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Several stores are located near the Lodge, such as convenience stores, pharmacies and restaurants, shopping centres. In addition, you have easy access to several bus lines to facilitate your travel around the city.

Staying at the Trois-Rivières Lodge means also taking advantage of the city’s most beautiful features:

• Our Lady of the Cape Shrine
• Several museums: Musée Pierre-Boucher, Musée des filles de Jésus, Military Museum, Musée Québécois de culture populaire, Musée des Ursulines
• Boréalis (Interpretive centre for pulp and paper)
• Les Forges du Saint-Maurice
• Old prison
• Port of Trois-Rivières
• Moulin Seigneurial de Pointe-au-Lac
• Maison de la culture (art and shows)
• Salle J.A. Thompson (art and shows)
• Les Rivières shopping centre, Carrefour Trois-Rivières West
• Bowling alley
• Cinema
• Cruises on the St Lawrence
• And much more!

For your stay we propose that you bring along:

• Body soap
• Shampoo and conditioner
• Paper tissues
• Clock radio
• Pocket change or calling card for public telephones
• Umbrella
• Your food items, well identified

 

A receptionist will be available to take care of your admission and show you the facilities.

Weekdays

Morning: from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m.
Afternoon: from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m.
Evening: from 4:00 to 9:00 p.m.

Sundays and holidays

Evenings: 4:00 to 9:00 p.m.
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The day of your departure, you must leave your room by 10:00 a.m. after making your final payment.

You can reserve your place at the Trois-Rivières Lodge as soon as you have the official date for your first treatment or your tests, along with the number of treatments.

To reserve, you need only to phone us at 819 693-4242. If possible, have in hand your hospital card, your health insurance card (RAMQ), a pencil and some paper.

The Trois-Rivières Lodge offers parking spaces, which are made available free of charge to residents.
 
A parking vignette to hang from your rear view mirror will be given you on arrival.

Please note that parking spaces are limited.

An allowance for meals is included in the cost of a night’s stay for persons who have cancer and their companion. On your arrival, you will receive meal coupons valid in the cafeteria of the Trois-Rivières Hospital. The value of these coupons usually covers meal costs. However, depending on your menu choices, you may have extra charges.

Meal schedule at the Trois-Rivières Hospital

Weekdays
Breakfast: from 6:00 a.m. to 10:15 a.m.
Dinner: from 11:00 a.m. to 1:45 p.m. (from 1:45 p.m. service is limited to self-service items  available)
Supper: from 4:45 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Prepare your own meals

Tired of eating out? Our common kitchen allows you to prepare your meals, just like at home. Food cupboards and refrigerators are available to you to store your food.

The Trois-Rivières Lodge offers you various activities to help you relax or spend time socializing with other residents. We propose to you, among others, our three types of complementary therapy, all offered by professionals who adapt their practice to persons with cancer. Furthermore, each week our dedicated volunteers organize activities and outings for a refreshing change in good company.

• Art therapy (suspended due to COVID-19)
• Community dinners (suspended due to COVID-19)
• Conservatory musical concerts (suspended due to COVID-19)
• Evenings for board games hosted by a volunteer (suspended due to COVID-19)
• Facial care (suspended due to COVID-19)
• Hair styling (suspended due to COVID-19)
• Kinesiology - adapted physical activity
• Massage therapy
• Outings in town (suspended due to COVID-19)
• Qi Gong (suspended due to COVID-19)

Room

The Trois-Rivières Lodge has 12 double occupancy rooms. Our comfortable rooms offer you:

• Two single beds with pillow and bedding
• Bathroom with bath-shower, wash basin, toilet, towels and toilet tissue
• Air conditioning
• Telephone for local calls and free Internet access
• Wardrobe
• Easy chairs
• Air-conditioning
• Telephone (incoming calls only)
• Free Wi-Fi access

Please note there is no television in the rooms.

Common rooms

Our common rooms are furnished to make your stay as comfortable as possible. Everything is in place to make you feel at home!

• Fully equipped kitchen: refrigerators, stoves, microwave ovens, dishwashers and kitchen accessories.
• Lounges with television
• Community rooms with games, books and music
• Lounges for receiving visitors
• Landscaped courtyard
• Public telephones
• Free Wi-Fi access
• No laundry service available

The Trois-Rivières Lodge allows you to stay near your place of treatment at a very affordable price. The rate for one night varies according to your status. 
 
Please note that the Trois-Rivières Lodge does not accept payment when covered by insurance, organizations or others. You must personally pay the cost of your stay before departure either by credit card (Visa or MasterCard), check or cash.