Activities

Spending the night away with a child, it can be done!

EASTERN TOWNSHIPS

Hôtel Cheribourg, Magog-Orford 1-800-567-6132

  • Very nicely located hotel between downtown Magog and Mont-Orford (shuttle service available).
  • Indoor pool.
  • 1,500 square-foot supervised playroom .
  • Relais santé certified spa.
  • No room service, but the staff is very accommodating and could surely prepare you a tray.
  • Childcare services on demand.
MAURICIE

Auberge le Baluchon, St-Paulin 1-800-789-5968

  • Exceptional vacation site made of several pavilions.
  • No room service.
  • Childcare services on demand.
  • Relais santé certified spa.
SAGUENAY

Village-Vacances Petit-Saguenay, 1-877-420-3193

  • 37 fully equipped cottages.
  • Family atmosphere.
  • Outdoor pool.
  • Beach with access to the only fjord in North America (salt water).
LAURENTIDES

Château Sainte-Adèle, 1-877-229-9192

  • 43 rooms renovated in 2009
  • Several family suites with micro-wave and refrigerator.
  • Indoor pool.
  • Family atmosphere.
  • A few minutes away from the Village du Père Noël.
QUEBEC

Manoir du Lac Delage, 1-888-202-3242

An instant favourite! Gorgeous place that everyone in the family will enjoy. The rooms are comfy and well furnished, the menu is marvellous, the activities numerous, the scenery breathtaking and the rates very affordable for all-inclusive stays. Definitely a place to note in your agenda, you will have an enchanting stay.

  • 15 minutes from Quebec.
  • 103 beautifully decorated rooms.
  • Superb views of the lake or mountain.
  • Heated indoor and outdoor pools.
  • Summer: miniature golf, tennis, basket-ball, marina (canoe, single and double kayak , paddle-boat, rowboat), mountain biking and hiking trails.
  • Winter: snowshoeing, ice-skating, tube sliding and kicksleds.
  • Indoor playroom.
  • Childcare services offered for $10/h for one child.
  • Room service.
  • Beauty treatments and spa on site.

Château Bonne Entente, Ste-Foy, Québec 1-800-463-4390

  • Amazing playroom for young children (6 months to 12 years old). You can ask for an on-site educator (usually free of charge).
  • Free childcare if you eat at the Château restaurant!
  • Rest area with small beds for nap time.
  • Library for kids (and adults) and video rental.
  • The outdoor pool is open during 3 seasons and the two Jacuzzis are open year-round.
  • If you book a family suite, you will even have plush toys in the room and a bottle warmer in the bathroom!

Special thanks to Michèle Paquette of FamiFun, a division of Voyages Yvon Dupuis, and to Marlene Follet, Raphaël's mom, for their recommendations and research!

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