Hotel ClarendonvsHotel 71
Both hotels are highly recommended by travel writers. Overall, Hotel 71 ranks slightly higher than Hotel Clarendon. Hotel 71 ranks #4 in Quebec City with approval from 10 sources including Condé Nast Traveler, Lonely Planet and Star Service.
Hotel Clarendon
57 Rue Ste-Anne, Quebec City, Quebec G1R 3X4, Canada
From $143/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
- Restaurant
Frommer's
"Public spaces and bedrooms have high ceilings and dignified decor, and the handsome bar hosts live jazz on Friday and Saturday." Full review
Insight Guides
"The city's oldest hotel. Centrally located and good value. ."
Rough Guide
"Québec City’s oldest hotel, dating from 1870."
Star Service
"This property is located one block from the Chateau Frontenac, and the Clarendon's low-key elegance, pithy patina and friendly staff make it a viable alternative for budgeting travelers." Full review
Fodor's
"Half of its rooms have excellent views over Old Québec, and the others overlook a courtyard. The interior has been refurbished in art deco and art nouveau styles,." Full review
Oyster
Upper-middle-range
"The historic 143-room Hotel Clarendon is an upper-middle-range property with Art Deco Art Nouveau accents in the heart of Old Quebec." Full review
Travel + Leisure
"The city’s oldest hotel, currently undergoing a rejuvenation process, has views of all the city’s most beautiful buildings and natural features." Full review
Lonely Planet
"Opening to great fanfare in 1870, the four-star Hôtel Clarendon has continued to set standards in Québec City for a century and a half." Full review
Hotel 71
71, rue St-Pierre, Quebec City, Quebec G1K4A4, Canada
From $184/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Frommer's
"Owned by the same people as the adjacent Le St-Pierre, the two properties share Il Matto, a new (and happening) Italian restaurant on the first floor, but Hôtel 71 is slicker and ultracontemporary." Full review
Insight Guides
"In Le Vieux-Port, a designer-boutique hotel within a neo-classical building, formerly the National Bank's first head office. ."
Star Service
"Located in the busy Old Port area, near its mentor, the more residentially inclined Auberge Sainte-Antoine, this bold ode to modernity is one of the most fashionable boutique-hotels." Full review
Fodor's
"This four-star luxury hotel, inside the city's first National Bank of Canada office, has guest rooms with 12-foot-high ceilings and stunning views of Old Québec." Full review
Oyster
Upper-middle-range
"Super-stylish, minimalist rooms feature hardwood floors, large windows, Nespresso coffeemakers, and mini-fridges as well as handsome tile bathrooms with rainfall showerheads." Full review
Jetsetter
"A 19th-century bank revamped into a sleek sleep in the heart of Quebec City’s historic Old Port district." Full review
Forbes Travel Guide
"In the heart of Quebec
City’s Old Port neighborhood — just steps from Place Royale, Petit Champlain and the Musée de la
Civilisation— you’ll find Hotel 71, a charming 60-room boutique stay." Full review
Travel + Leisure
"This modern hotel welcomes a slightly younger clientele who come for its sleek décor, central location in the Old Port, and outstanding concierge service." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler
Readers' Choice Award
"Located in the heart of the Old Port, this 40-room hotel in a former nineteenth-century bank has shed all traces of colonial pretense." Full review
Lonely Planet
"Set in an imposing former Bank of Canada, this 60-room hotel provides a boutique experience par excellence" Full review