Accommodations at Wakefield Mill Hotel & Spa in Quebec - 60 Mill Road, Wakefield, Canada J0X3G0

Wakefield Mill Hotel & Spa (819-459-1838, www.wakefieldmill.com) is a 24-acre resort on the banks of the La Peche River adjacent to Gatineau Park, one of the largest trail networks and parks (361 square km) for cross country skiing and snowshoeing in North America. The resort is only 25 minutes from Ottawa and has 40 guest rooms and two full service spas, known for excellent service, fine dining and casual restaurants, bar and lounge, and an outdoor swimming pool and hot tub.

There is live jazz on Saturday evenings and brunch on Sundays.There is free use of snowshoes available for guests and a cross country ski trailhead room. Other seasons there is free use of bicycles, kayaks, and canoes. For shopping in Wakefield click shopping directory.

The Spa (click the spa) has a full menu of massages, body treatments, manicures, pedicures, and facials. Packages are available for a Romantic Spa Getaway (midweek lodging, gift, treatment starting at $240); Girls Spa Party on Fridays for $149 per person; and the Eco Spa in a restored 1840s residence that accommodates up to 10 people for spa treatments.

The resort has a cross country ski package with a one night stay, dinner, breakfast, gratuities, use of hot tub, and 1 day trail pass to Gatineau Park starting at $167 midweek.

Directions: From Ottawa take Hwy 417 to Nicholas Street exit. Follow signs to Hull via MacDonald Cartier Bridge. Take Hwy 5 to Maniwaki 20 minutes to end. Left at lights on to Hwy 105 north for 6 km and veer right to Wakefield turnoff. LEft on Riverside Drive and left on Mill Road.