It’s hard to tell which trait is more evident here: the obvious care that the owners devote or simply the natural 1844 Victorian charm. The 18 spacious, lavishly decorated rooms each have a Jacuzzi tub in a beautifully tiled bathroom.
Only a minute or so from the Citadelle and the Old Town’s main sites, rooms in this little hotel are clean, wonderfully kept, and decorated in shades of light grey.
It's clean. It's basic. And above all, the Norfolk Motel is cheap. To get there, go over Westmorland St Bridge and follow Hwy 105 south to the door for 4km.
A waterfront patio, two restaurants and an indoor saltwater pool are some of the features of this modern hotel.
A refurbished Victorian home near the University of Toronto. All rooms have a bathroom; a few have a fireplace or balcony.
Although the brochures oversell things a bit (‘a vast and comfortable room’), the studios and one-bedroom suites at La Tour Centre Ville are roomy, each with a separate kitchen and your very own window.
Romantic Victorian decor is the chief selling point at this welcoming four-story hotel, handily located in the thick of the Quartier Latin action.
The modern high-rise Trylon Apartments are a plush alternative to top-end hotels at a fraction of the price.
A 10-minute drive north of the Departure Bay ferry terminal, this retreat-style, lakeside hotel is a good spot to rest if you've been roughing it around the island.
With 140 suites, from studios to two-bedrooms, this is a full-service operation, including full kitchens, laundry and fitness center. Rates include continental breakfast.
Festooned with international flags, gay-friendly Victoria's Mansion accommodates travelers in a renovated 1880s redbrick heritage building. Studios have kitchenettes and singles have been renovated. Parking is $10.
Thunder Bay's best hotel comes at a reasonable price. The waterfront property has gone through its fair share of renovations, but the cherry-brick exterior and rickety elevator retain the old-school charm.
Run by a quirky Englishman with John Cleese pretensions, Pimblett’s 10 rooms have names like the Prince Charles Bedroom and Queen Elizabeth’s Bedroom, enabling you to ‘sleep with the entire royal family’ (ha-ha-ha...).
At the corner of 5th and 5th, this hotel has a fabulous location in the heart of Calgary, plus it's nearly always-on Internet specials keep prices low - this is the cheapest sleep downtown.
Although technically a Travelodge, this restored inn from 1879 has retained many of its old-school accoutrements. Several units have kitchenettes, and the free continental breakfast sweetens the deal.
This is an original boarding house from 1918 that's been reborn as a modern guesthouse. It offers more rooms than your usual B&B - a total of 10. Despite its size, Rocky Mountain still retains the intimacy of a small family-run place.
This residence hall at Université de Québec à Montréal (UQAM)offers tidy modern studio apartments with small, fully equipped kitchens in a convenient location not far from the club district along Blvd St-Laurent.
Some elegant rooms in this 1870s building have Jacuzzis and fireplaces.
Capturing the appeal of 1970s Whistler with its yesteryear red-brick fireplaces, wood paneling and pull-down Murphy beds (selected rooms only), this is the place for you if you love brown carpets and brightly patterned duvet covers.
Uphill from the waterfront, this is one of the few Nanaimo B&Bs nearish to the city center – in fact, it's close to the VIA Rail stop and the Old City Quarter.
With amenities aplenty, these suites have two fireplaces, whirlpool tubs, microwaves and fridges. The rooms are spotless and the rock-and-log exterior looks the part, too.
This delightfully eccentric hostel is across the river from town and five minutes up the hill from the ferry landing. It has good views, cabins, platforms for tents and a communal bathhouse. Tent sites are $14.
This older hostel, southeast of the park, was once the Arlington Hotel. Tom, the knowledgeable owner, is a maven, offering invaluable advice for your Algonquin adventure.
The hotel’s 177 rooms are not particularly remarkable, but they offer excellent value given all of their business-traveler amenities. The Vista 18 (18th floor) lounge unfurls the city’s best views.
This wonderfully clean and friendly youth hostel is set in a two-story brick Georgian home.
Always bustling with weddings, conventions and business travelers, this 1948 downtown hotel is another one of Lord Beaverbrook's legacies to the city. The lobby has a touch of vintage glamour, and the 168 rooms are modern and comfortable.
Perfectly located downtown and across from City Park, this 52-room motel is as unadorned as a grapevine in winter. There is a decent outdoor pool and a hot tub.
This 66-room place has a great location across from City Park and once you're inside, you can't see the rather hideous exterior. The rooms are just fine, in an upscale-motel sort of way (nice soap, LCD TVs, piles of decorative pillows etc).
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