Chateau Frontenac
How The Light Gets In reference: Gamache meets Cree Elder in front of the hotel.
Real world location: The Fairmont Le Château Frontenac, commonly referred to as the Château Frontenac, is a historic hotel in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. The hotel is situated in Old Quebec, within the historic district’s Upper Town, on the southern side of Place d’Armes. The Château Frontenac was designed by Bruce Price, and was built by the Canadian Pacific Railway company. The hotel is managed by Fairmont Hotels and Resorts.
Opened in 1893, the Châteauesque-styled building has 18 floors; its 79.9-metre (262-foot) height is augmented by its 54-metre (177-foot) ground elevation. It is one of the first completed grand railway hotels, and was designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 1981. The hotel was expanded on three occasions, with the last major expansion taking place in 1993.
1, rue des Carrières
Quebec City, Quebec
G1R 4P5
https://www.fairmont.com/frontenac-quebec/
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My husband, younger daughter and I stayed here in the late 1990’s in March. The weather was bone chilling cold to me but we had a wonderful time and this hotel is just amazing. On our subsequent visits, we have had to content ourselves with a drink and potato chips in the bar and gazing out at the St. Lawrence River. Most definitely a place to see and visit even if one cannot lodge there.
Lovely! I can just imagine you enjoying a snack with the view and having a relaxing time with your family. By the way Jane, what time of the year are you planning your Toronto trip? It can be suffocatingly hot and humid in the summer or freezing cold in the winter. And, I think you might be a foodie, so I’ll mention the TV show Top Chef. Do you watch it? The chefs are very talented and the cuisine is typically very high end. It is apparently filming in Toronto and airing in the spring, so you might glean some local knowledge on good spots to dine from the show.
Thanks so much. If it works for this fall, we are looking at September or late October-early November. We are foodies in the sense that the highlight of our travels is what we find to eat. Unfortunately, we do not own a TV. My older daughter is a devoted follower of Top Chef so I will need to get her input.