Top 10 Polar Bear's Club Hotels

We decided to get away for a few days of skiing in the Laurentians, which is where we've often gone during the February Ontario Family Day break. The location at the top of a hill was great, but the hill wasn't all that challenging. However, it's extremely well situated being close to a number the smaller hills in the southern portion of the Laurentians. The price was right, and the rooms are nice, the bed comfortable, and the bathrooms have had a recent renovation. The main building was done sometime in the 60s I would think, and it still has that character to it. Nothing wrong, but it's definitely not a modern hotel. The only thing that I'd be critical about is the amount of noise that transmits from one part of the hotel to another, particularly in the two storey addition. Part of the noise was also a result of families travelling with younger children, and for some reason, they let their kids use the hallway as a race venue -- I guess to tire them out. It's not a problem of the place -- more a problem of the parents who are probably burned out from the pandemic. We also had dinner at the hotel, and it was good value, a very passable for the convenience and price. As we drive an electric car, it was also good to see that they had a number of charging spots (mostly for Teslas) - so if you do stay there, you can take advantage of the charging.

Auberge Alpine Inn is a raw diamond that my family and I had the chance to discover recently. We absolutely loved everything about this place: 1- The location. Only 1 hour from Montreal and 5 mns from St-Adèle downtown, yet very quiet and surrounded by an abundance of trees and nature. 2- The owners ( the gentleman and the lady at the front desk were so welcoming) 3- The lobby, with the bord games, those vintage telephones that make you time travel, the beautiful restaurant that gives an old classy European vibe, with the music from the 70. 4- The free continental breakfast which is so generous ( very good coffee, boiled eggs, cereal, toast creton, bagel, cream cheese, marmelade, fresh fruits, fresh orange juice), just amazing !! 5- The garden and its fountain and grass and picnic table looks like an impressionist painting 6- The rooms with their jaccuzi and fireplace. We can't wait to be back again!

The hotel was nice, the rooms were comfy, the beds are on the harder side, but it was okay. The hot tub jets weren't very strong and the water was not that warm which was a bit sad in my opinion because after hiitting the slopes I was looking forward to a hot relaxing hot tub. Also, the pool water had a very strong chloramines smell (hot tub seemed fine). Lastly, the breakfast is pretty basic, like everywhere else I've been lately because of Covid.