Manoir Hovey — North Hatley, Canada
About Manoir Hovey
Manoir Hovey is perched on a large lake nearer to the norther border of Vermont than to its largest Canadian base: Montréal. It's slightly remote, breathtakingly gorgeous, and special in a way that corporate-owned hotels can't achieve. Built as a private residence in the Gilded Age, this white latticed estate was crafted to resemble Mount Vernon, became an inn in the 1950s, and has been owned by one family since the late 70s. That's meant more preservation and differentiated rooms than in a standardized hotel. instead, Monoir Hovey is an inn, and rooms in the historic home (there is also a newer lakeside pavilion) are individual, with some premised on their literary roots. The Bellechasse room is a nod to author Louise Penny's "Manoir Bellechasse" — the literary alter-ego of the inn in Penny's crime novels. In the Chief Inspector Gamache books, particularly A Rule Against Murder , the r…
Literary significance
Named suite, history of events related to the books, but these are promotional and not ongoing
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Location
575 Rue Hovey, North Hatley, Québec J0B 2C0, Canada