Fort Prevel
August 2021
Fort Prevel is a property located by the side of the Gaspe Bay which include a hotel, a camping, some cabins and a golf course. This establishment is roughly at a 25 minutes’ drive south of the town of Gaspe. There is no commercial activity around, any restaurants or stores. This is a calm and peaceful place.
I booked my room for one night for 88$ per night, excluding taxes, in low season and in Covid time, directly on the Fort Prevel web site.
The property
This establishment is composed of many buildings of which the main building, where the reception office is, and another separate building, where the rooms are. So it is required to go outside to get from the reception to the rooms. A dozen of rooms are spread on two floors. The access to the reception is by a side door, which looks more like an emergency exit, leading to the golf pro-shop. This store also serves as the reception (maybe because of Covid?). There is a snack-bar and a dining area in the main building. This building has many other areas that seem to be abandoned and a main entrance which not used (maybe because of Covid?). The hotel is directly on the golf course.
The property is not very well maintained. A pool seems abandoned for a long time. An outside terrace also seems to be abandoned. Weed is growing between the cobblestones of the sidewalks and of the terrace which gives a feeling of abandonment.
Parking is free.
At a two minute walk from the hotel there are remains of a world war two fortification which include bunkers, a network of tunnels and an abandoned canon battery.
The site is peaceful (to be verified in high season). There is a nice view on the Gaspe Bay.
The room
There is no elevator to get to the rooms second floor and the stairs are outside.
My room is small, with a carpet. There is no desk, but a small round table with two wicker chairs. This not ideal to work because this table is so small and because there are no power outlet near, if you need to plug a computer, for instance. The room is not well equipped. There are not closed closet. There is a small television and a coffee machine for pouches. The furniture is well maintained, without wear signs. There is no air conditioning, but a window can be opened. When I got there, the room was very hot, and it took at least an hour to reach a comfortable temperature by keeping the window and the balcony door open.
There is a small balcony with a table and two chairs. The table is not very clean. The balcony provides a view on the property and on the Gaspe Bay.
The bed is flabby and not very comfortable.
The room is not very sound proof and I can hear sounds from the corridor and from the other rooms.
The bathroom
The bath room is rather small but clean. Very little space is available, no space around the sink and only a narrow shelf below the mirror. There is a shower in a bath. A liquid soap dispenser is available on the shower wall.
Services
The breakfast is not included in the room cost, but it is served in the main building snack-bar. It is served from 7 o’clock. I didn’t have the breakfast because I had to leave before that time.
Wireless internet access (Wi-Fi) is free and excellent.
Design
The room furniture has a common design. Colors are earthy and rustics, which matches the building architectural style and the site location. It is definitely a ‘90s style which has not been updated.
My two cents
Definitively, this hotel needs love. The bath room and the bedding need an upgrade. This is surely an interesting destination for a golf trip. Besides that particular activity, this site doesn’t have much interest for an holiday stay. Nevertheless, this is an ok place for a transit or business stay. I have experienced a 30 years back time travel in this place, to the era of rustic colored tainted wood.
The devil is in the details:
- A room wall is stained.
- The bottom of the balcony door frame is rotten.
Pros
- Golf course (if you play).
- Interesting historic site.
- Scenery and peacefulness.
Cons
- No air conditioning in the room.
- No desk in the room.
- No commercial activity around.