Parc national des Monts-Valin — Hotel in Mont-Valin

We went to Parc National des Monts-Valin for a fishing trip and stayed in the Thereses-Dubuc EXP Chalet. Many issues with this chalet The door handle to open the patio door was broken and we had to grab the lock to open/close the door. The window crank handles were all broken except for one. So we had to remove it every time to open/close the other windows. The water boiler wire was cut so it worked sporadically and the wire got very hot. You had to play with the wire to make the water boil. Very dangerous. This brings me to the worst. The hot water heater failed after our first night. They were not surprised as it had happened to other chalets. They knew it would fail. We went 2 full days without any hot water so no shower and had to boil water to wash dishes. When we went to advise them that we had no hot water the man there told us we'd get compensated with one or two nights of credit. When we checked out we got a $50 dollar credit good for one year and the guy who told us 1-2 nights was not there. WOW If I wanted no hot water I would have paid for a camping spot and not a chalet for $104.25 plus tax per person per night. I would advise to avoid this place and go to other outfitters in the area that give you better value for your dollar. Also the room is very small and other chalets are very close by and you can hear everything else...

Those who are accustomed to other national parks in the US and Canada will be disappointed at Monts-Valin.

First, the staff seems utterly uninterested in their jobs, the park, and helping guests with nearly anything. We asked for their advice on things like kayaking and hikes around the park and they replied with a simple shrug and seemed bothered by our requests.

Furthermore, the park has some serious accessibility issues as the roads leading up to, and in the park are not paved. The amount of driving to reach the park and drive to the lake portion of the park means that any vehicle not equipped for off-road travel will have some issues.

Beyond these things, the hikes are relatively uninteresting when compared to the other parks in the area.

The lake is nice, I definitely recommend renting a kayak if you are visiting that side of the park. Overall, I would skip Monts-Valin in favor of another park...

My fiance, dog and I spent the morning and early afternoon hiking Pic-de-la-Tete-de-Chien, and we were completely alone on the trail, the entire way. There was an ample parking lot to the left of the starting point for the trails, and each trail we came across was very well indicated. Our trek was certainly difficult, it took us about 3h30mins with many breaks at each of the viewpoints, there were so many gorgeous lookouts, all very well indicated as well. The first 2km were rather easy and flat---we came across a running moose within the first 15 mins of our hike, be prepared! The rest of the way up was a gradual ascent and kept us working hard. The ending 500m were many wooden stairs, leading to a formal lookout. It was rather muddy, given the recent rain, but enjoyable nonetheless!...