The ITHQ stood apart from other hotel schools with its special educational facilities, including a 42-room commercial and educational hotel, two restaurants, three meeting and banquet halls, and an expertise and research centre.

Thanks to government investment, ITHQ has been undergoing a major transformation since 2003. Together with the Société québécoise des infrastructures (SQI), it has undertaken a vast building requalification program. The first three phases were carried out in 2013, totalling $51.2 million.

Phase IV, for which SQI has given Macogep a project management and construction management mandate, comprises renovation of the primary electromechanical systems and five separate spaces:

• Paul-Émile Lévesque Room (2^nd floor): modernization of the bar and service area with lighting, interior finishes, and space enhancement;
• Educational Culinary Workshops (3^rd floor): expansion of the premises to increase the number of student workstations in a safer environment; redesign of the premises, including replacement of equipment, and improvement of major functional aspects, such as temperature consistency;
• Media Centre (1^st floor): renovation of facilities to provide users with modern tools and equipment adapted to that specific type of education;
• Reception Rooms (6^th floor): modernization adapted to the current context of banquets, conferences and seminars; renovation of the kitchen, offices and washrooms;
• Ground floor: improvement of premises safety, and relocation of the reception/information desk, to increase visual connection on all accesses.