My friend and I stayed at the Mystic Isle Motel in 2009 during a cross Canada road trip. We called ahead the morning before arrival to book a room and warn that we wouldn't be getting in until late that night, likely after 10pm. They made special arrangements for us to pick up the key after office hours, which was very nice of them.
We started our journey in Kenora, ON that morning, 950kms west of Wawa, near the Manitoba border. I would not advise that you try to drive this distance in one day, especially if you plan to stop to eat or see any sights like the Terry Fox Monument. We hit the road from the monument on the eastern outskirts of Thunder Bay, just as the sunset and the fog rolled in and needless to say it was many, many hours before we made it to Wawa. 3am, maybe? It was pure luck that we did not hit a moose or any of the number of animals on the road that night, hidden in the dark and fog. Again, do not drive this highway at night. The only other vehicles you will see is the odd transport truck but other than that it is just forest and stars.
Mystic Isle isn't right in Wawa, it's up on a hill just outside of town. We ended up needing to get a local cop to show us the way once we got into Wawa, because we had passed it and couldn't see the sign in the fog, dark and under the influence of way too much driving exhaustion.
Our room was lovely. Two nice, big, comfortable beds, pine walls and probably the nicest room we had our whole trip at a very reasonable price. They let us stay a bit after check-out time realizing we had arrived so incredibly late at night, which was, again, very nice of them and they didn't have to do this. In the morning we saw why they call it the Mystic Isle. There's a beautiful vista across the rolling hills north of Superior.
It's a short drive down the shores of the big, cold lake they call Gichigami and there's some beautiful falls and trails nearby.
I would recommend this motel to anyone staying in or around Wawa and wants some place, quiet, a bit rustic but comfortable and clean.
*I'm only withholding a star because they recommend hunting as an activity for visitors on their website. IMO hunting is a sport for men with nothing better to do and something to prove(read: small pecker). If you chose to live in the woods, then you should respect nature and share the land with wildlife. If you still can't fight the urge to run around and shoot stuff, buy yourself this: http://www.amazon.com/Mobile-Attack-Blaster-Headsets-Colors/dp/B001JKN1P6/ref=sr_1_6?s=toys-and-games&ie=UTF8&qid=1344304788&sr=1-6&keywords=laser+tag+guns+and+vests read more