Petit Hôtel Café Krieghoff welcomes you with a small lobby area on the second floor of this old house on Cartier Ave, a local street filled with shops and pubs about a bit over 1 km (.8 mile), as the crow flies, from the walls of the Old City. The hotel is located approximately 400m (.2 miles) from the Plains of Abraham. The lobby has a small microwave and frig. The hotel consists of rooms on the 2nd and 3rd floor of this building. There is a 'steep' and narrow metal stairs to the 2nd floor. The room I occupied had a window to the rear of the building, thus sheltering me from any noise from Cartier Ave. The main floor is occupied by the cafe, which is a popular hangout for local seniors in the morning. The cafe is busy place during the afternoons and evenings on a warm sunny day.
Access to the hotel and your room is made possible by a code provided a day before your arrival. The code gains you access into the hotel lobby and to your assigned room. The only staff member that I interacted with was with a cleaner (on one afternoon of my stay). IMO, this is the ideal hotel for a low-maintenance traveler who wants to avoid the tourist area yet still be close to those areas.
The businesses on this street are frequently mainly by locals and, thus, is an excellent refuge from the tourist areas. A small grocery store is located adjacent to this property.
P.S. If you have a car, parking on side streets are limited during the day (mainly 60 and 90 time limits).