Château Frontenac is a hotel in Quebec City, Canada.[1] Wikidata describes it as “grand hotel in Quebec City”. It opened in 1893. It is operated by Fairmont Hotels & Resorts. It is part of Old Quebec. The building has 18 floors. It stands about 1.5 km from the centre of Quebec City.[3]

Overview

The Fairmont Le Château Frontenac, commonly referred to as the Château Frontenac, is a historic hotel in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. The hotel is situated in Old Quebec, within the historic district's Upper Town, on the southern side of Place d'Armes. The Château Frontenac was designed by New York architect Bruce Price in the Château style.

From “Château Frontenac” on English Wikipedia, by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0.[2]

History and building

The hotel opened in 1893. It was designed by Bruce Price and Daniel John Crighton, in the châteauesque style. The building has 18 floors. It is listed as a national historic site of Canada and a part of a Quebec heritage property. [1]

Location

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Measured in a straight line, the hotel is 1.5 km from the centre of Quebec City. The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Quebec Jean Lesage International Airport (YQB), about 13 km from the centre of Quebec City.[4]

It is one of 80 hotels in and around Quebec City recorded in Wikidata, 9 of which have an article in Innpedia.[5] Of the 3 with a recorded opening date, the earliest is auberge Hugh-Glover, opened in 1818. See Hotels in Quebec City.

Other hotels within 1.5 km:

  • La Maison Kent - Par Aneyro — 0.1 km
  • Hotel Manoir Morgan — 0.1 km
  • Auberge du Trésor — 0.1 km
  • Manoir Sur le Cap — 0.2 km
  • Hotel Chateau Bellevue — 0.2 km
  • Auberge Place d'Armes — 0.2 km
  • Hôtel Sainte-Anne — 0.2 km
  • B&B La Marquise de Bassano — 0.2 km
  • Le Chateau de Pierre — 0.2 km
  • Les Lofts du Trésor - by Les Lofts Vieux-Quebec — 0.2 km

See also

References

  1. ^ Château Frontenac (Q745964). Wikidata. CC0.
  2. ^ Château Frontenac. Wikipedia. Text excerpted under CC BY-SA 4.0; revision of 2026-09-22.
  3. ^ Quebec City (Q2145). Wikidata. CC0.
  4. ^ Airports. OurAirports. Public domain.
  5. ^ Hotels in Quebec City. Wikidata. CC0.

Facts as stated in Wikidata, read in October 2026.

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