Where to begin? Paying $350 a night for a room is not something I ever do. So perhaps my expectations were too high. We took the gourmet package which included the room, breakfast and dinner. We were surprised how disappointed we were. The highlights include hot buns and whipped butter at dinner. The room was small and nothing special. We understand that there are special sanitary measures for Covid, however, do I really need to bring my garbage, recycling and towels to the collection area in front of the elevators? Yet, all windows remained closed throughout the hotel. The rooms were stuffy and the air circulation was poor, which we now know is more problematic than catching Covid from surfaces like towels and garbage. Open the windows in the bistro people! As well, we are not sure if this is Covid related but the wait times at reception and the restaurant reception was long and seemed disorganized. Some things at the restaurant didn’t seem to make sense. We were able to choose from a menu, however, some meals had an extra fee. A crepe with asparagus, ham and sauce was an extra $5 where as a huge ham and cheese omelette didn’t cost anything extra. The food was nothing special. The staff were friendly and helpful. The proximity to hiking trails was great.

We strongly suggest that the staff open all the windows in all the room in the hotel to let in fresh air! Not only during Covid times!

We were at the Gite the Mont Albert about 15 years ago in the summer, and the inn made an impression on us; since international travel is restricted, we decided to do some fall hiking here. It’s a wonderful remote place run by SEPAQ - Quebec National Parks (the closest town is Ste Anne des Monts on the St. Lawrence River about 40 kms)

Our room in the main building was very comfortable. There was a small tv in the room, which we didn’t use, and the wifi was weak. We knew this and weren’t expecting a lot of facilities. What we wanted to do in the three days was hike in the Parc national de la Gaspésie and eat good food at the end of the day. It’s true that guests may run out of choices if they’re staying more than 3 nights but the quality of the meals definitely compensated for the variety. They had an even more limited lunch menu but they offered packed lunch for hikers.

A couple days we also drove down to the towns along the St. Lawrence in the early afternoon after hiking in the morning.

It was a great getaway and if it wasn’t too far a drive from Toronto, we would go there often. As an aside, I wish the Ontario provincial parks offered an inn of the same calibre as the Gite du Mont Albert