"Commanding the heights from the site of de Champlain’s original fort, this imposing hotel has an excellent restaurant and cocktail bar — try the pétoncles (the local name for scallops) or a cocktail with maple liqueur — and has played host to everyone from the late Queen Elizabeth II to Paul McCartney. In winter there’s a steep three-lane slide for tobogganing just outside, and the views over the St. Lawrence River are wonderful at every time of year." - Nina Caplan