Nova Scotia
A blue-slatted house dating from around 1840, Willow House has pleasant rooms, all named after trees and accessed via an unusual double flight of…
Must-see hotels in Nova Scotia
Cape Breton Island
A large chain hotel, the Hampton has surprisingly generous rooms, albeit with a lack of zing or character. As you'd expect, the facilities are good,…
Cape Breton Island
This sea captain's house has been renovated with excellent taste: the four antique-filled rooms boast reading chairs, gleaming wood floors, and pocket…
Cape Breton Island
This basic but friendly hostel has a 10-bed bunkhouse, three bathrooms and three private rooms, as well as a couple of kitchens for guests' use (you can…
Nova Scotia
These rustic clapboard cottages are a steal. Sure, the decor's a little dated, but you can canoe and fish on the bordering river and there's a big lawn…
Nova Scotia
Organic breakfasts, ecofriendly products and on-site yoga classes make Ama Phyllis' quirky little B&B a real haven. There are three quaint guest rooms and…
Nova Scotia
This efficient motel might be a little light on charm, but it's very modern, featuring spacious, well-equipped rooms (some with kitchenettes) with a…
MacKinnon-Cann House Historic Inn
Nova Scotia
Each of the six rooms here represents a decade, from the Victorian 1900s to the groovy 1960s, and depicts the era at its most stylish while managing to…
Annapolis Valley
Old-fashioned elegance is on offer in this imposing house set amid 2.5 hectares of lawned grounds. This isn't one for minimalists: expect dark wooden…
Cape Breton Island
Colorful patchwork quilts really liven up the decor at this simple but homey motel, where the rooms also have mini-fridges, microwaves and large flat…
Annapolis Valley
This huge golf hotel might not seem an obvious choice unless you're hitting the links, but it has a few other things in its favor: plenty of rooms, a good…
Cape Breton Island
Just 2km south of town, this hilltop place offers plain rooms in Acadian style. Views stretch from the sea to the mountains, and generous breakfasts are…
Cape Breton Island
A great B&B choice in downtown Baddeck, this modern gabled house has fabulous lake frontage – most of the tasteful rooms have a water outlook. There's a…
Nova Scotia
Part of this waterfront building dates from 1784 and was brought here from Boston. Now it's a relatively modern but still charmingly heritage-style inn…
Nova Scotia
Arguably the best prospect in Lunenburg is the main selling point at this simple, friendly and spotlessly clean motel. Yes, the rooms are no-frills – but…
Caribou-Munroes Island Provincial Park
Nova Scotia
Less than 10km from Pictou, this park is set on a gorgeous beach. Sites 1 to 22 abut the day-use area and are less private; sites 78 to 95 are gravel and…
Nova Scotia
Perched on Blockhouse Hill, high above Lunenburg (the site of the old fort), this campground guarantees you a pitch with a view, although the sites are…
Halifax
Feel at home in this welcoming artist's nest full of bright floral paintings and fluffy cats. Marigold is located in a tree-lined residential area in the…
Annapolis Valley
This pink-and-white confection looks like something out of a children's toy box, but beyond the lacy facade you'll find well-appointed rooms. The best are…
Cape Breton Island
Decorated with gables, arched windows and a veranda, this Victorian Gothic house is full of history. The rooms feel a bit like museum pieces, with their…
Annapolis Valley
The Clockmaker's Inn occupies a French-château-style mansion with bay windows, lots of stained glass and sweeping hardwood staircases. It's gay friendly…
Halifax
The single and twin dorm rooms with shared bathrooms here are clean but bland. Most are adjacent to all the included university amenities, a short walk…
Nova Scotia
An antique place with undulating wooden floors and low doorframes, this B&B isn't the best choice for taller guests – especially in terms of the bathrooms…
Nova Scotia
About 10km north of Peggy's Cove and 36km from Halifax, this camping park has lots of shady, wooded sites but gets crowded in midsummer. Firewood is…
Annapolis Valley
This popular, offbeat campground has some secluded riverside sites as well as nifty options such as waterfront 'camping cabins' and a rustic caravan.
Nova Scotia
Pretty much the only place to stay in Canso, this basic though spotlessly clean and super-friendly motel is just outside town.
Nova Scotia
Across the harbor from Shelburne are 65 campsites in mature forest and a beach for swimming.
Nova Scotia
This rambling farmhouse, built in 1866, has been used as a hostel for decades. It's a central base for both the Sunrise Trail and the Minas Basin shore…
Raven Haven Hostel & Family Park
Nova Scotia
This hostel and campground is 25km south of Annapolis Royal and 27km north of Kejimkujik National Park. The four-bed hostel is in a cabin near the white…
Halifax
In a rambling, wood-clad Victorian house, this hostel is a cheery place to stay, even if the building does look as though it's about to fall down. Rooms…
Cape Breton Island
This gabled inn, built by a Baddeck merchant, has a solidly Victorian air, with rooms filled with four-poster beds, fusty furniture, rugs and chaise…
Nova Scotia
You wouldn't expect to be able to pitch a tent this close to downtown Dartmouth, but this campground allows you to do just that. It's located alongside…
Cape Breton Island
This away-from-it-all spot, high up along its own road (signposted off Meat Cove Rd), has plain, almost dormitory-style rooms and a shared kitchen. The…
Nova Scotia
About 12km north of Guysborough, on a wooded hilltop with a good view over Guysborough Harbour, this provincial campground off Hwy 16 has 34 shady sites…
Annapolis Valley
This antique house makes a change from the upper-crust places, with creaky floors, a rustic breakfast table decorated with wildflowers, and a reassuringly…
Nova Scotia
The main reason to stay at this place is to say you've done it: it's one of the oldest houses in Canada, and feels like it, with creaky floors, wood…
Nova Scotia
Frill-phobes should give this turreted, bay-windowed 1890s house a wide berth. It's a real time capsule, but comfy enough if you don't mind things being a…
Cape Breton Island
This welcoming, ramshackle Victorian home is close to the heart of town, and is run by a couple who used to work for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police…
Annapolis Valley
This 1860s farmhouse, about a five-minute drive from Annapolis Royal across the river, stands on approximately 40 hectares of land. Its two quaint rooms…
Nova Scotia
This B&B on a wooded property next to the Mersey River has three rooms with a shared bathroom – ideal for cyclists and families, but maybe not everyone…
