


Now you have to like that style of hotels, if you are more into modern or contemporay hotels then there are other options: Lowes Le Concorde (I believe the rooms have been renovated as when I was there last it was not that hot). The Hilton (Its a Hilton enough said), The Delta (if you have been at the Delta Centre Ville in Montreal then you know how the rooms look like), The Palace Royal, this one is owned by a local chain (Jaro) it is relatively new, it has its style with an internal garden and pool, nice steakhouse as a restaurant, well located and the rooms, because it is new have all the amenities, there is the Clarendon, good location but I belive the rooms are not up to par (my opinion).

If you come down from the plateau towards old town, there are a number of hotels that are very interesting, nice: The Dominion, do not know it personally but hear alot of good things about it and belive it is popular with the hobbists visiting town, The Auberge Ste-Antoine, great place, great location, great restaurant, smaller than the Chateau but with a cache of its own, if I was not to stay at the Chateau, of I wanted something near old town or the port or if wanted something more modern, this is the place I will stay in. Their fireplace longue (several fire palces arrenged to make small semi private gathering places is cool, plus anytone that wakes up in the middle of the nigth to go pee will appreciated the heated bathroom floors.

Outised the downtown core I can only recommend the Chateau Bonne Entente, the hotel is nice (recently renovated) the problem is the location it is in, the closest outside restaurant to it is a KFC. If you go there ask for a suite with the large steam room - shower room option, you end up with a shower with multiple heads in it that is ample enough and has a number of different areas that can be very much interesting if you have a girl come visit, it includes a water jet that comes from the floor and is a favorite between girls I have taken there.

Hope this helps.

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[moliere]

Moliere has a point, Quebec City is still very much an INCALL heaven as it concerns the hobby and the local crowd.
In fact, we residents sometime use hotels for outcall, but we don't need to rent palaces. After all, it's just for having sex!

[California Surfer]

Boy CJ do you get any commisions for the referals? :D


In fact Abe, I agree with must all the points made by CJ, I also consider the Fairmont hotel as being the best the city offers (as a package). Are the room expensive? well it is all relative, your budget determines that.

Other places I like in the downtown core: Hilton, Marriot, Palace Royal.

[HonestAbe]

.....but if I'm putting a show for someone or if I want to feel the magic I believe Quebec City has to offer, I will certainly go for the Chateau.

Thank you for the response to my question CJ 652,

This is a telling statement to me because it sounds like your saying that its a good place to take someone if your trying to make a good impression on them since they will most likely be taken with the "Ambience".

I wasn't thinking of 100 people :eek: as you seem to have set up functions for, rather a single special new lady friend, not an SP, whom I have a romantic interest in and my children since she knows they are part of the "package deal." Of course I'll get adjoining rooms.

We are wondering if there is anything to do within the city limits that would be fun and entertaining for them, they are in grade school. I heard there is a snow slide of some sort right next to the hotel (tubing or toboganning?) is this true? Is the hotel kid friendly? Stuffy attitudes towards children is not something that makes me happy. How about the restaurant as well?

Thanks again CJ652 and if anyone else would care to advise me I would be grateful for your shared experiences.

[HonestAbe]

Boy CJ do you get any commisions for the referals? :D


In fact Abe, I agree with must all the points made by CJ, I also consider the Fairmont hotel as being the best the city offers (as a package). Are the room expensive? well it is all relative, your budget determines that.

Other places I like in the downtown core: Hilton, Marriot, Palace Royal.

Thanks Calsurf,

Well, I was still considering staying there despite the prices I saw on the Hotels site so its not so much budget concerns that have me perplexed. I just hate overpaying for some perceived status that isn't really there. Thats why I asked if it was really all that and a bag of chips, to make sure it will be money well spent. Sounds like a go so far. I also see where some of you found rooms for $250-$300 per night, how in Gods name pray tell? I would happily pay that and stay an extra night or two.

Back to the view issue again, is the view really that important in your room? I guess I look at it like this, if we are talking about large "picture" windows that two people can stand in front of, share a bottle of bubbly, and look out while in each others arms and that view is SO breathtaking that it is likely to spur on further enhanced romantic activity, then I'm on board. If we are talking about a small window or two small separate windows that you have to open and lean out of to see anything then to me its not worth it.

Thanks again.

[HonestAbe]

In fact, we residents sometime use hotels for outcall, but we don't need to rent palaces. After all, it's just for having sex!


Thanks Moliere,

Yet another interesting fact. I was not aware that Q-City was such an incall heaven. I do think you might have some valuable info to share as to the hotel and activities around it since you live there and see it every day and have probably been in it and around it. Maybe you know someone who works there? Whats the dirt on it from a Q-city resident, or is it simply as wonderful as its cracked up to be?

[California Surfer]

Well HA,

I agree with you, overpaying is the pits, yet in the case of the Fairmont in Quebec City I think you get what you paid for overall.

If this is a romantic rendez vous you may want to try another of CJ's suggestions: Auberge St-Aintoine, the place is really cool for a romantic rendez vous, even if you where to spent the day indoors :p , the food at the restaurant is very good and it is as well located as any in the lower part of the downtown core.

As for what to do to impress the special lady:

1. Try a dinner at the Saint-Amour, ask for their indoor terrance, french cusine, nice ambiance, Classy!;

2. Go to the Parmesan (Italian restaurant) in the dowtown core, ask for the owner, if your girl is into chessy romantic gestures, the owner will sing to you one or two of his romantic songs, you will sip italian wine, have good italian food and have and italian guy sing to you, how bad of an impression can that make;

3. Finally, try the boat and dinner combo at Orleans Island, there are a number of providers at the old port in Quebec City that will take you on a short cruise of the island, drop you at a centuries old house where you will have dinner (Old Quebec style) and then the boat takes you back, at nigth the view of the city in ligths from the river, in the front of the boat with a blanket covering you both is a pretty romantic scene, you migth get lucky afterwards :D

[Canadian Joe 652]

Here is an idea for you:

There is a hotel called Le Manoir du Lac Delage (http://www.lacdelage.com/quebec-hotel/index_ang.cfm)it is in Stoneham, about 40 minutes from downtown Quebec City. the hotel as you will see has a first class (have tried it before) SPA for relaxation, girls really like this, specially if you get one of those couple deals. The area, Delage Lake, is a nice area to walk around and discouver nature in winter, there are a number of activities and events organised by the hotel for families and adults during winter, including hockey, dog sledding, snow mobiling, snow fishing and alike.

Not far from this hotel (10 minutes tops) is Stoneham, the second largest Ski ressort in the Quebec City area with a number of activities available. At about the same distance, but in a different direction there is at Tewesbury (I hope I got the name rigth) horse back ridding camps where they will take you on a excursion up the montain on horseback to a Sugar Shack for the afternoon, nothing better than snow, horses, sugar and kids!

I do not know if this is still open in the winter but about 20 minutes north from there there is the provincial park, where you can go in the evening for an excursion to the hill of Wolfes (that is how I belive they refer to it) at sundown, they bring you to the top of a hill and show you how to communicate with the wolfes on the other side of the hill, kids kind of like that.

About 15 minutes from there, there is also the Nordic SPA where you can get your own pool of bubling water in the middle of the snow during the day to share with the kids and in the evening to have a romantioc tete a tete.

The restaurant is good and the menu varied, the hotel has been renovated and has nice comfortable rooms, there is an indoor pool, play room and activities (including babysitting for the kids at nigth) organised by the hotel.

Because you are 40 minutes from QC City you can drive into the city and have some adult fun, they will even arrenge for you (with one of their afiliate hotels) for a room in town if the drinking and the partying and the need for sex gets to out of hand that you can not or will not drive back the 40 minutes to your actual room or get you a driver.

Now it is not downtown Quebec City that is true but there are so many activities for the kids that you can actually decide to enjoy their company or enjoy the company with them being entertained and amused somewhere else.

Hope this helps as a suggestion.


CJ


PS. To answer your question, yes there is a large tobogan slide on the terrace of the Chateau every winter, they just rebuilt the terrace so this year the slide should be better than ever an it is lietrally walking distance from the hotel. In additon if you are a US citizen, you get to pass on the slide infront of the US Consulate, which is always usefull if you forget the colors of our flag because of too much fun on the slide.

[HonestAbe]

Thanks so much CJ,

That howling with the wolves thing sounds awesome, kids would definitely eat that up. Thats at the provincial park? Will the hotel have info on excursions in the area like that or should I look it up on my own?

As for the partying and romance, the only way I'm getting some is when the kids are in bed and sound asleep, and I can't leave them to go out partying since I have no one else to watch them, therefore the adjoining rooms thing is my only choice to be able to have some fun and still watch over them. Thats fine too since I am interested in a possible relationship with this lady so she'll have to be into that sort of thing.

So our fun will be limited to things we can all do together. The Toboggan run sounds like great fun and I'm sure we'll probably do some skating too. I hope the restaurants are kid friendly. I am interested in Le Champlain and Graffitti as they sound like the nicest places in town although if I just feel like a steak we might try Le Charbon? The Italian place is out sad to say because we get that all the time, I even sing Italian songs. :p

[California Surfer]

HL,


I agree the Palace has a very good quality / price index.

[Canadian Joe 652]

HA,

Yes it is a provincial park: http://www.sepaq.com/pq/jac/en . I do belive the hotel migth have info on the excursions but you can also call, my only concern is weather or not it is open during the period you want to visit.

The tobogan slide will be really fun, you will enjoy it and so will the kids.

The Champlain restaurant migth be a bit stuffy for young children , they will wellcome them but it migth be to stuffy for them. The restaurant has a strict jacket with dinner for any male older than 16. The other restaurant at the hotel will be more relaxed, but at walking distance of the hotel there are a number of restaurants that you and your family will enjoy.

have a good vacation.

[Minnesotah]

If your children are into sports (biking, rollerskates in summertime or cross country skiing, during winter...) there's a nice path along bassin louise marina and St.Charles river. The ride park and Imax theatre at Galeries de la Capitale shopping centre is a usually a big hit too.

[HonestAbe]

HA,

Yes it is a provincial park: http://www.sepaq.com/pq/jac/en . I do belive the hotel migth have info on the excursions but you can also call, my only concern is weather or not it is open during the period you want to visit.

The tobogan slide will be really fun, you will enjoy it and so will the kids.

The Champlain restaurant migth be a bit stuffy for young children , they will wellcome them but it migth be to stuffy for them. The restaurant has a strict jacket with dinner for any male older than 16. The other restaurant at the hotel will be more relaxed, but at walking distance of the hotel there are a number of restaurants that you and your family will enjoy.

have a good vacation.

I'll try my damndest CJ,

Made my reservations today and was delighted to get 2 riverview rooms for $329CAD each + taxes per night! I was biting my lip in angst as I waited for the quote and triple checked with the agent to make sure this was in fact the Chateau Frontenac in Quebec City in Canada. The hotel offers babysitting for $12 an hour so I can enjoy dinner with the little lady and not have to worry about irritating the waitstaff.

I really am looking forward to freezing my mother&%*#ing ass off! :p What am I thinking going there in December anyway? Why not a Carribean Cruise? I hope it all lives up to the hype. Thanks to everyone who helped, I'll post a review when I get back in about 3 months :p If that wolve calling experience isn't available I think we might do some snowmobiling followed by some time in the hot tub. Is it considered tacky to wear a snowmobile suit around town? How about a NICE snowmobile suit. By the way are there Polar Bears around? ;)

[Canadian Joe 652]

HA,

Here is another idea: The Ice Hotel (http://merb.ca/vbulletin/www.icehotel-canada.com), just like in Fiindland they have their own little ice hotel in Quebec near Quebec City in winter it is around another hotel - recreational complex, this one is called Duchesnay (http://http://www.sepaq.com/ct/duc/en/) again, there is a cute hotel with a number of winter activities around it, including snow mobiling, dog sledding and alike. Check it out.

[hansa]

Someone comented Quebec is more of an incall town. Why is that? Is it better toleratd by LE than in other cities?
In terms of hotels, what hotels are located in some proximity to the incall agencies?

[Minnesotah]

If that wolve calling experience isn't available I think we might do some snowmobiling followed by some time in the hot tub. Is it considered tacky to wear a snowmobile suit around town? How about a NICE snowmobile suit. By the way are there Polar Bears around? ;)

Yes, they're everywhere. I have a few of them in my change... since they're on the two dollars coin (twonnie). If you want to see them for real, you should go to Granby Zoo or Montreal Biodome. Otherwise, the remote town of Churchill, Manitoba offer polar bears excursion. On the other hand, snowmobile trails are everywhere out of the city, but not every month of December of each year got enough snow to let you ride your snowmobile. Ski areas make their man-made snow, but the trails clubs.

[Minnesotah]

Someone comented Quebec is more of an incall town. Why is that? Is it better toleratd by LE than in other cities?
In terms of hotels, what hotels are located in some proximity to the incall agencies?

That's probably because it is a smaller city. Incall is seen as more discret.

[Canadian Joe 652]

Someone comented Quebec is more of an incall town. Why is that? Is it better toleratd by LE than in other cities?
In terms of hotels, what hotels are located in some proximity to the incall agencies?

I think the reasons are 2 fold:

1. In fact as pointed out, this is a smaller town, the base of the Hobby is made out of local guys who do not want or are interested to go to a hotel (they migth be seen, migth be one of the reasons for not going to a local hotel in a relatively small town)

2. The visitor hobbists, because it is a smaller market, are less and so the market for outcalls is smaller and less developped. I think that it is the less developped part that is the key, I think there migth still be alot of potential for the outcall bussiness if the tourist new the SPs and agencies better, but with only two agencies on the Web and no SPs, the visiting tourist is left to sites like MERB or others to find his way, it is definetly not very tourist friendly so less demand means less offer.

As for your question, I do not think there is a particular hotel that is centrally located to all agencies as they are spread around, I think that if you are staying in a hotel choose a hotel Uptown, most of the agencies will be relatively close and the one a bit further away (VIP) is the one that has consistent OUTCALL service.

Other locations that might be interesting to stay in (if for hobbying) migth be on Blv Hamel area, alot of hourly motels in the area so the agencies know it well.

[hansa]

Thanks for the information. Where is uptown? Is that the area outside the walls or further west toward Ste Foy?

[Canadian Joe 652]

Well anything on the Plateau is uptown, so from the uptown of the walled city to the bridges connecting the shouth shore to the north shore that is (to me) uptown, so the old Ste-Foy, Sillery and uptown Quebec City.

[Minnesotah]

Usually, when someone refers to uptown, it is the old town and downtown area at the top of the cliff.