Montreal Quebec - The former home of Canada's railway pioneer, Sir George Stephen, and later a private members' club, the neoclassical landmark on Montreal's Drummond Road has had another reincarnation, this time is as the Mount Stephen Hotel.
 
Here, 90 contemporary guest rooms, a sizeable ballroom, a spa, and a series of meeting spaces are discreetly tucked away in a new-build behind the original mansion.
 
Prerequisite bells and whistles include Japanese toilets, showers with Chroma lighting therapy, and multiple USB ports in all the right places.
 
But for a touch of heritage, head to the restaurant and bar, where British fare, such as Welsh rarebit, is served among the original wood panelling and 19th-century stained glass windows.
 
Lauren Ho.