As my followers know, I travel so much, I haven't done a "unique" first timers review in years!!!…read moreThanks for other elite yelpers! Burin found this place on a old grommets article and we decided to try this out. Firstly, this is northern part of the cape breton, get there during the day, and take the ferry shortcut, just call and ask the locals Secondly, we stayed upstairs in the long room or near the front porch. Thirdly, Get the package deal, it's a 5 min walk to the private beach and kayak launch. Paddle in the bay, come back sip your free bottle of awesome wine and go watch the awesome whale watching and cliff tour then follow up with a gourmet dinner that will make all the "top chefs" contestants envious Enjoy yourself! The owners are friendly and knowledgeable. The guests are diverse and from different countries and fun to talk too. On the summer eat breky on the porch

Worth the trip off of the Cabot Trail! Small, 5-unit kitchenettes are clean and have terrific…read moreviews. Nice staff are very helpful. No restaurant nearby, though.

This little motel offers everything a traveller to this scenic area of Cape Breton needs, but no…read moremore. It's very clean and functional, well-priced, and the owners are very outgoing. However, for us, we couldn't give it full marks because of the little things - no tea towels or pot scrubbers in the kitchen, no salad bowl, no kitchen grater. And this one other little detail... We were offered a cooked lobster for dinner months ago and verified this by phone a few weeks before our arrival, and we were most excited about this! Upon our arrival, we were informed that due to a storm days before, the lobster hadn't come in. No problem, but we would have appreciated either a quick phone call or an e-mail alerting us of this beforehand so we could have picked something up along the way. We were fortunate to make it to the village co-op store minutes before they closed, or we wouldn't have had dinner. Best to come prepared to Bay St. Lawrence... Small details in an otherwise positive experience, but it's this attention to details that make the difference between the good and the best!

What a find! Off the beaten path but so worth the stop. This is a campground that happens to have…read morean oyster bar in the office. They are Asby Bay oysters and the couple who own the place will shuck them for you and you eat them at the tables on the outside patio. The oysters were just the right mix of briny and sweet. The couple said they have been farming the oysters in the bay just down the road for the last 40 years or something like that, just amazing. A hidden gem.

I was there for raw oysters and king crab legs. They were fresh and tasty. The outdoor patio is a…read morenice space for enjoying the food and a nice breeze on a hot day. Clean bathrooms on property.

We booked the Romantic Package and were in Cottage #8. You get your own private one bedroom cabin…read morewith a kitchenette and bbq. The cottage was clean and really nice for relaxing. It also had a great view from our window. The bed was very comfortable. The gas fireplace was a nice touch on the cooler evening. With the Romantic Package came dinner. Our gourmet 5 course dinner by Chef Rod was delicious. While each course was wonderful, the star of the meal was the lobster papparedelle dish! The lobster was so tender with a touch of sweetness. I still think about the meal! I highly recommend doing dinner at the cottage. Our seafood picnic for lunch was awesome. Lobster, shrimp, crab, lox, salad and a baguette. Yummy and very filling for our day of hiking. It also came packed in a backpack cooler so you could take it to go. The afternoon snack was also very tasty and a nice perk when coming back. Lynn and Rod were wonderful hosts. They are friendly, helpful and great people. They also went above and beyond. I only wish that we had more time to enjoy the cottage and property. I highly recommend staying here. When we come back to Cape Breton Island, I know that we will be staying here.

We spent 2 nights there, July 29 and 30, 2018, and could not be happier. Well maintained cottages,…read moreeach with a sea view, a wonderful breakfast and each afternoon an "appetizer" delivered to the cottage. Each appetizer provided a meal to me: first day,crab dip and bacon wrapped scallops; second day, a lobster tail in drawn butter with accompanied by delightful Italian bread slices. Great location, friendly and accommodating staff, wonderful view. Hard to beat this place. We would definitely go again (and probably will).

Pros The beach…read moreaccess is great, the property was clean and the front porch were all nice perks. The kitchen and grill are nice additions we did not need but, certainly add some value. The kids playground was cool for my littles to run around on after a long day in the car. The property is a ways off the road and stays pretty quiet. The AC was nice. Having Two rooms was also nice. Cons The beds were extremely uncomfortable. The sheets and blankets also cheap. Additionally we had a minor issue with our stay and because the office is generally unstaffed there was nobody we could contact to help fix a really simple problem. So we went the duration of our stay with an unresolved issue. The only reason I am really writing this review is that for the price we payed (about $650 for a single night) and the accommodations and lack of service do not meet my expectations for such a high dollar stay. My perceived value of this stay is somewhere around half the price we payed. Suggestions: Upgrade the bedding and mattresses. Have someone on call who can resolve minor issues with people's stay effectively either via phone or text. Our issue could have been cleared up in 30 seconds.

We had a two bedroom cabin with kitchen, living room and bathroom. It was quiet with a deck, grill…read morewe didn't need, but nice to have, appliances, and everything needed to cook. Beds were ok and the cabin was clean. So why the three stars? There is absolutely NO one to contact for emergencies or in the event something needs to be fixed. They have a number to call that no one ever answers or gets back to. We had a couple of issues that needed to be attended to and never were. Texted, left voicemail with NO response. When we booked this place about six months before our trip, they had someone answering the phone who started she ran the place. Not sure what happened. Unless they change this policy where they have no one to attend to issues, I would not stay here again nor recommend. All they had to do was pick up the phone or call us back.

Stayed 1 night in the Oceana room and wish we stayed longer. The bed is sooo comfortable. The decor…read moreis relaxing & listening to the ocean at night, sitting on the balcony was heaven.

A one bedroom cottage about 800 Sq feet. With a corner jet tub and in the off season for 135 a…read morenight get the moonbeamer cottage. Two days of pure luxury right on the beach. You can hear the waves crashing on the beach from your living room. I fell in love with this place. It was bigger then my home and it came with beach front what else could anyone expect for 135 a night. Off season. A perfect vacation. They only have one moonbeamer so reserve it. The rest are all family units cost more have an extra bedroom minus the Jacuzzi.

We stayed in the Suite Room because it has it's own bathroom in the room. The room is at the front…read moreof the house, and was decorated in simple country tones with beautiful furniture. The bed was comfortable, and the room and bathroom were very clean. However, there were a few drawback to the room. With these things in mind, it felt that our room was just a bit overpriced: 1) You can hear traffic on the road. 2) There is common room lighting that illuminates through the door all night. I actually went to find the switch to turn off the lights, which was not easy, and I'm sure was not appreciated by the host and the people who needed that light. However, what could we do? It was so bright in our room. 3) You *must* keep the bathroom door closed and the bathroom window open, as the smell of sewage will seep in. We found out the hard way about half way through the night when the smell woke us up. Breakfast was one of the best we had on our trip. Also appreciated are the loose teas available for guests. The host was not there, but the place was being minded by a woman who was an introvert that I would not put in charge of a B&B during high season. Though she was nice when you asked for help with something, she could come off gruff to some and volunteered no info about the area. I really wish I had known that across the street was a beach - we had no clue, and missed out on this opportunity that we surely would have taken, had we known.

Had a wonderful experience staying the night at this B&B with my partner, and would highly…read morerecommend it to anyone doing the Cabot Trail. Highlights were: - clean, cozy and very large room (we stayed in the largest one with the ocean view) - the best breakfast of our entire vacation, consisting of home-made granola with fresh berries, tasty plunger coffee from vancouver (hard to find nice coffee locally), and INCREDIBLE eggs Benedict with salmon that they smoked on site! - wonderfully adorable couple who run the place (though I have forgotten their names now) made us feel at home, and were just damn good to talk to.. felt like I was hanging out a friend's place - a short stroll to a sandy/rocky beach Cannot recommend this place highly enough - we were nearly tempted to cancel our accommodation back in Halifax so we could stay another night!

I'm not one to give praise lightly. Very clean, well kept operation, owners on site care for you…read morelike family. Well worth using. Breakfast was better than expected.

Nice cozy place to stay but not very friendly or accommodating to children. Wouldn't recommend for…read moreany family based vacations. Mostly geared toward quiet older adults.