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.

We stayed at one of the Auberge's 20 or so picturesque cabins on the lake shore. The cabin included plenty of parking, along with very easy access to the seasonal Canadian Ice Hotel / Hotel de Glacé (awe inspiring in it's own right) which was only 30seconds away as part of the same national park.

The scenic postcard-views from the kitchen and living room windows are simply fantastic and must be seen to be believed.

The cabin was incredibly spacious and featured three bedrooms, and real log fire in the living room with a treasure chest of logs for fuel. There were some strange electrical buzzing sounds permanently heard in parts of the cabin, but otherwise nothing out of the ordinary. The sofa's in the living room were undersized and particularly uncomfortable, in stark contrast to the rest of the furniture.

There are no real views from the bedrooms as they are below ground level, but this does mean they stay warm. Every room had it's own electrical heater with individual themostat which was excellent.

As you probably know, this area is located in the french speaking (francophone) Canadian province of Quebec and we had been warned to expect rudeness, but we found all the staff to be exceptionally tolerant of our French greetings and requests to speak english, which they did to a very high standard.

The main attraction for the cabin is the privacy and ability to cater for yourself at your own leisure, but beware, the kitchen does not come stocked even with the very basics (ie salt, pepper, sugar). It's location means it's right on top of access to a variety of sports and activities throughout the year.

We stayed at the Auberge for 2 nites this Feb. for a wedding at the Hotel De Glace, which is located on the grounds. The hotel was clean and the concierge desk was very helpful. The view is beautiful as the location is not very populated but also not many alternatives for dinning out. A group of people we were traveling with went dogsledding and loved it.