So, with my job... I have the delight to experience the wonders of on-the-road-living... half of the hotels, motels (some of the towns I visit lack the 5-star experience), B&Bs & restaurants I visit have limited reviews... so why not share my 2-cents... maybe one day you'll drive 3-hours out of your way and desperately need guidance...

Alright... bonjourquebec.com website rates this one as a 3-star (it's a treat to find high rating in the area... trust me). I prefer the B&B experience for these small places... but considering the tight schedule I'm on this week... this had to do. I picked it purely on the nice photos they had on their website... http://www.baiebleue.com/... the only rooms that didn't look like my grandmother's bedroom were these so-called "design suite"... brick... nice... hardwood... sweet... leather bedspread?!... sure... but wait… a fireplace!

February is desperately out of season for this quaint Gaspésie town, therefore driving in was utterly depressing. Hostellerie Baie-Bleue is a re-vamped 2-story strip-motel - painted in a tacky two-toned blue. I parked in front of my room, glad to see they put the plastic chairs away for the winter... there's one other car in the parking-lot, a pick-up advertising a tire-business... My room was just as the nice pictures advertised, nicely renovated... from the inside, it's another world – warm, trendy-chic. Downfall: I'm not a fireplace expert, but I'm sure it's not supposed to make that noise... and honestly, I've seen the Fire log video on the Ellen show... and I'm pretty sure it looks better on TV.

Grub? Monday-night... nicer restaurants are closed (and I was extremely lazy)... so I walked to the Pub St-Patrick in the hotel (I had to walk outside to the separate building)... verdict? It’s a pub... Broccoli soup was from a can, however the Greek salad was good… and surprisingly very generous on Feta... I concluded it’s not ordered often. "Aye, Jean-François - some girl ordered a salad, throw all the fancy-cheese stuff we have, it's about to go bad".

Internet: Wireless, fast-connection
Mattress & linens: Soft-king size mattress – standard hotel linens
Bathroom amenities: Flowery scents shampoo & soap only
Other cool stuff: mini-fridge & Samsung LCD flat screen

The best place to stay in Carleton !!!
Nice restaurant, funny irish pub and good service!
There is also a heated pool and a bar facing the sea...wowow
The hotel own a private tennis court and a very very nice golf course,

We arrived on July 24th and leave tomorrow ... the 28th ....
We depended on the hotels' description of the rooms ... service .. etc...
We almost left the day we arrived ... but stayed because we were meeting friends ...
The first look at the room was discouraging ... carpeting from the stone age .. and the room was not as pictured in the publicity ...

We were poolside .. apparently the oldest part of the hotel .. but paid 128$ (can) plus tax per day ....

There is no air conditioning as mentioned ....

There is wireless internet available ... but the signal is too weak to connect ... The receptionist told me to bring my computer to the reception area where 'some' people could connect ... It did not work for me .. and I have seen many hotel rooms ... so am aware how to go on line..

The 'heated' pool was heated "a wee bit" as the people around the pool quickly noticed ...

Parking spaces seem to have been measured the width of a regular car ... ..so dents are inevitable ....

The pricing at the hotel '3 star' restaurant is way way too much and the food overrated ...

etc... etc....

Don't come here .... we leave in the morning .... happily ..

Ken ----

This was quite literally the worst hotel I've ever had the displeasure of staying in. The bed was hard, lumpy and had springs sticking out. It also made a horrendous noise with the slightest amount of movement. A musty, stale smell permeated the room, which was no surprise given that the hotel clearly had not been (re)furnished since the 1950s. As other reviewers have noted, the rooms are terribly run down. Stay away!