We had a wonderful stay at La California, with Mary. She was so welcoming and hospitable, and is a really unique person with an incredible amount of energy. She gave us lots of tips about places to go, restuarants to eat at and even drove us to the bus stop so we could go into town! The breakfasts she made us were fantastic: lots of fresh fruit and local baked goods, crepes one day, some delicious maple bacon the next, omlettes; you name it, she'll make it for you. She really makes you feel at home. The house is in a very quiet, safe neighbourhood, with a large back yard to relax in. One of my favorite features was just down the hill, about ten minutes on foot, or five minutes by bicycle, there is a wonderful park and bike trail beside the St Lawrence River, which can take you into the Old Quebec area in about 30 minutes by bicycle. I had a very nice morning jog down there one day. The B and B was a bit further out from the central city than I had thought it would be (it's hard to get an idea of the scale of cities from the Google maps I always find), but as I said, Mary was very happy to take us to the bus stop and go out of her way to make sure we could get there and back. It was nice not to have to worry about parking and negotiating traffic in the central city too.