Four-star One MICHELIN Key Cap-Diamant, upper town, Québec City
Fairmont Le Château Frontenac
Six hundred and ten rooms under green copper roofs on the cliff of Cap-Diamant, where the Allied leaders met to plan their war in 1943 and 1944.
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- MICHELIN
- One Key, 2026
- Rooms
- 610 rooms and suites
- Opened
- December 1893
- From the airport
- About 25 minutes from YQB, our estimate
The hotel
A railway castle on the cliff.
The Canadian Pacific Railway opened the hotel on 18 December 1893. William Van Horne, its general manager, oversaw the project, and the New York architect Bruce Price drew it in the château style, high on the bluff above the St. Lawrence. The Maxwell brothers enlarged it twice, and the central tower, finished in 1924, made it the tallest building in the city until 1930.
In 1943 and again in 1944 Churchill, Roosevelt and Mackenzie King met here for the Quebec Conferences. Canada named the hotel a National Historic Site in 1981. Ivanhoé Cambridge has owned it since 2011, with Fairmont running it, and it stands inside the walled old town that UNESCO lists as a World Heritage site. Its eighteen floors rise about eighty metres over the river.
- Named suites Suites carry the names of guests and figures from its history: Churchill, Roosevelt, Charles de Gaulle, Hitchcock, Elizabeth II, Céline Dion.
- Fairmont Gold A hotel within the hotel, with private check-in on the fourteenth floor, a lounge, an honesty bar and breakfast included.
- 1608 Bar Cocktails at the windows over the St. Lawrence.
Rooms & suites
Six wings, river or city.
The rooms spread across six wings built over more than a century. The ones facing the St. Lawrence are the most asked for; those in the oldest parts are smaller and more ornate.
- Rooms Deluxe rooms King, queen or two doubles, looking over the city, the river or the courtyard.
- Fairmont Gold Gold rooms and suites City or river views, with access to the Gold lounge and its own concierge.
- Signature suites Named suites The Churchill, Roosevelt, Van Horne and Trudeau suites among them, each named for a figure in the hotel's past.
Dining
Québec produce and a view of the river.
Restaurants and bars as listed by the hotel. Shown for information.
- Champlain MICHELIN Guide Québécois, from local produce Sunday brunch
- Bistro Le Sam Bistro Views of the St. Lawrence
- 1608 Bar Cocktails Over the river
- Place Dufferin Breakfast Buffet and à la carte, with river views
- Afternoon Tea Tea and pastries In the hotel
Good to know
Before you go.
- Arrival Check-in from 4 pm, check-out by noon.
- Pets Accepted, for a charge.
- Room choice Ask for the river side. Rooms in the older wings are smaller.
- Visitors The hotel is one of the city's main sights, so expect visitors in the public rooms.
Getting there
Flying to Québec City.
Jean Lesage International is about seventeen kilometres west of the old town, around twenty-five minutes by car, our estimate. It takes airline flights from Paris and the United States and private jets at any hour, with customs on site.
- Boston 1 h 00
- New York 1 h 15
- Toronto 1 h 20
- Palm Beach 3 h 25
- Paris 7 h 15 long-range jet
Questions
What guests ask first.
- How many MICHELIN Keys does the Château Frontenac have?
- One. It kept its MICHELIN Key in the 2026 Canadian selection.
- What happened at the Château Frontenac in the Second World War?
- Churchill, Roosevelt and Mackenzie King met at the hotel for the Quebec Conferences of 1943 and 1944. Suites named after Churchill and Roosevelt recall it.
- Which rooms have a river view?
- Many rooms and suites face the St. Lawrence; ask for a river-view category when booking, since others look over the city or the courtyard.
- Can SkyCourtage arrange the flight to Québec City?
- Yes. We arrange Business and First Class seats on scheduled airlines and private jet charter to Québec City, with one final price, our margin included. The hotel is booked with the hotel or through our booking partner.
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Staying at Fairmont Le Château Frontenac?
Book the room, then the flight.
Rates and availability come from the hotel itself. For the journey to Québec City, a Business or First Class seat or an aircraft of your own: tell us the date and we come back with one final price, our margin included.
Opens the hotel's own website. We have no arrangement with the hotel.