“Great hotel, but not really within walking distance of Vieux-Quebec (at least in winter)”
Stayed at this hotel last weekend on an organised tour with a group of au pairs and language students for 2 nights.
The hotel was a little difficult to navigate around in a bus in the winter weather, and there was nowhere for a bus to park safely/comfortably and unload/load luggage and passengers, so we had to park up the side street and traipse through the snow with our luggage.
However, this took little away from the hotel, which I thought was very nice.
We shared 4 to a room, and shared one of the basic rooms (which were very nice) on the 2nd floor. Some of the rooms are larger than others, and configured differently - ours was one of the larger rooms, with the 2 Queen-sized beds opposite each other. Very comfortable sized room for 4 people. The only downside to our room (232) was that it was next to the elevators, so was quite noisy with people coming and going at all times of night.
Bes were great - very comfortable memory foam. Nice pillows and having a duvet was great (compared to those cotton blankets, or nasty crinkly bedthrows some hotels have) and the sheets were really nice. I slept quite well!
Bathroom was clean, nice. Toiletries provided are the standard Best Western - Pantene Shampoo/Conditioner and Vaseline Body Lotion, however the bottles are tiny and they didn't really provide enough in the room (although you can ask for more). Towels were on the small side.
I didn't use the pool, but my friends did, and they enjoyed it. The elevator, however, seemed to have a lingering chlorine smell that was unpleasant.
Front desk staff were very friendly. They always greeted you in French, but when you said hello in English they spoke to you in fluent English, which made me happy.
Not really in good distance to walk into the main area of Quebec with the wall/quaint streets etc, especially in the winter since it is all uphill on the way there and downhill on the way back, but it was only an $8 cab ride.
Big plus was that they had Free Wi-Fi and it worked really well - also, unlike some hotel Wi-Fi that requests the password every time you turn your computer on, this one saved the password and connection for 2 weeks!
Within 5 mins of the hotel are a Starbucks, a couple of convienience stores, cafes and a pharmacy. There is, however, no Dunkin Donuts like google maps will tell you, so don't go looking for it.
Give the 'Thai Express' down the street a miss - we went there one night to eat and the food was average.
Overall a great hotel experience, and I would definately stay here again if I wasn't deadset on being able to walk everywhere and happy to pay for a cab. I would imagine that the walk into Vieux-Quebec in the spring/summer would be quite pleasant.
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9 February 2012
Bonjour,
Thank you for your comments concerning your stay at the Best Western City Centre Quebec. I appreciate that you took the time to post them. The 5/5 you gave us for Service is sincerely appreciated. I can assure you that my staff and I use this information to do everything possible to create an enjoyable experience for each of our guests. Unfortunately, it seems that Google Maps did not update the information concerning our former neighbor the Dunkin Donut which is closed for almost a year. Concerning the rooms that are close to the elevators, if you are a light sleeper, do not hesitate to indicate your preferences concerning the location of the room to our front desk clerks. Once again, I am grateful that you let us know of your satisfaction, it was a true pleasure to have you stay with us. We hope you will visit us again the next time you are in Quebec City and I am sure you will indeed enjoy walking around the city!
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