We loved everything about our 2-night stay here. We did the 'Treetop Adventure Package' which included the treetop zip-line obstacle course, 2 excellent breakfasts, and one 4-course gourmet dinner. We loved the 'Treetop Adventure' so very much, I think it was the highlight of our entire Canadian vacation. (This would also be great for kids and families). We stayed in one of the lodges, which was lovely, spacious, and quiet. Mattress was a little too firm for my taste, but comfortable. Gorgeous hiking paths, archery lessons, wonderful view. Dinner was one of the best meals I've had in my life.

First of all this hotel is hard to find w/ GPS, cant find it so we decided just to follow the directions from website seems simple and it was but one thing it didnt mention after the exit it is about 15/20 miles before you find the hotel and far from everything else.

Once you get there it is beautiful although w/ quebec winter, if you dont have winter tires or suv it's a challenge because lots of hills and the auberge is at the top of the hill.
There are little cabins and villas all around Station Touristique Duschenay, for all we know at the website we booked a room at the auberge however quite dissapointed got a room at one of the cabin (caribou) which you have to drive to get there from auberge and all the other facilities (pool, sauna, hottub, restaurants,exercise room) is at the auberge.

Check in was fast and easy, staffs are very friendly and nice eventhough we arrived past 10pm.

once we got to the cabin, not as nice as the auberge and it's all stairs (4 floors on some), ours on the second thankfully. rooms are ok, small but comfy and clean so no complain about that.
You do get all the activities included so it's pretty reasonable if you are involved on the activites so it is a perfect place if you love the outdoor. view from cabin nothing but view from the auberge beautiful even if you dont get the lake view since it's on the hill you get a very nice wintery view.
I would definetely suggest call and specifically ask to have a room at the auberge, it's same price and you dont have to drive your car just to get to the restaurants or use the facilities.

One of the must try activites is dogsledding, although they charge like $100/person., it's once in a lifetime thing. too bad though we didnt get to try coz they all booked, so if you want you have to book in advance through their website.
Also we were told before the ice hotel just walking distance or in the station touristique too but they have moved this year, now it's 40 min drive from duschenay so be prepared because if you're here you might as well visit the ice hotel.

All in all it's a nice hotel..just make sure you'll get a room at the actual auberge...

We just came back from a three day stay at the Station Touristique Duchesnay, and I can’t say enough good things about it. The facility is beautiful, a nice mix of rusticity and luxury, with a breathtaking view of the Lac Saint Joseph and the surrounding mountains. We stayed in the Auberge or main building, which is new and nicely decorated. We had two rooms, both pretty standard hotel rooms but clean and new and very comfortable. Once again, the views were the main thing. We found the staff to be helpful in all ways, from the front desk to the restaurant staff. I’ve read some reviews saying that the staff is unfriendly to non-French speakers, but we actually enjoyed the more European style of service: respectful and not fake-friendly. We had a great breakfast buffet one morning in the restaurant, and four course table d’hote meals one evening, both very well-done. Our children enjoyed the beach and lake activities and the game room in another pavilion. Quebec City is about 30 minutes away: easy to get to for a visit and a meal. It’s also close to many fun activities such as the Tree Link adventure and an elaborate labyrinth.
I do wish that there were more on-line information available on options and policies: we really had no idea what we were going into. The results were great, but I wish I had called ahead to learn about the possibility of renting a villa instead of two rooms in the auberge, and also about the two levels of activities options.

We were in Quebec during a heat wave in July and wanted to chill out after overheating doing city sightseeing - this proved the perfect place to spend a couple of days. The Auberge is run by Sepaq, the Quebecois parks authority, and is right on the edge of beautiful Lac St-Joseph. It has facilities for lots of outdoor activities - boat hire, cycle and walking paths, a small beach on the lake for swimming (there are also lots of winter sports options available later in the year). It has a decent restaurant overlooking the lake, and a range of accommodation options, from 'villas' (log cabins) on the lake to hotel rooms in the Auberge itself, to simpler rooms in several 'Pavillions' (wooden lodges with about 12 rooms each). Service in Quebec was generally great, and staff at the reception of the Auberge were particularly amazing - they couldn't do enough for you. The only downside in our stay was that the Pavillion didn't have air conditioning or even a fan, and we were incredibly hot at night - the main Auberge does have air con, so might have been a safer bet, albeit more expensive.