Fairmont Le Château Frontenac
1 Rue des Carrières, Québec City, Quebec, Canada
Location
Old Québec
Atop Cap Diamant in Upper Town, within the walls of UNESCO Old Quebec, overlooking the St. Lawrence River — the cobbled streets and ramparts of the walled old city at the door.
Transfer
A Québec transfer
Around twenty to twenty-five minutes by road from Jean-Lesage International, YQB, up into Upper Town — the concierge arranges transfers, with no scheduled shuttle.
Villas
610 rooms & suites
Six hundred and ten chateau-style rooms and suites with city, river or chateau views, from around sixteen square metres — entry rooms genuinely compact in the historic building, rising through Fairmont Gold club rooms and heritage suites to the grand turret Van Horne Suite, some with butler service.
Best For
Who it suits
Families, couples and solo travellers drawn to Old-World heritage in a walkable old city — a turreted 1893 railway chateau inside the walls of UNESCO Old Quebec, with new-Quebec fine dining and afternoon tea over the St. Lawrence; the entry rooms are compact, by the building's heritage design.
Board Basis
Room only
A room-only base with breakfast available — Champlain for new-Quebec cuisine, the 1608 bar for wine and cheese, Bistro Le Sam's river-view terrace and afternoon tea at Place Dufferin over the St. Lawrence.
Overview
A fairy-tale château over the St. Lawrence
Fairmont Le Chateau Frontenac crowns Cap Diamant within the walls of UNESCO Old Quebec — a grand Canadian Pacific railway chateau from 1893 and one of the most-photographed hotels in the world. Its six hundred and ten rooms and suites carry chateau-style heritage over city, river and turret views, from around sixteen square metres; the entry rooms are genuinely compact, in keeping with the historic building, rising through Fairmont Gold club rooms and heritage suites to the grandest turret suite of the original Riverview wing, some with butler service. Champlain serves new-Quebec cuisine and is recommended in the Michelin Guide, the 1608 bar pours wine and cheese among Canada's celebrated bars, Bistro Le Sam adds a river-view terrace, and afternoon tea unfolds at Place Dufferin over the St. Lawrence. A Moment Spa, a health club and a heated indoor pool sit within. The setting is the heart of Old-World North America: the cobbled streets and ramparts of the walled UNESCO city begin at the door, Jean-Lesage International is around twenty to twenty-five minutes away, and the stay is room-only — made for families, couples and solo travellers drawn to heritage in a walkable old city.
Accommodation
Rooms & suites
Six hundred and ten chateau-style rooms and suites carry heritage decor over views of Old Quebec, the St. Lawrence or the Chateau's own turrets, from around sixteen square metres. The entry rooms are genuinely compact, in keeping with the 1893 building, rising through the Fairmont Gold floor and Canadian-Pacific-Railway heritage suites to the grand turret Van Horne Suite of the original Riverview wing, with butler service on select suites.
Entry
Fairmont Room
Sleeps up to four. Around 16 square metres with classic Fairmont décor and château or old-city views; genuinely compact.
City view16 sqm
River
Deluxe River View Room
Sleeps up to four. Refined décor with views of the St. Lawrence River.
River viewRefined
Suite
Junior Suite
Sleeps up to four. Around 45 square metres with a seating area and courtyard views.
Sitting area45 sqm
Club
Fairmont Gold Junior Suite
Sleeps four. On floors 16 to 17 with a separate living room, panoramic views and a private Fairmont Gold lounge.
Fairmont GoldClub lounge
Premium
Heritage Suite
Sleeps two to four. Around 82 to 93 square metres with a master bedroom, living room, railway-heritage décor and butler service.
Butler82-93 sqm
Signature
Van Horne Suite
Sleeps two to four. Around 136 square metres in a turret of the original Riverview wing, with vast living and dining rooms, two fireplaces, a butler and commanding St. Lawrence views.
Turret suite136 sqm
Food & Drink
Dining
Champlain serves new-Quebec cuisine and is recommended in the Michelin Guide, the 1608 bar pours wine and cheese among Canada's celebrated bars, Bistro Le Sam adds a river-view terrace, and afternoon tea unfolds at Place Dufferin over the St. Lawrence. It is a room-only base, the dining as grand as the building around it.
Signature
Champlain
Champlain, new-Quebec cuisine, recommended in the Michelin Guide.
Wine bar
1608 Bar
The 1608 Bar, wine and cheese.
Terrace
Bistro Le Sam
Bistro Le Sam, a river-view terrace bar.
Tea
Place Dufferin
Place Dufferin, afternoon tea over the St. Lawrence.
Wellbeing
Moment Spa
A Moment Spa works treatments within the chateau, alongside a health club and a heated indoor pool, a quiet retreat after the cobbled streets of the old city. It is heritage wellness inside the walls of UNESCO Old Quebec.
Heated indoor pool
A heated indoor pool, and a health club.
Spa treatments
Spa treatments, at the Moment Spa.
In the old city
In the old city, UNESCO Quebec at the door.
Activities & Experiences
Signature Experiences
Old-World glamour in a walled city defines a stay — explore the UNESCO streets and ramparts at the door, dine on new-Quebec cuisine at Champlain, take wine and cheese at the 1608 bar, and walk the historic walls above the St. Lawrence. Afternoon tea at Place Dufferin closes the day over the river.
Explore Old Québec
Explore Old Quebec, UNESCO streets at the door.
Champlain
Champlain, new-Quebec fine dining.
Afternoon tea
Afternoon tea, over the St. Lawrence.
The 1608 bar
The 1608 bar, wine and cheese.
River & ramparts
River and ramparts, walk the historic walls.
Getting There
Location & transfers
By road
From Québec City (YQB)
Around twenty to twenty-five minutes by road from Jean-Lesage International into Upper Town.
In the old city
Cap Diamant
Atop Cap Diamant within the walls of UNESCO Old Quebec, over the St. Lawrence.
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Board basis
- A room-only base, with breakfast available.
Made for families
- Made for families, couples and solo stays.
Setting
- Inside walled UNESCO Old Quebec, atop Cap Diamant.
Getting there
- Around twenty to twenty-five minutes from YQB.
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