Quebec City, Canada, Le Chateau Bonne Entente Delights

Le Chateau Bonne Entente, A Luxury Resort Hotel & Spa, entices guests during on a visit to Quebec City, Canada. You don’t have to travel to Baden-Baden or Biarritz for a luxury resort hotel with a world-class spa. Just head to Quebec City, Canada to pamper you with a spa treat at the exclusive Le Chateau Bonne Entente, a five-star resort hotel and spa. Amerispa, the Canadian leader in the luxury spa industry, pampers guests at the 5,800 square-foot Le Chateau Bonne Entente spa. Twenty-two rooms are available for massage—including relaxation, aromatherapy, sports and four hands. A favorite massage is the four hands option. Other popular treatments include the maple-sugar body scrub and algae, mud or clay wrap. Facials, manicures and pedicures are offered, too. Maple-leaf exfoliation restores smoothness and elasticity to the skin. Basalt stones, from streams lining volcanic areas in California, are used for another signature treatment. End a spa treatment by relaxing in the outdoor hot tub or swimming pool.

Under award-winning chef Marie-Chantel Lepage, the kitchen staff turns out culinary masterpieces for both hotel restaurants. If the weather is nice, the outdoor Napa Grill, featuring California-type cuisine, is a good choice. You’ll feel more like you’re in Tahiti than Canada while sitting beneath an umbrella table next to the swimming pool, surrounded by lush exotic greenery. The indoor Monte Cristo Resto Lounge, where guests enjoy nouvelle cuisine with a French accent and an international wine list, has a trendy continental ambience. On the desert menu, try vanilla crème Brule, the best I’ve ever tasted.
It’s only 15 minutes from the Quebec airport and 20 minutes from downtown Quebec City. A hotel shuttle or taxi can take you there. A recent $10,000,000 renovation and expansion increased rooms 120 guest rooms, 45 suites and 15 meeting rooms. Another $6,000,000 project in 2005 added Urbania, 28 luxury suites with private VIP lounge. Guests staying in this glamorous new wing receive a glass of champagne while registering.

A modern fitness center and sauna, spa and year-round hot tub (plus Fun Club playground for children) make Le Chateau Bonne Entente a relaxing destination.

Quebec City’s 400th anniversary, recalling its founding by French explorer Samuel de Champlain, will be celebrated July 3, 2008. Exciting events are being planned so mark your calendar for a visit then. For n ow, learn about the city’s history—from its origins as a fur-trading post to its present-day status as Quebec’s provincial capital—either on a bus tour or on-your-own walking expedition. Although French is the official language, most of the locals speak English.

Other nearby activities include kayaking, horseback riding, downhill and cross-country skiing and skydiving. Golf is a major attraction at the nearby 18-hole La Tempete course, with exclusive access for hotel guests.
n Summer 2006, room rates at Le Chateau Bonne Entente range from $129 to $375 (Canadian), plus tax. Packages are available. Le Chateau is affiliated with the Leading Hotels of the World organization. For more information, visit www.chateaubonneentente.com. For reservations, call 1-800-463-4390.
For more information on Quebec Region and City, visit www.quebecregion.com.
WWritten By Joan Jenkins
Photos By Rachel Rome
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