Fairmont Le Manoir Richelieu: Third Night Free – Stay Three, Pay Two at an Average of US$267 per Night (Charlevoix, Quebec)

Aerial view of Fairmont Le Manoir Richelieu at dusk, the French château-style building with its verdigris roof overlooking the St. Lawrence River — Fairmont Le Manoir Richelieu stands on high ground on the north shore of the St. Lawrence River, and its verdigris-roofed French château silhouette is the most recognizable building in Charlevoix.

This edition's best single pick is Fairmont Le Manoir Richelieu in Charlevoix, Quebec. Through the Accor Preferred advisor program you can get the third night free, which means stay two, get one free, stacked with daily breakfast for two, a US$100 hotel credit and welcome amenities, all on free-cancellation terms. This offer comes with one thing worth spelling out: it appears only through the Accor Preferred advisor channel. You won't find it on the offers page of the hotel's own website, and it isn't visible through public channels either, so it is a price you can only get by going through an advisor.

About the Hotel

Fairmont Le Manoir Richelieu was built in the late 19th century in French château style, in the village of La Malbaie in Quebec's Charlevoix region, on a rise on the north shore of the St. Lawrence River, about a 90-minute drive from Quebec City. The steep verdigris roof with its row of dormer windows makes it one of the best-preserved of the castle hotels from the Canadian railway era, with 405 rooms and suites in all.

The hotel is almost a resort in itself. Dining includes the main restaurants Le Saint-Laurent and Le Bellerive, plus the seasonal Le Point Cardinal beside the golf course. For sports and leisure, there is a 27-hole golf course designed by Darrell Huxham, the Moment Spa, indoor and outdoor pools, a multi-purpose sports center, tennis courts and mini golf, and the steam room and fitness center are in the building too. Parking is free self-parking or indoor valet.

The location has two more pluses. The Casino de Charlevoix is right next door, within walking distance, and at the foot of the hotel is the Mont Grand-Fonds ski area. In summer and fall, the hotel works with Croisières AML on whale watching cruises. This stretch of the St. Lawrence estuary is year-round home to beluga whales, and in late summer and early fall you can also see humpback and fin whales. In winter the activities switch to skating and snowshoeing. If you want to go farther afield, Via Ferrata climbing routes and hiking trails around Charlevoix are also within driving distance.

The hotel's cliffside terrace, with red umbrellas and string lights, facing the sunset over the St. Lawrence River — The cliffside terrace faces the St. Lawrence River and is the most sought-after spot at the hotel in summer and fall, nearly full at sunset.

Offer Details

Booking this hotel through the Accor Preferred advisor program gets you the following set of perks:

Third night free, which means stay two, get one free
Daily breakfast for two (per room)
US$100 hotel credit; confirm the exact usage conditions with the hotel at check-in
VIP welcome amenity
Room upgrade (subject to availability on the day of check-in)
Early check-in / late checkout (subject to availability)
Flexible cancellation terms, not a prepaid non-refundable rate

Minimum stay: 3 nights. The third night is the free one, so a 2-night stay does not get this benefit.

Eligible room types: in our checks, all 8 bookable room types qualify, from the entry-level Fairmont Room to the top Deluxe View Jacuzzi Room, and all get the free night.

Reference prices (data as of July 26, 2026): for a 3-night stay checking in September 4, 2026, 2 adults:

Fairmont Room (Fairmont Queen / Fairmont Double Double): night 1 US$354.48, night 2 US$446.83, night 3 US$0;
3 nights paid including taxes: US$953.55, about US$267 per night.
The public refundable rate for the same room type and the same dates is US$392.36 per night, US$1,498.77 for 3 nights including taxes, a difference of US$545 between the two, saving about 36%.

The average nightly rate after the free night falls roughly in the US$267 – US$388 range, covering everything from the entry-level Fairmont Room to the top Deluxe View Jacuzzi Room, stacked with daily breakfast for two and the US$100 credit. For a resort hotel at the level of the Fairmont château family, this price is not high.

Cancellation policy: this rate is on refundable terms. For the dates we checked, you could cancel free of charge until about 2 days before check-in, after which it becomes non-cancellable. The exact free-cancellation deadline varies with the check-in date, and we will confirm it with the hotel again when we place the booking.

One last reminder: this is a limited-time advisor-channel rate. It is not on the offers page of the hotel's website, and no unified booking deadline or stay window has been published, so whether you can get it depends on current inventory. That is why the quotes below are always checked live for the specific dates you give us, rather than applying the numbers in this article.

If you need an exact quote, you can submit an inquiry through the booking inquiry form in this article.

View king room, with the St. Lawrence River and the Charlevoix hills outside the window — Outside the view rooms are the St. Lawrence River and the Charlevoix hills on the far shore, and they cost only twenty-some dollars more per night than rooms without a view.

Choosing a Room

The room structure is simple. The entry level is the Fairmont Room, in a queen-bed version (Fairmont Queen) and a double-bed version (Fairmont Double Double); one step up is the larger Deluxe Room (Deluxe Double Double); above that is the Fairmont View Room, again in queen, king and double-double versions (Fairmont View Queen / King / Double Double); and at the top are the Deluxe View Jacuzzi King and the Deluxe View Double Double, which have a Jacuzzi tub in the room.

One practical takeaway on choosing: the price difference between view and non-view rooms is small. For the same dates, the entry-level Fairmont Room is US$267 per night after the free night, while the Fairmont View King is US$288, a difference of only twenty-some dollars a night. Since the hotel's biggest draw is the view straight over the St. Lawrence River, going straight to a view room is the better value. The top Deluxe View Jacuzzi Room is US$378 per night after the free night, still a reasonable range if you want to stay more comfortably.

If you are traveling with kids, the Double Double room has two double beds, so no extra bed is needed. In addition, the hotel's attic floor has a batch of rooms with sloped roofs and dormer windows, with a more interesting layout than the standard floors. If you mind the ceiling height, tell us in advance and we will avoid them, or request a specific room, when we place the booking.

Attic-floor suite, with sloped roof, dormer windows and a separate living area — The sloped roofs and dormer windows of the attic-floor rooms preserve the original layout of the château building, with the living area separate from the sleeping area.

Booking Tips

The free-third-night structure means a booking of 3 nights or more is what pays off, and 3 to 4 nights is the best fit in practice. Charlevoix is not a place where you stay one night and leave anyway: a whale watching cruise plus a round of golf alone takes two days.

For season, September to mid-October comes first. The whale watching season on the St. Lawrence estuary has not ended yet, Quebec's fall colors are just starting, and the hotel's riverside terrace is still open, making it the most comfortable stretch of the year. If you want to golf, the season runs roughly from late February to mid-October, with exact opening days adjusted each year. Winter is a different kind of trip: skiing at Mont Grand-Fonds plus the hotel's indoor pool and spa make a classic château winter getaway.

For trip planning, it is only a 90-minute drive from Quebec City, so it pairs well with Old Quebec: spend the first half in the Old City looking at the historic district, then move to Charlevoix to unwind for the second half. The scenery on the drive along the north shore of the St. Lawrence River is worth the trip by itself.

Finally, since this rate can be canceled for free, you can hold the room type and price first even if your dates are not fully settled, and adjust later. Given how much this hotel's room rates fluctuate, holding first usually does not cost you anything.

Tee box on the hotel's 27-hole golf course, overlooking the St. Lawrence River and the Charlevoix coastline — The 27-hole course was designed by Darrell Huxham, and several tee boxes face the St. Lawrence River and the Charlevoix coastline.

How to Book

We are an accredited advisor for programs including Accor Preferred / HERA, Virtuoso, Hyatt Privé, Rosewood Elite, Marriott STARS, Mandarin Oriental Fan Club and Four Seasons Preferred Partner, and these perks can only be had through an advisor channel.

Compared with booking directly, at the same room rate, booking through us adds things like free breakfast, a hotel credit and a room upgrade, while points and elite nights still accrue, at no extra charge to you. The free third night at this hotel is available only through the advisor channel and cannot be found on the hotel's website. Send us your dates and party size, and we will check the current room rate.

Conclusion

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