Two Chairs, and Then the Estuary
You will find two heavy wooden adirondack chairs and a slice-of-log table on the concrete apron behind the inn, facing north-east, and that is the whole proposition. Beyond them is a low seawall, then rock and kelp and tide pools, then the St Lawrence running out so wide here that the far shore is a rumour. In the evening it turns gold, and it is what guests write about before they write about anything else.
The Auberge du Vieux Faubourg is a twelve-unit inn in a tall red clapboard building with a ship's wheel on the gable and a hand-painted sign at the roadside, right in the middle of Sainte-Anne-des-Monts. The sea-view rooms have sliding doors that open straight onto balconies and patios above the water. Ground-floor units let themselves in through their own exterior doors, motel-style; a few deluxe rooms sit upstairs behind a long timber balcony.
The Standard Overnight on the Gaspésie Loop
Sainte-Anne-des-Monts is a town of a little over six thousand people at the junction of Route 132, which runs the coast, and Route 299, which climbs south into the Chic-Chocs. That junction is the reason to stop here. Everything on the northern half of the peninsula is reachable from it, and the inn sits on the seaward side of the centre with the church directly across the street.
Walk five minutes east along the water and you reach the fishing wharf and Exploramer, the St Lawrence marine museum and aquarium with its touch tanks and sea excursions. Two minutes the other way is a chocolate économusée where you watch the stuff being made. Nine minutes west is the town's craft brewery in an old grocery, with a seaside patio. Forty minutes south on Route 299 is the discovery centre for Parc national de la Gaspésie, which holds more than twenty-five peaks over a thousand metres and the only woodland caribou herd south of the St Lawrence.
Compact Rooms, and a Door That Locks at Eleven
The refurbished sea-view units are genuinely handsome: charcoal walls, wide plank floors, porthole mirrors, nautical prints and a sliding door onto the water. Several upstairs rooms are older in style, with pine floors, traditional furniture and a sailboat print over the beds. Every unit has a private bathroom, a flat-screen television and free Wi-Fi, and most are equipped well enough to put together a picnic supper and eat it on the patio. Guests use the words clean and modern constantly, and the cleanliness score backs them up.
Be clear about the trade-offs, because the aggregator pages will not be. The rooms are compact, and several guests say so cheerfully. There is no restaurant, no bar, no pool and no spa. There are no cots, and an extra bed carries a nightly charge per person. Check-in runs from four in the afternoon to nine at night, and the building is closed to entry between eleven at night and seven in the morning, which is the single most important line of fine print on this page.
Why Book the Auberge du Vieux Faubourg?
This is a twelve-unit inn on the shoreline in the middle of a small Gaspésie town. It does one thing extremely well and deliberately does not do several others.
The St Lawrence is outside the door
Not across a road, not across a car park. The sea-view rooms have sliding doors onto balconies and patios above the rock and kelp, and there are adirondack chairs on the concrete apron pointing at the water. Sunsets over the estuary come up again and again in what guests write, and one Canadian couple called the whole thing almost storybook-like.
In the town, not on the bypass
The church is across the street, the fishing wharf and the Exploramer marine museum are a five-minute walk, and a chocolate économusée is two minutes away. Parc national de la Gaspésie is forty minutes south up Route 299. That combination, a walkable centre plus the trailhead for the Chic-Chocs, is why this town is the standard overnight on the loop.
Three rooms with no steps at all
The ground-floor units open motel-style through their own exterior doors, and three of the six types are documented as step-free and wheelchair accessible, with a lowered sink, grab rails and accessible parking. On a peninsula where most of the accommodation is up a flight of stairs, that is worth naming.
Know what it is not
No restaurant, no bar, no pool, no spa, no bicycles, and rooms that several guests describe as compact. Aggregator pages have invented most of those amenities; we have not. Dinner is in town, five minutes away, and one guest who wanted plates and cutlery for a picnic was simply lent them by the owner.
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Interesting Points About Auberge du Vieux Faubourg
- There are twelve units, not nine. The figure comes from the Quebec tourist-accommodation register, where the inn holds CITQ establishment licence 222885 for twelve units, valid to 30 June 2027, and it is corroborated by Tourisme Gaspésie and Bonjour Québec. Several aggregator pages say nine, and one booking FAQ claims only two room options exist when there are six.
- The building locks between 23:00 and 07:00 and check-in runs only from 16:00 to 21:00. Both facts are buried in the fine print and neither appears on the aggregator pages, several of which claim a 24-hour front desk. There is no 24-hour desk. If your ferry, drive or hike is going to land you outside that window, arrange it in advance.
- A guest review that mentions walking distance to the metro means the Métro grocery chain. There is no subway anywhere in the Gaspésie, and AI answers have repeated the mistake. What is genuinely walkable is a supermarket, an ice-cream stop and an EV fast-charger near the town hall.
- Aggregator pages have invented a swimming pool, a wellness centre, complimentary bicycles and pet-friendliness at this address. None of it exists. What does exist is a garden, a sun terrace, a picnic area, outdoor furniture and direct beachfront, and pets are not accepted at all.
- Three of the six room types are step-free and wheelchair accessible on the ground floor: the Standard Double Room, the Quadruple Room with Sea View and the Deluxe Double Room with Sea View. They have a lowered bathroom sink, grab rails at the toilet and accessible parking. The Queen Room with Sea View and the Deluxe Double Room with Balcony are upstairs by stairs only, and there is no lift.
- You cannot arrive by train. VIA Rail's Montreal to Gaspé service was suspended on 22 August 2013 over track condition and remains suspended indefinitely, with reporting in 2026 indicating no restoration before the end of 2027. The intercity coach option is Orléans Express, which serves the town daily.
- The postal code appears two ways: G4V 1B4 on the accommodation licence and G4V 0E3 on the Google business listing. The licence version is the one to trust. The street is also written variously as 1re, 1ere, 1ère and 1st Avenue West.
Rooms & Accommodation at Auberge du Vieux Faubourg
Deluxe Double Room with Sea View
2 guests · About 14 m² · Ground floor, step-free
Best for a couple who came for the water and do not want to negotiate a staircase to reach it. It is a ground-floor unit with its own exterior door, a sliding door onto the sea, and it is one of the three types documented as step-free and wheelchair accessible. If you are going to sit outside with a coffee and watch the estuary go gold, book this one.
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Quadruple Room with Sea View
Up to 4 guests · About 16 m² · Ground floor, step-free
Choose this if you are four people driving the loop together and you all want the view rather than one of you getting the sofa. It is the largest of the ground-floor sea-view types at around 16 m², with a fridge and microwave for the picnic supper, and it is step-free with an accessible bathroom. Note there are no cots, so plan the numbers accordingly.
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Queen Room with Sea View
2 guests · About 14 m² · Upstairs balcony
The pick for a couple who want height over the water and do not mind a staircase to get it. Upstairs rooms open onto the long timber balcony that runs the front of the building, which is the best seat in the property at sunset. It is soundproofed and has its own entrance, a fridge and a microwave. There is no lift, so weigh that with heavy bags.
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Deluxe Double Room with Balcony
2 guests · About 16 m² · Upstairs balcony
Works well for two people who want floor space more than a sea frontage, since this is one of the larger types at about 16 m² and has a proper sitting area rather than a corner. It is upstairs with its own balcony and entrance. Book it if you are staying two or three nights rather than passing through on the loop.
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Double Room
2 guests · About 14 m² · Ground floor
Suits two travellers stopping one night on the loop who would rather spend the difference on dinner and the Exploramer ticket. It is on the ground floor with its own outside door, a fridge, a microwave and a coffee machine, and it is not flagged as wheelchair accessible even though it is step-level, so ask if that matters.
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Standard Double Room
2 guests · About 12 m² · Ground floor, step-free
The right choice for a solo traveller or a couple who need step-free access at the lowest point of entry. At around 12 m² it is the smallest unit here and it makes no claim otherwise, but it is on the ground floor, it is documented as wheelchair accessible with a lowered sink and grab rails, and it has a coffee machine for the morning before you drive on.
Check PricesIs the Auberge du Vieux Faubourg Right for You?
Best Suited For
- Road-trippers doing the Gaspésie loop who want a walkable town rather than a motel strip
- Couples who will pay for a sea-view room and use the balcony at sunset
- Hikers heading up Route 299 for Parc national de la Gaspésie and the Chic-Chocs
- Guests needing step-free access, with three documented wheelchair-accessible ground-floor types
Worth Considering Alternatives If
- Anyone arriving after eleven at night, since the building is closed to entry until seven
- Families needing a cot, because none are available and an extra bed is charged per person
- Guests expecting a restaurant, bar, pool or spa, none of which exist here
- Dog owners, as pets are not accepted despite what some aggregator pages claim
Amenities and Facilities
In Your Room
- Private bathroom with bath or shower and a hairdryer
- Flat-screen TV with cable channels
- Coffee machine
- Free Wi-Fi
- Heating and a fan
- Hypoallergenic bedding and a mosquito net
- Fridge and microwave in most types
- Balcony or patio in the sea-view types
- Non-smoking
Outside
- Direct beachfront on the St Lawrence
- Private beach area
- Garden and sun terrace
- Picnic area with outdoor dining furniture
- Adirondack chairs facing the water
- Upstairs timber balcony running the front of the building
Services and Access
- Free private parking on site, no reservation needed
- Accessible parking
- Three ground-floor wheelchair-accessible room types
- Lowered bathroom sink and toilet grab rails in the accessible units
- Private and express check-in and check-out
- Daily housekeeping and a wake-up service
- Invoice provided
- Not available: Lift
- Not available: 24-hour reception
- Not available: Self-service laundry
- Not available: Complimentary bicycles
Policies
- Check-in 16:00 to 21:00, check-out by 11:00
- No entry to the building between 23:00 and 07:00
- Photo ID and a credit card required at check-in
- Children of any age welcome
- Extra bed available per person per night, subject to availability
- Visa, Mastercard, bankcard and cash accepted
- Designated smoking area outside
- Not available: Pets
- Not available: Cots
- Not available: Restaurant or bar
- Not available: Swimming pool
- Not available: Spa or wellness centre
Location and Getting Around
Sainte-Anne-des-Monts is a small coastal city of just over six thousand people in the Haute-Gaspésie, on the Gulf of St Lawrence, where Route 132 along the coast meets Route 299 climbing south through the mountains. The inn stands on the seaward side of the centre on 1re Avenue Ouest, with the parish church directly across the street and the working wharf five minutes east on foot.
This is car country and you should plan on driving. There is no passenger train: VIA Rail's Montreal to Gaspé service was suspended in August 2013 and remains suspended indefinitely, with no restoration expected before the end of 2027, so ignore any page that implies otherwise. Orléans Express runs an intercity coach through the town daily. Mont-Joli airport is about 153 km west, roughly two hours on Route 132.
- Église de Sainte-Anne-des-Monts: Across the street, about a minute
- Couleur Chocolat économusée: About 150 m, a 2-minute walk
- The fishing wharf and marina: About a 5-minute walk east
- Exploramer marine museum and aquarium: About a 5-minute walk east
- Plage Cartier and Cantine Cartier: A short walk west along 1re Avenue
- Microbrasserie Le Malbord: About 700 m, a 9-minute walk west
- Parc national de la Gaspésie discovery centre: About 40 km, a 40-minute drive
- Mont Jacques-Cartier: In the park, the highest peak in southern Quebec
- Mont-Joli Airport: About 153 km, roughly a 2-hour drive
- Michel-Pouliot Gaspé Airport: About 211 km east
Getting to Key Locations
Within a 15-minute walk: 2 of the 3 places below.
Photo: Félix Mathieu-Bégin, CC BY-SA 4.0
Route 132 and the Gaspésie loop
2 min walk
Two minutes on foot from the door and you are standing on Route 132, which carries the most scenic northern stretch of the 885-km Gaspésie loop, hugging the shore between Matane and Gaspé with the Chic-Chocs rising inland the whole way. Sainte-Anne-des-Monts is the natural overnight break on it, which is why a town this size supports a marine museum, a brewery and a chocolate économusée.
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Exploramer and the wharf
5 min walk
About a 5-minute walk east along the water, Exploramer is the St Lawrence marine museum and aquarium at 1 rue du Quai, with touch tanks, sea excursions and a run of open-air installations, admission around $19.85 per adult plus taxes and a season that runs roughly June to mid-October. It shares the headland with the working fishing wharf and marina, which is where guests go for the sunset walk.
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Parc national de la Gaspésie
40 min drive
About 40 km south, a 40-minute drive up Route 299, the park's discovery and services centre is the trailhead hub for Mont-Albert and the route toward Mont Jacques-Cartier. The park holds more than twenty-five peaks above a thousand metres, seven of the highest in Quebec, and the only woodland caribou herd south of the St Lawrence, now down to around fifty animals.
View on MapHow to Get to the Auberge du Vieux Faubourg
- Driving from Mont-Joli or the west: Join Route 132 heading east and follow the coast through Matane and Cap-Chat to Sainte-Anne-des-Monts, about 153 km and roughly two hours from Mont-Joli. The inn is on 1re Avenue Ouest on the seaward side of the town centre, a few hundred metres west of the middle, with the church opposite and free parking on site.
- By coach: Orléans Express runs daily through Sainte-Anne-des-Monts, connecting toward Québec, Rimouski, Montréal and Gaspé. The ticket and stop area is at the Dépanneur Cadeko and Petro-Canada at 85 boulevard Sainte-Anne Ouest, a short taxi or walk from the inn.
- There is no train: VIA Rail's Montreal to Gaspé service was suspended on 22 August 2013 because of the track condition and remains suspended indefinitely, with reporting in 2026 saying no restoration before the end of 2027. Any page suggesting you can arrive by rail is out of date by more than a decade.
- Arriving inside the window: Check-in runs from 16:00 to 21:00 and the building is closed to entry between 23:00 and 07:00. There is no 24-hour desk whatever some listings say. If your day on the loop is going to run long, telephone ahead on +1 418-763-5345 and arrange it. Check-out is by 11:00.
- Charging and supplies: A Circuit électrique fast-charge station sits a short walk away near the town hall and tourist office at 6 1re Avenue Ouest. The supermarket, an ice-cream stop and the town's restaurants are all within a few minutes on foot, which matters because there is no kitchen or restaurant at the inn.
Sainte-Anne-des-Monts and the Haute-Gaspésie
Sainte-Anne-des-Monts is where the sea meets the mountains on the Gaspésie loop. Its 1re Avenue runs more than eight kilometres along the St Lawrence past driftwood sculptures, boardwalks, a marina and beaches, while Route 299 climbs south into the Chic-Chocs and Parc national de la Gaspésie. For a town of six thousand it punches well above its weight: a marine museum and aquarium on the wharf, a chocolate économusée, a craft brewery in a heritage grocery and a developed waterfront with a Maison de la culture.
Summer is the season. Late June to mid-September brings warm weather, sea excursions, whale and marine-life trips and the full loop; September and October bring the Chic-Chocs autumn colour; winter draws backcountry ski-tourers into the mountains. The property's own answer to which month is best is August. Book well ahead for anything in high summer, because the whole peninsula fills.
Watch: Along the Coast
The first leg of a Québécois road-trip series running Route 132 from the gateway of the Gaspésie right into Sainte-Anne-des-Monts, so you can see the coast you will be driving before you book the dates.
Is the Auberge du Vieux Faubourg worth it?
Yes, for a night or two on the Gaspésie loop. You get a clean, modern room with the St Lawrence directly outside a sliding door, adirondack chairs for the sunset, free parking, and a walkable town with a marine museum, a brewery and the wharf all within minutes. Skip it if you need a restaurant on site, a cot for a baby, or to arrive after eleven at night, because the building is locked to entry until seven the next morning.
What Guests Say About the Auberge du Vieux Faubourg
Scores and review counts are aggregated from verified guest bookings on major travel platforms.
Fabulous
Over a thousand reviews and the pattern barely moves. Guests come off the loop, find a spotless modern room with the estuary outside the door, and say so: cleanliness and location score joint highest, comfort and staff just behind. The host gets named personally, often for something small and practical like lending plates to a couple who wanted to eat on the patio. Where the numbers dip is facilities, which is exactly right for a place with no restaurant, no bar and compact rooms, and nobody sounds misled about that.
Loved being right beside the fishing wharf, and found the room spotless with a comfortable bed and genuinely good coffee.
Mirela
Loved being right beside the fishing wharf, and found the room spotless with a comfortable bed and genuinely good coffee.
2026-08-11Praised the position and a roomy unit with pleasant outdoor seating for taking in the view.
2026-08-09Asked what she liked about the stay, she answered simply: everything.
2026-08-01A great position with quick access back onto the highway, an immaculate room and a comfortable bed. She said the whole thing felt almost storybook-like.
2026-08-02Called it a beautiful place with a spectacular outlook right on the water.
2026-07-20Found the sea-view room wonderful for sunsets and liked being a walk from the grocery store and an ice-cream stop, with an EV charger a couple of minutes away. Her one wish was for plates and cutlery, which the owner promptly lent her.
2026-07-15A nice outlook and a room she described as clean and up to date.
2026-07-14Rated the setting highly and found the room and the facilities on the modest side.
2026-08-09Enjoyed the handy spot and the outlook over the water, with an easy arrival and an easy departure. No complaints overall.
2026-08-04Booked at short notice and found it well situated and clean.
2026-07-29Good to Know Before You Book
The door locks at eleven
Check-in runs from 16:00 to 21:00 and there is no entry to the building between 23:00 and 07:00. This is the fine print that catches people, particularly anyone underestimating how long the drive along Route 132 takes. Some aggregator pages claim a 24-hour front desk; there is not one. Telephone ahead on +1 418-763-5345 if your day is going to overrun, and bring photo ID and a credit card for check-in.
There is no restaurant, and no kitchen either
The inn has no restaurant, no bar, no pool and no spa, whatever some listings say. Most rooms have a fridge and a microwave and all have a coffee machine, but there is no cookware. One guest who wanted plates and cutlery for a patio supper was lent them by the owner, which tells you both how pared back and how helpful the place is. Dinner is five minutes away in town.
Which rooms are step-free
Three of the six types are documented as wheelchair accessible on the ground floor: the Standard Double Room, the Quadruple Room with Sea View and the Deluxe Double Room with Sea View. They have a lowered bathroom sink, grab rails at the toilet and accessible parking. The plain Double Room is on the ground floor but is not flagged accessible, and the Queen Room with Sea View and the Deluxe Double Room with Balcony are upstairs with no lift.
Children, extra beds and paying
Children of any age are welcome, but there are no cots at all and an extra bed carries a nightly charge per person, subject to availability. Note that the house rules and the public listing disagree on the age at which a child is charged as an adult, so confirm that directly if it affects your booking. Visa, Mastercard, bankcard and cash are accepted, and cancellation terms vary by the rate you pick and display before you confirm.
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Need to arrange a late arrival, ask which sea-view room is step-free, or check what is open in town on your dates? The inn answers the phone directly.
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Frequently Asked Questions
The inn is at 45 1re Avenue Ouest, on the seaward side of central Sainte-Anne-des-Monts, with the parish church directly across the street. Exploramer, the St Lawrence marine museum and aquarium, is about a five-minute walk east along the water, sharing the headland with the fishing wharf and marina. A chocolate économusée is two minutes away and the town's craft brewery about nine minutes west.
Yes. Parking is private, on site and free, with no reservation needed, and there is accessible parking too. No oversize-vehicle or RV limit is published, which suits a town where most guests arrive having driven several hours of Route 132.
Check-in runs from 16:00 to 21:00 and check-out is by 11:00. There is also no entry to the building between 23:00 and 07:00, which is genuinely a curfew and is buried in most listings. There is no 24-hour front desk despite what several aggregator pages claim, so call ahead on +1 418-763-5345 if you will arrive outside the window.
Yes. Four of the six types face the water. The Deluxe Double Room with Sea View and the Quadruple Room with Sea View are on the ground floor with patios; the Queen Room with Sea View is upstairs with a balcony, and there is a Deluxe Double Room with Balcony as well. Sunsets over the estuary are the single most mentioned thing in guest reviews.
It depends on the rate. The owners have historically served breakfast and older reviews praise it warmly, but current bookings defer breakfast to the option you choose, so check that before you confirm. Every room has a coffee machine, and most have a fridge and microwave if you would rather sort yourself out.
No. Pets are not accepted, and the property has said so plainly, despite a couple of aggregator pages claiming otherwise. The inn is also non-smoking throughout, with a designated smoking area outside.
None of the three. This is a twelve-unit inn with no restaurant, no bar, no pool, no gym and no spa. Several aggregator pages have invented a pool and a wellness centre at this address; they do not exist. What does exist is a garden, a sun terrace, a picnic area and direct beachfront. Dinner is a five-minute walk into town.
Three of the six: the Standard Double Room, the Quadruple Room with Sea View and the Deluxe Double Room with Sea View, all on the ground floor with a lowered bathroom sink, toilet grab rails and accessible parking. The plain Double Room is at ground level but is not flagged accessible. The Queen Room with Sea View and the Deluxe Double Room with Balcony are upstairs, reached by stairs, and there is no lift.
No. VIA Rail's Montreal to Gaspé service was suspended on 22 August 2013 over the state of the track and remains suspended indefinitely, with reporting in 2026 indicating no restoration before the end of 2027. Orléans Express runs a daily intercity coach through the town, but almost everyone arrives by car.
No, and this is a genuine mix-up worth clearing up. A guest review mentioning walking distance to the metro means Métro, the Quebec grocery chain. There is no subway anywhere in the Gaspésie and there never has been. What is a short walk away is a supermarket, an ice-cream stop and an EV fast-charger near the town hall.
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