Where to stay in Montreal and Quebec City?

In Ville-Marie. A downtown hostel for sleeping on a small budget, with the metro to Old Montreal, the Plateau and the Jean-Talon market.

On rue Saint-Hubert, at Berri-UQAM, 1.1 km from Old Montreal. You are at the best-connected metro station in the city, within walking distance of the Quartier Latin and the Plateau.

Rue Labelle, in Ville-Marie, near Berri-UQAM station where three metro lines meet. You walk down to Old Montreal and take the metro to the Plateau or the Jean-Talon market.

On rue Drummond, in the Golden Square Mile, 2 km from Old Montreal. You are on the downtown side, at the foot of Mont-Royal and rue Sherbrooke, in the old district of the great fortunes.

Opened in 1912, the first Ritz-Carlton in North America; Elizabeth Taylor married Richard Burton here in 1964.

On rue Saint-Amable, 100 m from the centre, on place Jacques-Cartier. The most central position in Old Montreal: everything is on foot, from the Old Port up to the Plateau.

Two 18th-century houses, including the Edward-William-Gray house, topped by a glass tower.

On rue Sainte-Ursule, in Old Quebec, 400 m from the Château Frontenac. A hostel inside the walls: you explore the old town on foot and take the bus to Montmorency Falls.

On rue Couillard, in Old Quebec, 400 m from the Château Frontenac. A small hostel in the streets of the old quarter, for sleeping on a small budget without missing out on the centre.

On avenue Sainte-Geneviève, 200 m from the Château Frontenac. A simple hotel in Old Quebec, just behind Dufferin Terrace: you are in the centre without paying centre prices.

On rue des Carrières, in the centre of Quebec City, on Dufferin Terrace. You sleep in the landmark of Old Quebec, with the river beneath your windows and the old town at the door.

Built from 1893 by Canadian Pacific to designs by Bruce Price; the 1943 Quebec Conference was held here.

On rue Saint-Antoine, in the Old Port, 400 m from the Château Frontenac. You are in the Lower Town, among the streets of Petit-Champlain and the quays, within walking distance of the funicular.

Built on an Old Port excavation site: the unearthed objects are displayed in the hotel.

On rue Saint-Pierre, in the Old Port, 500 m from the Château Frontenac. A boutique hotel in the former warehouse district, for those who prefer the Lower Town to the Upper Town.

The hotel occupies the former Dominion Fish and Fruit building from 1912, in the warehouse district.