Fairmont Chateau Frontenac

... pearls right across Canada. Many of them were reminiscent of the "European chateau look" and are best exemplified by the Chateau Frontenac in Quebec City, opened in 1893. The Empress Hotel here in Victoria was a part of that string of architectural ...

... on top of Cap-Diamant.   The upper city is dominated by the castle-like Chateau Frontenac, one of Canada's historic CP (now Fairmont) hotels, which is the iconic image most people think of when Quebec is mentioned.  It ...

... with the surroundings. I spent the rest of the morning and afternoon viewing the main parts of Quebec including Fairmont Le Chateau Frontenac (the fairytale looking hotel), La Citadelle and the fortifications. I paid visit to Basilique-Cathedrale ...

... ).  In the distance is the Banff Hot Springs famous hotel, it's  in the Fairmount family of hotels, like the Chateau Frontenac and Chateau Lake Louise.  I did stay at both the previous ones off-season but at the moment the cheapest 2 star ...

... found a place to eat.  My sisters had paninis.  I ate a smoked meat sandwich.  We then walked to Fairmont le Chateau Frontenac.  I wanted to go on a tour of the hotel.  We placed our reservations and then walked around Terrasse ...

... beginning of the 20th century by the Canadian Pacific Railway and was thus "kin" to its predecessors, the Banff Springs and the Chateau Frontenac (I passed it in Ottawa).  The idea of the hotel was conceived by the railway at the end of the 19th ...

... cooler here than in Montreal. I wandered around the streets and lane ways of Quebec and took a few photos of the Fairmont le Chateau Frontenac and other amazing features of the city. The Fairmont is an amazing hotel (supposed to be the most photographed ...

... cannons still in place just inside of the walls of Quebec, ready to defend the city! Next it was onto the Chateau Frontenac (yet another Fairmont hotel). It is the most photographed landmark in the city, and there's no surprise why. I think its definitely ...

... ! The place had been ruined by bloody tourists! The most impressive building in the whole of old town was an enourmous Fairmont hotel, which dominates the skyline and every postcard...and every shop was selling the same old tourist tat!!! The streets were ...

... that there's NO other transport into town but a taxi at $35+...but I swallowed the expense and got to the magnificent Fairmont quickly and easily.  The drive through town was pretty - it is a gorgeous place. Walking around is simple and easy...the ...

... sat and took photos! After walking around all day again we were absolutely buggered and stopped in the imposing Hotel Frotenac (a Fairmont hotel of course) which is supposed to be the worlds most photographed and dosed up on sugar to keep going. I ...

So cousin Katie and I planned a trip to QC after my job interview in Montreal. The plan was to go visit my friends (Mike Mike Vince and Dean) Surprise surprise! Jarred and Connie call from NYC, they came to visit.  Soooo we decided to drive back to ...