Navigateur Hotel

EN / FR

December 2021

I stayed at the Navigateur Hotel from the C Hotels chain during a couple of days for a family vacation. This hotel is located downtown Rimouski and close to the St. Lawrence River shore. I booked an executive suite that comes with a ling size bed and a double Murphy bed.

The property

This hotel is located downtown and from a short distance from the shore. This is a small property close to a Pacini restaurant. There are some stores and restaurants from a many minute walk.

The hotel hall is small with some armchairs. An exterior parking is available. The hotel also owns a spa not located in the hotel main building. One must cross the street to get there.

The room

My room was spacious. The floor is in wood. The ceiling is high and there is some echo in the room. The heating system is quiet. I didn’t use the air conditioning. The closet is not closed.

The Murphy bed is very convenient because it provides a large area in the room, when it is not open. Also, that bed is comfortable and easy to open and close. The king size bed is somewhat comfortable and provides an ok night of sleep. Nightstands are located on each side of that bed. Nevertheless, only one is equipped with a power outlet and a USB socket. The bed base is massive and its corners stick out so it is easy to accidentally hit them. Also, I noticed that one of the two corners is damaged probably from being hit too many times.

The room is well equipped. There is a table with two chairs. But the table was broken and unstable to the point where it is not possible to but a glass on it at the risk of spilling it. A couch and a large coffee table define well an area to relax or to watch TV. Also, a fridge, a microwave oven, a Nespresso coffee machine (original), and an ironing board with its electric iron are available. The television is wide and doesn’t offer the possibility to connect a streaming service, but a HDMI outlet is accessible in the back. There is also a large cabinet with many shelves for storage. Drawers are located under the bed for additional storage. A desk is available, with a rollers chair. Power and USB outlets are accessible from the desk. A shelf is also provided to place a suitcase, but it is too narrow and a large suitcase will be unstable on it. Since this shelf is located under the wardrobe, a suitcase becomes less accessible when coats are hung.

A carpet or a tray for boots should have been placed near the entrance door to collect water from boots in the winter. Since there is nothing planned for that, water accumulated on the floor.

Although the hotel is located near the river and that my room is located on the 2^nd floor, the view doesn’t show the shore but to nearby building instead.

The bathroom

The bathroom is accessible by a translucent glass door. From a visual standpoint this door provides good intimacy, but it is not sufficiently soundproofed.

The bath room is large. There is a lot of surface around the sink, and a lot of storage. There is not bath and a shower behind glass panels. The shower is equipped only with a hand shower head that offers only a small jet.

Services

The hotel doesn’t offer any restauration on site, but a restaurant from the Pacini chain (Italian) is attached on the property and accessible directly without having to go out. Neither the hotel nor the Pacini restaurant offer breakfast. So it is not possible to have breakfast on site at this hotel.

There is a gym on site. A health center with a spa is also operated by this hotel, but is located in another building across the street. I didn’t use either of these during my stay.

Internet access (Wi-Fi) is free and excellent.

An exterior parking is available and free.

Design

The room decor is modern but the decoration is at a minimum. Pictures or illustrations on the walls could improve the room ambiance and make it warmer and maybe improve the acoustics. The décor and size of the room gives an impression of gymnasium. There are a lot of possibilities to improve the design and ambiance. The managers should use that to make this room more pleasant. The bathroom is nicely designed.

My two cents

The executive suite is vast, well equipped and has a lot of storage space. This is a perfect room for a family stay. But this is certainly not a luxury suite. Nevertheless, in my opinion the absence of breakfast on site is a major inconvenient. The business stays as the vacations ones becomes more complicated. A car ride is required to reach the closest restaurant that offers breakfast.

The devil is in the details:

• Broken table (unstable).
• Corner of bed base damaged.

Pros

• Room well equipped.
• Large room.
• Hotel location.

Cons

• Bathroom glass door.
• Oversize bed base.
• No breakfast on site.