This is a beautiful condo; clean, comfortable, convenient, really nicely decorated, and fully equipped with just about everything you need and more. It is one floor above street level, over a yummy and creative Sushi Shop, in a building without an elevator, so there are about 20 steps to climb. It’s in a vibrant neighborhood, with Old Quebec’s charming streets just around the corner. We were here for the month of August, and Quebec City was bursting with activity, and many, many free performances. We went to a free circus performance next to Le Grande Marché, free outdoor concerts just up the street, free firework displays with live music shows twice a week, and there are street performers all over the place. We also enjoyed the annual 3-day Nouvelle France celebration, with costumed characters, activities and performances honoring Quebec’s history. We rented bikes and rode eight miles to Montmorency Falls along a really beautiful (and flat) bike path, and my husband zip-lined across the waterfall! We took French classes at the École Québec Monde, and we splurged on an indulgent gastronomic experience at La Tanière3. Our farewell dinner at Le Saint-Amour was fantastic.
The supermarkets were about a ten minute walk away. There was a small Intermarché, about a ten minute walk up rue St. Jean and a really big supermarket, Metro Plus, down the very steep hill, also about a ten minute walk, but without a car it was a quite a schlep lugging bags of groceries up that hill! A good workout though! The air conditioning in the living room was very good; there is no air conditioning in the two bedrooms, but even during a heat wave in August it was mostly fine. The parking space in the back was very helpful to have when we had visitors, but only accessible with a narrow car as the entranceway to the parking is extremely narrow. Both the owner, Josée, and the local property manager, Steven, were accommodating, helpful and kind. We had an absolutely wonderful month in this beautiful condo in charming Old Quebec and we are looking forward to returning.