Booking Accommodation & Board

Booking Accommodation & Board 

QUBS Staff are ready to assist you with your next event, to host meetings, field courses, retreats, conferences or workshops.  Choose from either of our two available campuses, the Elbow Lake Environmental Education Centre (ELEEC) or the Opinicon Lake Campus.  Each campus provides a unique picturesque setting with space to explore.  Please email qubs@queensu.ca for more information, seek a quote and confirm your preferred dates. 

QUBS is proud to be family-friendly for researchers and event attendees.  Families are welcome and we offer a 50% board discount for children under 12 years of age.  Youth accommodations are free when staying with an adult guardian.

Pets are not permitted overnight at QUBS Opinicon Lake campus (Queen’s Point) during the active field season (May–September), except for approved service animals. The Hughson farmhouse, located 15 minutes from the main facilities, is the only pet-friendly accommodation during this period.

In the quieter winter months (November–April), pets are welcome in Phelan and Ironwood cottages. All animals must be leashed (maximum six feet) and supervised outdoors, with waste properly disposed of. Noisy or aggressive dogs are not permitted.

Subsection Titles:

• University Research, Teaching & Facility Rates 
  • Board Fees (3 meals a day) for researcher long term* stays (more than 7 consecutive days)
  • Room Fees for long term* researcher stays - Housing only
  • Room and Board rates for undergraduate & graduate field courses (more than 7 consecutive days)
  • Room and Board rates for short term researcher or guest (less than 7 days) 
  • Researcher facility fees
  • Equipment rental
• Group Booking Room and Board: Conference, Retreats & Workshop Rates
• Outreach Rates

University Research, Teaching & Facility Rates

QUBS welcomes researchers from Queen’s University, as well as from Canadian and international institutions, year-round.  Please review the research and board application process found here.

Rates listed below exclude HST.  Accommodation and board rates vary according to type and duration of stay.  HST does not apply to bookings paid internally through the Queen’s University Financial Services system (i.e. a journal entry).

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Board Fees for long term* researcher stays - meals only (B, L, D)

*Long term stay rates apply for > 7 consecutive days on site.

Room Fees for long term* researcher stays - housing only - no linen service

*Long term stay rates apply for > 7 consecutive nights on site.

Room and Board Rates for undergraduate & graduate field courses (more than 7 days).  No linen service. 

QUBS hosts undergraduate and graduate field courses, ranging from a a day trip to several weeks.  Facilities include overnight accommodations, meals, dedicated lab and teaching spaces, and access to our extensive land base

Room and Board rates for short-term researcher or guest (less than 7 days).  No linen service.

Researcher facility fees

Prices do not include HST.  For all research related work at QUBS. 

Queen's researchers facility fees

Basic 1
Desk/lab bench space only - electricity and/or water.

Special requirements 1
Tanks, pumps, heating, cooling, air, disposables, extra space.

Non-Queen’s researchers facility fees

Basic 2
Desk/lab bench space only - electricity and/or water.

Special requirements 2
Tanks, pumps, heating, cooling, air, disposables, extra space.

Equipment rental

Prices do not include HST.

Boat rental rates are based on the operator having a valid boater’s license and experience operating a comparable watercraft.

Small Domestic Vessel - Basic Safety (SVOP), required for pontoon boats carrying >5 and less than 12 passengers.

Pleasure Craft Operator Card  (PCOC), required for boat rentals and pontoon boats carrying less than 5 passengers 

Group Booking Room and Board: Conference, Retreats & Workshop Rates

The Opinicon Lake campus serves as QUBS primary research hub – a vibrant community of students and researchers.  From mid-April to mid-October, our fully staffed kitchen three freshly prepared meals daily.  During the off-season, accommodations are available with stocked self-catering kitchens. If you require catering between mid-October and mid-April, please contact us in advance to discuss arrangements. 

The Opinicon Campus can host up to 90 guests in shared (rooms) accommodations across cabins, cottages and dormitories (note, cabins are unheated and available only in the summer).  Facilities include classroom, laboratory, and seminar spaces, along with an on-site library, herbarium, and vertebrate/invertebrate collections. Wi‑Fi is available in central buildings. 

Facility day use fee includes access to meeting space(s), wifi, parking, facility amenities (canoes, etc). 

• Rates for groups outside of summer season and for special requirements are negotiated directly with the Senior Manager or Director
• Rates are based on provision of basic services (dining hall meals, conference room use, dormitory style accommodation) – additional requirements will increase rates

20% booking deposit required (non-refundable if cancellation made less than two months prior to event).  

Email qubs@queensu.ca to confirm your preferred dates!

Outreach Rates

Guided hikes, canoe instruction, boat tours, and customized programs are available for visiting groups. Please arrange details in advance via our Outreach & Teaching Coordinator, qubsoutreach@queensu.ca.

Prices do not include HST.