Château Madelinot Review – Where To Stay in the Magdalen Islands

When you are looking at where to stay in the Magdalen Islands, there’s one hotel property that you should check out. In this Château Madelinot review, you’ll learn what makes this seaside property special, why it should be on your list of places to stay, and we’ll give you an in-depth look as a guest that you won’t find anywhere else.

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Château Madelinot Review

This Château Madelinot hotel review is meant to answer your questions and set expectations for your stay in the Magdalen Islands (Îles de la Madeleine) whether you’re staying here for the Baby Harp Seal Observation, exploring the winter, or here for your summer vacation.

That said, we stayed here in the winter so this review will be focused more on cold-weather stays.

What you’ll see is recent as of the latest round of renovations so it will be much more up-to-date than what you might find on other review sites.

Where is Château Madelinot

Let’s start off with the basics. If you’re stay at Château Madelinot, then you obviously know where the Magdalen Islands are.

The hotel itself is on the most developed island of Cap-aux-Meules. Being located on this island has its advantages because you’re only 3 minutes or less by car to the “downtown”.

The busiest part of the Magdalen Islands is where you’ll find the CTMA ferry port, the only Tim Hortons around, and popular restaurants like Les Pas Perdus and cafés such as Coeur d’Herboriste.

Château Madelinot is on the north east part of the island is also conveniently located right before the bridge over to Havre-aux-Maisons and the Pointe-Basse area which is where the Cap Alright Lighthouse is located.

Lastly, this hotel faces east, has view of Île d’Entrée in the distance and has a sunset that’s recommended in the best photography locations in the Magdalen Islands.

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Why stay at Chateau Madelinot

Before you continue, our article on the top things to do in the Magdalen Islands in the winter gives a really good overview of why you should go in the off-season.

While we should be clear that the hotel isn’t a real château, which most would…