Hovey Manor, or Manoir Hovey /ˈhʌvi/ (in French) is a five-star, 37-bedroom, luxury hotel in North Hatley, Quebec, Canada.
Location
editThe 37-bedroom hotel's grounds cover 35 acres and has a view of Lake Massawippi.[1]
History
editThe hotel was initially built as a summer home for Henry Atkinson, the owner of Georgia Power, in 1900.[1] It was converted into a hotel in the 1950s, branded as The Birches, before being renamed Hovey Manor, named after local settler Colonel Ebenezer Hovey.[1] Stephen and Katryn Stafford bought the hotel in 1979, employing the son Jason to manage it in 2000.[1] The hotel is part of the Relais & Châteaux luxury hotel association.[2]
Notable guests include Bill, Hillary, and Chelsea Clinton who visited in 2017 and 2021; also Jacques Chirac and Bernadette Chirac who visited in 2003.[3][4]
In 2007, the hotel was named one of Canada's top ten hotels in Condé Nast Traveler's Gold List – the only rural property in Eastern Canada to have received the award.[5] In 2014, it is ranked first among the Best Hotels in Eastern Canada in the Condé Nast Traveler: Readers' Choice Awards.[6] In 2016, it was voted Canada's top hotel by both the readers of Condé Nast Traveler magazine, and by Travel & Leisure magazine.[1] Both magazines also stated that the hotel was amongst the fifty best hotels in the world.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f Delean, Paul (29 Oct 2016). "Manoir Hovey, North Hatley's five-star gem, won't rest on its laurels". Montreal Gazette. Retrieved 2022-12-16.
- ^ Andrew Sardone (2022-05-11). "Quebec's Eastern Townships are driven by a love for design". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2022-12-16.
- ^ "Clinton family to take over Manoir Hovey in Quebec's Eastern Townships". CBC. 8 Aug 2017.
- ^ Laframboise, Kalina; Jelowicki, Amanda (14 Aug 2021). "Bill and Hillary Clinton create a buzz while vacationing in Quebec's Eastern Townships again". Global News. Retrieved 2022-12-16.
- ^ "Travel Reviews, News, Guides & Tips". Condé Nast Traveler. Condé Nast. Retrieved 2022-12-16.
- ^ Condé Nast Traveler - Readers' Choice Awards [1] Archived 2014-10-31 at the Wayback Machine, Best Hotels in Eastern Canada, from the Condé Nast Traveler - Readers Choice Awards 2014