1. Auberge Saint-Antoine
Nestled in Québec City’s Old Port, the Auberge Saint-Antoine complements the quaint Petit-Champlain district with elegant decor featuring hundreds-year-old artifacts and modern accents. Additional touches, such as minibars, coffee machines, and bathrooms equipped with heated floors and no-fog mirrors earn an extra nod of approval, but recent guests particularly applaud this Relais & Châteaux property’s warm and courteous hotel staff. After strolling along Québec City’s cobbled streets, you can cozy up at Chez Muffy, an intimate dining room that stuns with gorgeous St. Lawrence River views and an eclectic assortment of farm-to-table French-Canadian dishes. For lighter fare, grab a table at Bar Artefact, which dishes up small dishes like poutine and sandwiches. You can also take advantage of the hotel’s unique amenities, such as the private movie screening room and Le GYM fitness center and private spa treatment rooms, which all receive high marks from previous visitors.
2. Fogo Island Inn
Fogo Island Inn isn’t your average hotel. The inn, which is held up by stilts so as not to damage the rocky topography it sits on, features a contemporary, almost futuristic architectural design that seems at odds with the centuries-old fishing village it occupies. Because of the inn’s remote location on Fogo Island (situated off the northeast coast of Newfoundland, Canada), the property cultivates a familial, intimate atmosphere that recent guests loved. You won’t find much in the surrounding area, but the inn provides all the unique amenities you could need for a relaxing, secluded getaway. In addition to a fitness center, the Fogo Island Inn offers a rooftop deck with wood-fired saunas and two outdoor hot tubs, a 37-seat theater, a small art gallery, a library, a lounge and bar and a restaurant with vaulted ceilings and dramatic floor-to-ceiling windows. Aside from the amenities, it was the inn’s 29 suites that really impressed visitors, who called a stay at the property a «once-in-a-lifetime» experience. Rooms are outfitted with floor-to-ceiling windows (perfect for admiring the ocean views), natural wood floors with in-floor heating, heated towel racks and heated toilet seats with a built-in bidet, among other amenities. The only gripe among lodgers? A stay here does not come cheap.