The 6 Best Luxury Hotels in Quebec City
From the Fairmont Le Chateau Frontenac to the Le Capitole: the finest luxury addresses in Quebec City, hand-picked by our travel experts. Every suitespot booking comes with free breakfast for 2, a room upgrade subject to availability, hotel credit and VIP service – benefits worth over €500.
Unlock exclusive benefits as a premium member
Unlock exclusive benefits as a premium member
Unlock exclusive benefits as a premium member
Unlock exclusive benefits as a premium member
Unlock exclusive benefits as a premium member
Unlock exclusive benefits as a premium member
The top hotels in Quebec City at a glance
From legendary grand hotels to intimate design addresses: these properties lead our ranking for Quebec City. See at a glance where each hotel is located, which loyalty program earns you points and where nightly rates begin. "From" prices are current entry rates and may include limited-time promotional rates.
| Hotel | Location | Hotel program | suitespot score | Price from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairmont Le Chateau Frontenac | Vieux-Québec | ALL (Accor) | – | 280 € |
| Le Capitole Québec | Vieux-Québec - Montcalm | – | – | 190 € |
| Monsieur Jean Quebec | Vieux-Québec - Montcalm | – | – | 130 € |
| Hôtel 71 Québec | Vieux-Québec | I Prefer | – | 160 € |
| Quebec City Marriott Downtown | Vieux-Québec–Cap-Blanc–Colline Parlementaire | Marriott Bonvoy | – | 340 € |
| Auberge Saint-Antoine - Relais & Châteaux | Vieux-Québec | – | – | 230 € |
Current offers & deals for luxury hotels in Quebec City
Many of our partner hotels in Quebec City offer special conditions bookable via suitespot – from free nights to discounts on longer stays. Your suitespot benefits (breakfast, upgrade chance, hotel credit) apply on top.
| Hotel | Offer | Bookable until |
|---|---|---|
| Hôtel 71 Québec | Available on request only | December 31, 2027 |
Your guide to the best 5-star hotels in Québec City
Fairmont Le Chateau Frontenac · Vieux-QuébecWith every booking through suitespot you receive a comprehensive package of suitespot benefits:- Complimentary breakfast for two
- Room upgrade subject to availability
- Up to 100 USD hotel credit per stay
- Early check-in and late check-out subject to availability
- Standard points and status benefits in the hotel programmes
The highest entry rate is the Québec City Marriott Downtown on Place D'Youville (from around 343 €), just outside the old walls. Inside them stands the Fairmont Le Château Frontenac on Rue des Carrières (287 €) – the turreted hotel above the St Lawrence that is the image of the city.
In the Vieux-Port, the lower town by the river, sits the Auberge Saint-Antoine on Rue Saint-Antoine (231 €), a Relais & Châteaux property built around an archaeological site. Le Capitole on Rue Saint-Jean (198 €) and Monsieur Jean on Rue Pierre-Olivier-Chauveau (132 €) complete the selection – the latter is the most affordable address here.
Two of the six belong to a hotel loyalty programme: the Marriott to Marriott Bonvoy and the Fairmont to ALL.
Six properties, one old town – how to choose
Québec City is the rare destination where location barely enters the decision. All six of our properties are in or beside Vieux-Québec, the only walled city north of Mexico, and you can walk between the furthest two in about fifteen minutes. What differs is the kind of building.
Le Capitole Québec · Vieux-Québec - MontcalmThe Fairmont Le Château Frontenac (from around 287 €) is the city's landmark – the turreted silhouette above the Dufferin Terrace and the St Lawrence. Staying there is a decision about the building itself, and it belongs to ALL, so the nights count.Personal luxury travel adviceOur travel advisors personally accompany your booking – 365 days a year, from the first offer to late check-out. Reach the suitespot VIP service via email or WhatsApp.Phone: +49 30 81452346 · hotel@suitespot.comThe Auberge Saint-Antoine in the Vieux-Port (231 €) is the opposite proposition: a Relais & Châteaux property in the lower town, built around an archaeological excavation, with artefacts displayed through the building. A few streets away, at 71 Rue Saint-Pierre, the Hôtel 71 Québec (165 €) is the second address in the lower town. Smaller, quieter and more personal – but it takes part in no loyalty programme.
The Québec City Marriott Downtown on Place D'Youville (343 €) is the highest entry rate and the most conventional full-service hotel, just outside the walls and the most practical for business.
Le Capitole on Rue Saint-Jean (198 €) and Monsieur Jean (132 €) are the accessible end – both inside the old town, both smaller, and Monsieur Jean at roughly a third of the Marriott's rate.
Our travel advisors' insider tip
The most important thing to know about Québec City is the winter, because it is not a drawback here but a reason to come. From January to early March the old town is under snow, the Carnaval de Québec fills the first two weeks of February, and the ice hotel outside the city operates for the season. It is genuinely cold – regularly below -15 °C – and the city is built for it.
June to September is the other high season: warm, long evenings, and the terraces open. May and October are the quiet, well-priced months, and October brings the autumn colours in the surrounding countryside.
Second, a practical note: Vieux-Québec is built on a cliff. The Haute-Ville, where the Château Frontenac stands, sits above the Basse-Ville and the Vieux-Port, where the Auberge Saint-Antoine is. There is a funicular, but if stairs are a consideration, that difference matters more than the distance.
Third, the programmes: only two of our six properties belong to one – the Québec City Marriott Downtown (Marriott Bonvoy) and the Fairmont Le Château Frontenac (ALL). If earning points matters on this trip, that narrows the field to two before anything else does.
Where to stay in Québec City: upper town or lower town?
Vieux-Québec is split in two by a cliff, and that – rather than distance – is the only geography that matters here.
Monsieur Jean Quebec · Vieux-Québec - MontcalmThese three groupings cover our six properties.
Haute-Ville – the upper town inside the walls
The postcard Québec: the Fairmont Le Château Frontenac on Rue des Carrières (from around 287 €), above the Dufferin Terrace and the river, and Monsieur Jean on Rue Pierre-Olivier-Chauveau (132 €) – the most affordable address in our selection, a few streets away. The Citadelle, the Place Royale stairs and the old town's restaurants are all on foot.
Basse-Ville and the Vieux-Port – the lower town
Down the cliff by the St Lawrence: the Auberge Saint-Antoine on Rue Saint-Antoine (231 €), a Relais & Châteaux property built around an archaeological site, with finds from the excavation displayed through the building. Quieter than the upper town, and the funicular connects the two.
Just outside the walls – Saint-Jean-Baptiste and Place D'Youville
The Québec City Marriott Downtown on Place D'Youville (343 €) – the highest entry rate here and the most conventional full-service hotel – and Le Capitole on Rue Saint-Jean (198 €), on the lively street that runs out of the old town. Both are a few minutes' walk from the Porte Saint-Jean.
Hotel suites in Québec City
With six properties, the suite question in Québec City comes down to two very different answers.
Hôtel 71 Québec · Vieux-QuébecThe Fairmont Le Château Frontenac (from around 287 €) is the largest of our properties and the one with the most categories – it is a grand hotel of the railway era, and the upper rooms look out over the St Lawrence and the Île d'Orléans. If the view is the point of the trip, this is where to ask.
The Auberge Saint-Antoine (231 €) answers the opposite question. It is a Relais & Châteaux property in the Vieux-Port, considerably smaller, and its larger rooms are individual rather than a repeated floor plan – several incorporate parts of the archaeological site the building stands on. Fewer of them, more character, booked earlier.
The Québec City Marriott Downtown (343 €) is the conventional option, and the most reliable for a straightforward larger room at short notice.
One practical note that matters more here than in most cities: Québec City is small and its high seasons are sharp. During the Carnaval in February and through the summer, the whole selection – six properties – books out. If your dates fall in either window, the question is less which suite than which property still has availability. Tell our travel advisors early.
What a stay in Québec City costs
The highest entry rate is the Québec City Marriott Downtown on Place D'Youville at around 343 € per night – notably, not the Château Frontenac, which starts at 280 €.
Then come the Auberge Saint-Antoine in the Vieux-Port at 231 €, the Hôtel 71 Québec at 165 €, Le Capitole on Rue Saint-Jean at 198 € and Monsieur Jean at around 132 € – the most affordable address in our selection.
With a median of around 214 € per night, Québec City sits below Portland (263 €) and Miami (265 €). The spread from cheapest to dearest is under threefold, which for a city with only six properties makes the choice refreshingly uncomplicated.
The point worth drawing out: the city's landmark is not its most expensive hotel. The Château Frontenac at 280 € sits below the Marriott at 340 €, and it is the property that belongs to ALL. If you have wanted to stay in the Frontenac, the rate is likely lower than you assumed.
The old town, the river and exclusive services
What our travel advisors arrange most often in Québec City are guided walks through Vieux-Québec – the only walled city north of Mexico – tables at the restaurants around Place Royale, which fill quickly in both high seasons, and days out of the city: Montmorency Falls fifteen minutes north-east, the Île d'Orléans just beyond it, and in winter the ice hotel and the ski hills at Mont-Sainte-Anne.Personal luxury travel adviceOur travel advisors personally accompany your booking – 365 days a year, from the first offer to late check-out. Reach the suitespot VIP service via email or WhatsApp.Phone: +49 30 81452346 · hotel@suitespot.comFor orientation: everything in our selection is within about fifteen minutes' walk of everything else. The funicular connects the Haute-Ville and the Basse-Ville. Jean Lesage airport is around twenty-five minutes west, and the train to Montréal takes roughly three hours from the Gare du Palais, which is beside the Vieux-Port.
As a suitespot guest you travel with VIP status: we pass your preferences to the hotel before you arrive – in Québec City most often a river-facing room at the Château Frontenac, which is a separate and more expensive category. On top of that, every property includes breakfast for two, an upgrade subject to availability and up to 100 USD hotel credit.
Earn points & use your status in Quebec City
suitespot rates are genuine direct rates: you keep earning regular points and elite nights in the hotel's loyalty program and retain your status benefits – on top of your suitespot benefits. These programs are represented in Quebec City:
| Program | Hotels | Examples in Quebec City |
|---|---|---|
| ALL (Accor) | 1 hotel | Fairmont Le Chateau Frontenac |
| I Prefer | 1 hotel | Hôtel 71 Québec |
| Marriott Bonvoy | 1 hotel | Quebec City Marriott Downtown |
More luxury destinations in Canada
Explore all luxury hotels in Canada or browse nearby destinations:
Frequently asked questions about luxury hotels in Quebec City
How much does a 5-star hotel in Québec City cost?
Entry rates for our 5 properties start at around 130 € per night (Monsieur Jean, in the upper town) and reach about 340 € per night at the Québec City Marriott Downtown. The median entry rate is around 214 € per night.
The detail worth knowing: the city's landmark is not its most expensive hotel. The Fairmont Le Château Frontenac starts at around 287 €, below the Marriott – and it belongs to ALL, so the nights count towards status.
With a spread of under threefold across six properties, Québec City is one of the more straightforward destinations we cover. With suitespot you always book at direct rates, and the benefits worth more than 500 € come on top.
Where should I stay in Québec City?
All six of our properties are in or beside Vieux-Québec, and you can walk between the furthest two in about fifteen minutes – so this is a decision about the building, not the district.
In the Haute-Ville, inside the walls, are the Fairmont Le Château Frontenac (from around 287 €) and Monsieur Jean (132 €). Down the cliff in the Vieux-Port sits the Auberge Saint-Antoine (231 €), a Relais & Châteaux property. Just outside the walls are the Québec City Marriott Downtown (343 €) and Le Capitole (198 €).
One practical point: Vieux-Québec is built on a cliff, with the upper and lower towns connected by a funicular. If stairs are a consideration, that matters more than the walking distance.
Which hotel in Québec City is the Château Frontenac?
The Fairmont Le Château Frontenac on Rue des Carrières, in the Haute-Ville above the Dufferin Terrace and the St Lawrence – the turreted silhouette that is the image of the city. Entry rates start at around 280 € per night.
Two things surprise people. First, it is not the most expensive property in our Québec selection: the Québec City Marriott Downtown starts higher, at 343 €. Second, it belongs to ALL, so nights there count towards your status.
It is also the largest of our six properties and the one with the widest range of categories. A river-facing room is a separate and more expensive category – register the preference through our travel advisors before you book, particularly for the summer or Carnaval weeks.
Do I earn points and can I use my status with suitespot?
Yes, but Québec City is one of the weaker destinations in our portfolio for it: only two of our six properties belong to a hotel loyalty programme.
The Québec City Marriott Downtown belongs to Marriott Bonvoy (from around 343 €) and the Fairmont Le Château Frontenac to ALL (287 €).
The Auberge Saint-Antoine – a Relais & Châteaux property – as well as Le Capitole and Monsieur Jean take part in none. If earning points or status nights matters on this trip, that narrows the field to two before anything else does. The suitespot benefits, by contrast, apply at all six.
When is the best time to visit Québec City?
Québec City has two high seasons, and the winter one is a reason to come rather than a drawback.
From January to early March the old town is under snow, the Carnaval de Québec fills the first two weeks of February, and the ice hotel outside the city operates for the season. It is genuinely cold – regularly below -15 °C – and the city is built for it.
June to September is the other peak: warm, long evenings, terraces open. May and October are the quiet, well-priced months, and October brings the autumn colours to the surrounding countryside.
A practical warning: with only six properties in our selection, the whole city books out during Carnaval and through the summer. If your dates fall in either window, book early.
Which Québec City hotel has the most character?
Two answers, depending on what you mean.
The Fairmont Le Château Frontenac (from around 287 €) is the landmark – a grand hotel of the railway era, turreted, above the St Lawrence, and the building most people picture when they think of the city.
The Auberge Saint-Antoine in the Vieux-Port (231 €) is the more unusual choice: a Relais & Châteaux property built around an archaeological excavation, with finds from the site displayed through the building. It is considerably smaller, and its larger rooms are individual rather than a repeated floor plan.
Grand hotel or archaeological townhouse – our travel advisors will tell you which suits the trip you have in mind.
Which Québec City hotel offers the best value?
Monsieur Jean on Rue Pierre-Olivier-Chauveau at around 132 € per night – the most affordable address in our selection, and inside the walls of the old town. It takes part in no loyalty programme.
Le Capitole on Rue Saint-Jean at 198 € is the next step, just outside the walls on the street that runs out of the old town.
The more interesting case, though, is the Fairmont Le Château Frontenac at 287 €: it is the city's landmark, the largest of our properties, and it costs less than the Marriott. If staying in the Frontenac has been the idea, the rate is likely lower than you assumed.
Is Québec City walkable?
Very – all six of our properties are within about fifteen minutes' walk of each other, and everything worth seeing in Vieux-Québec is inside or beside the walls.
The one qualification is the cliff. The Haute-Ville, where the Château Frontenac and Monsieur Jean are, sits above the Basse-Ville and the Vieux-Port, where the Auberge Saint-Antoine is. A funicular connects the two, and there are stairs – the Escalier Casse-Cou, the „breakneck stairs“, is named for a reason.
In winter, add ice and snow to that. If stairs or footing are a consideration, the upper town addresses keep you on one level; tell our travel advisors and they will factor it in.
