Haunted Hotels in Quebec

Built in the 1870s, the building now hosting Hotel l'Abri du Voyageur was originally named Bolero Tourist Rooms and has a long, sordid history catering to the seedy characters of Montreal's infamous Red Light District. Located at the corner of Clark and St. Catherine Street (nicknamed ""St. Kit's"")—the epicenter for drug dealing—during the Red Light era, Bolero Tourist Rooms rented rooms by the hour, serving as a center for drugs and prostitution. The area was characterized by grinding poverty,...

Nestled on the top two floors of the sprawling 17-storey Place Bonaventure, Hotel Bonaventure offers 397 spacious rooms including 5 luxurious suites, conference halls, the fancy Kube Restaurant, a heated rooftop pool, and 2.5 acres of beautiful gardens on the rooftop—a true garden of Eden overlooking the bustling streets of Montreal. This 4-star hotel occupies what was once the world's largest building. Before Place Bonaventure's construction, an enormous gaping hole existed in Downtown Montreal...

Constructed in 1898 and designed by renowned architect Bruce Price for the Canadian Pacific Railway, Place Viger was conceived as both a grandiose hotel and railway station. Built with Montreal gray stone and distinctive orange brick imported from Scotland, the structure showcases the Châteaux de la Loire style with pepperbox corner turrets, a pronounced conical roof, and decorative copper elements. Created to replace the outdated Dalhousie Station, Place Viger was perfectly positioned near Mont...

The Queen Elizabeth Hotel stands as one of Montreal's most luxurious landmarks, a 5-star hotel built by the Canadian National Railway in 1958 as part of the grand railway hotel tradition. Located at 900 Boulevard Rene Levesque Ouest, this massive structure contains 1,039 rooms across 21 floors, making it the largest hotel in Quebec. The hotel achieved international fame as the site of John Lennon and Yoko Ono's legendary bed-in, where the couple protested and recorded the iconic song "Give Peace...

Dominating the Quebec City skyline since its original construction in 1893, the Fairmont Le Château Frontenac has earned the title of "most photographed hotel in the world" due to its prominence above the historic city. Designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 1980, this magnificent property sprawls across 18 floors with over 600 rooms, making it one of the country's grandest hotels. The Château Frontenac shares its architect, Bruce Price, with other famously haunted properties including...

Opening in 2000 as Montreal's first boutique hotel, Hôtel Place d'Armes incorporates four historic buildings originally constructed for pre-eminent Montreal businesses during the Victorian era. The western-most building dates back to 1870, built for the Great Scottish Life Insurance Company and designed by the architectural firm Hopkins & Willy. The Quebec provincial government designated it a historic site on November 7, 1975. The Antonopoulos Group purchased and renovated these structures, lat...