Hôtel Manoir de l'Esplanade 

My wife and I stayed here for two nights in September 2025. We were greeted warmly by the desk person, check-in was smooth and efficient. Our room was probably the smallest of the 34 rooms. Nevertheless, it was very clean and well-appointed, with a comfortable double bed, air conditioner/heater, cable TV, plenty of lights and AC outlets, mini fridge, full private bath with hair dryer and toiletries, and clock radio. There was even a small wall-mounted electric fireplace! Everything functioned well. The included breakfast is worth a special mention: Upon entering the breakfast room, you’re given a small card to place on your chosen table. Red side up means you’ve occupied your chosen table, and tells the staff not to clean it up. Green side up means you’ve finished your meal and the staff can bus your table. This is more than a continental breakfast. There are attendants who make you any kind of coffee you want, toast your bread or bagel for you, make pancakes for you, and serve various cheeses and juices to you. There’s also an area where you can serve yourself other breakfast items such as cold cereals and granola, fresh fruit, hard-boiled eggs, bacon and sausage. A great start to the day! We would definitely stay here again. One caveat though: this hotel, in a stone building dating from c.1845, is on the upper side of the escarpment in Quebec City. The train and cruise terminals are on the lower side of the escarpment, meaning that if you travel to the hotel by foot from either of those locations, you’ll have a very lsteep walk uphill. A better bet is to walk to the funicular, which is a short cable car ride (30 seconds long?) up the escarpment. It costs $6 and is well worth it. Or you can pay triple that for a taxi, I suppose. Many of Quebec City’s streets are inclined, some gently, some steeply. It makes the city very interesting to walk, but could be challenging for people with mobility issues. But as I said, there are taxis (and Ubers). Back to the hotel: having been repurposed from, I would guess, a private residence, it has a few idiosyncrasies such as narrow staircases and an odd layout. But that’s part of its charm. If you want a purpose-built standardized corporate hotel experience, the Sheraton’s just a few blocks away. This hotel’s in a great location, steps away from numerous restaurants, many shops within a few blocks, an easy walk to the Dufferin Terrace which overlooks the old town. If you take the funicular to the bottom, there are many charming little shops and bars and restaurants to explore. We are Montrealers, but we saw many, many Americans having a great time in Quebec City. And don’t worry about the language issue. Although most of the city dwellers speak French, they also understand quite a bit of English, and everyone you encounter in the tourism industry is fluently bilingual. Just start the conversation by saying “Bonjour Hi”. Thumbs up for Hotel Manor de l’Esplanade, a well-run Old World-style hotel in the heart of one of North America’s most historic cities! And to reassure you, this review is not AI-generated. I’m just an appreciative guy who likes to give credit where due.