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The main entry recep9on has gorgeous, long blocks of dark oak from around 1800, made from trees 1000 years old, that were lovingly and gently re- stored, then incorporated into the hotel. When doing an ar- chaeological dig, the wood of an old English dock was discov- ered. The color is black because the buried wood was soaking in mud these 200 years. The ar9stry and handmade cra(smanship of historical items are curated with beauty throughout the hotel. To look at the evolu9on of a fork from two prong and even old nails with unique shapes from the archeological digs. Each nail maker had his own signature by the way the head was made. There is a crew that finds them, a crew that cleans, a crew that sorts them together, and a crew that iden9fies by going through archive books at the University—in what factory and where. How special that these were found. The masterfully designed Bar Ar9fact is stylish with elegant ligh9ng and high ceiling. Lots of Old Québec ar9facts, beau9ful glass and coins are ar9s9cally designed into the décor. Which leads us to Auberge's a:en9on to nature's gi(s of true farm-to- table ingredients. At Muffy's gourmet restau- rant and Bar Ar9fact, sustain- able farming is prac9ced for their cuisine at their own Ferme du Coteau (Farm on the hillside), in existence since 2006 and located on the Auberge owners' Price family property in Saint-Laurent de l'Île d'Orléans. Alexandre Faille is the market gardener since Restaurant Chez Muffy is located in a historic maritime warehouse dating from 1822. The hotel's Bar Artefact (below) is a great place to enjoy a light meal and creative cocktails, while surrounded by artefacts preserved in time. A key dating back to the 1600s unearthed on site during a recent archeological dig.

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