Our member outfitters have rated accommodations !

The network of Québec outfitters can provide you with the type of accommodation you are looking for, whether it is a fully-equipped cottage, a rustic camp by a lake, a deluxe hotel in the heart of the forest or a tent in the wilderness.

For over 10 years, the QOF, in association with the Québec Ministry of Natural Resources and Wildlife, has rated all outfitting accommodation units in the province, regardless of whether the outfitter is a member of the QOF or not.

The current four-star rating system indicates the level of comfort and quality to be expected, so that you may better plan your stay.

Moving towards a five-star system

Drawing on its 10 years of experience with rating systems, the QOF has developed a new five-star rating system for outfitters, based on criteria similar to those used for hotels and B&Bs.

The new five-star system is in effect for wilderness lodging.To help you understand the different levels of accommodation we have to offer, the icons used are described below.

Rating: 4 Stars
Amenities

	One or more amenities of not available
	Heating – Cooking facilities – Kitchen, Kitchenette – Cold water – Bathroom
	Heating – Electrical or gas powered cookingappliances – Kitchen, kitchenette – Refrigerator – Cold water – Indoor bathroom– Shower may be available – Hot water may be available
	Heating - Electrical or gas-powered cookingappliances – Kitchen, kitchenette – Refrigerator – Cold water/Hot water –Indoor bathroom – Hot water shower(s)

Quality (Lodging comfort and quality)

	Basic
	Average
	Good
	Superior

Rating: 5 Stars
Quality (Lodging comfort and quality)

	Basic comfort with installations and services meeting quality standards
	Average comfort with good quality facilities offering a few services and amenities
	Good comfort with better than average facilities offering many services and amenities
	Superior comfort with outstanding facilities offering a wide range of services and amenities
	Exceptional comfort with the highest quality facilities offering practically every amenity and impeccable service

Lodging

Lodge (Inn): means a building in which food is offered and with at least 2 bedrooms.

Camp : means a one-room building that can accommodate no more than 6 persons.

Cottage : means a building with one or more bedrooms that are separate from the kitchen.

Dormitory : means a one-room building that can accommodate more than 6 persons

Hotel : means a building with several rooms of which at least 90 % are not directly accessible from the outside.

Motel : means a building with several adjacent rooms directly accessible from the outside.

Framed tent square : means a structure with a floor and fixed half-walls.

Houseboat : means a floating structure with a floor, a roof and fixed, rigid walls, especially designed for lodging, that may have one or more bedrooms, separate from the kitchen or the living room, as well as an open area.

Type of package
PA: American Plan (3 meals a day)
PE: European Plan (no meals)
PAM: Modified American Plan (dinner only)
PSM: Partial American Plan (one meal only)
PAD: American Plan upon request only

: Liquor license

: Wheelchair accessible

Type of outfitters:
Outfitter with exclusive rights (PADE): Outfitters with exclusive hunting, fishing or trapping rights in a given area have signed an agreement with the Minister to obtain such rights. These outfitters are known as PADE outfitters. These rights pertain to a specific species in a particular hunting or fishing zone. Only PADE outfitters' clients may hunt, fish or trap the species in question in the zone designated by the agreement.

Outfitter without exclusive rights (PSDE): Outfitters without exclusive hunting, fishing or trapping rights are called PSDE outfitters. Their clients may only hunt, fish or trap on publicly-owned lands, to which other hunters and fishers also have access, or on privately-owned lands.