1 The Drake Hotel 2 Hôtel St-Paul 3 Inn at the forks 4 Hôtel Gault

For the Art Crowd
The Drake Hotel (Toronto) exhibits local contemporary art and keeps a room for artists in residence. Rooms at Listel Vancouver Hotel are located on either the Gallery Floor (curated by the Buschlen Mowatt Galleries) or the Museum Floor (featuring works by Northwest Coast First Nations artists). Hôtel Gault’s (Montreal) impressive collection includes etchings, paintings, photography and sculpture by Canadian artists. All the pieces on display at Brookstreet Hotel (Ottawa) are the work of students from a renowned local school. Auberge Saint-Antoine (Quebec City) was built on a rich archeological site, and many artifacts uncovered during construction are displayed, museum-style, throughout the hotel.

Executive, Sweet
Upgrade to these classy long-stay suites. Metropolitan Hotel Vancouver’s feature three Juliette balconies, a raised dining room for eight and enough open space to run laps in. Decorated with objets from Africa and Indonesia, The Met Hotel (Edmonton) features two balconies, a bar and a kitchenette. Le Saint-Sulpice Hôtel-Montréal boasts a wood-burning fireplace, while Hôtel St-Paul (Montreal) has a modern dining area separated from the bedroom by sheer curtains. Mix a drink at your personal wet bar in the Wedgewood Hotel (Vancouver), and enjoy the view of Robson Square.

Privacy Please
Bonaparte Auberge et Restaurant, located on a quaint, narrow Old Montreal side street overlooking the Notre-Dame Basilica gardens, feels like a secret oasis. The private honeymoon suite at Paintbox Lodge (Canmore, Alta.) is the hotel’s most popular room. Harbour House Hotel (Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont.) is directly across from a tranquil marina, while Murray Premises Hotel (St. John’s) with its stone walls, beamed ceilings and cozy guest rooms, makes for a romantic getaway. Kensington Riverside Inn (Calgary) promotes cocooning with a video-borrowing library, fresh-baked cookies and a morning delivery of coffee and a newspaper.

Life After Bagels
Consider these complimentary offerings for the most important meal of the day. Paintbox Lodge (Canmore, Alta.) patrons choose from a menu of Spanish-inspired and traditional breakfasts at the hotel’s Tapas Restaurant. Enjoy fresh local concoctions like poached eggs on focaccia with marinara pesto and homemade sausages on the patio nearly year-round at Brentwood Bay Lodge & Spa (Victoria). Make your way down to the quaint, sunny breakfast room at Kensington Riverside Inn (Calgary) for daily hot breakfasts like blueberry-stuffed French toast. Auberge du Vieux-Port (Montreal) offers morning fare in its award-winning Restaurant Les Remparts, while, despite not having a restaurant, Hôtel Gault (Montreal) manages to turn out a fine full breakfast with some of the lightest, fluffiest scrambled eggs around.