Name: Grand Narrows Hotel
Address: 11 Derby Point Road, Grand Narrows, Grand Narrows, Grand Narrows, B1T 1E1, Canada
Rating: 9

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Our Family (12 in total ranging from the age of 2 to ...almost senior) chose the Grand Narrows Hotel for our trip and we all loved it. The Hotel had its heydays way back in the mid 1900's and has been a private home for several years now. It has been been restored beautifully and the old, wide, sturdy and solid wood staircase is beautiful. The bedrooms are spacious and have their own ensuite. The veranda is an awesome place to just relax, have a drink (or two..or three) look out in the lake (Bras D'Or Lake is a salt water lake) or take a nap. The kitchen and dining room as well as the large parlour room are spacious, well decorated and very clean.
Terry and Elaine, the owners, were fantastic hosts. They live next to the hotel and were always ready to help and provide the full history of this Grand Narrows landmark.
Grandchildren (5) loved the various hiding places....so, "hide and seek" was almost a daily game.
If our travels take us back to Cape Breton...we will definitely stay at the Grand Narrows Hotel (aka...The MacNeils' house)
All Cape Breton attractions were anywhere from 7 minutes (Heritage Village) to an hour (Cabot Trail, Fort Louisburg, town of Baddeck, Sydney, Igonish beach, etc..etc..)
Mr Bell, yes Mr Graham Bell himself  stayed there many a times on his travels to Cape Breton.

Fantastic place to stay in Cape Breton

A beautiful historic building in  beautiful spot.  Charming folk architecture in the original, restored with great care. Elaine and Terry are wonderful, knowledgeable, cordial hosts. Possibly the best front porch in all of Cape Breton to watch the sunset.

Twelve+ years now and always great to come back

This hotel is a hidden gem with a remarkable history and many eminent past guests.  The idyllic setting is beautiful and serene, but centrally located, with many of Cape Breton's major attractions accessible within a maximum hour and a quarter drive.  Rooms are clean and comfortable, with high ceilings and wood floors.  Our bathroom was enormous, with a claw foot tub that included a shower.  Breakfast was plentiful and varied, and included fresh eggs from the hotel's contented chickens.  Terry and Elaine obviously have worked extremely diligently to preserve this incredible link to the past.  We enjoyed their friendly hospitality and their fascinating stories about the hotel and its rebirth.

Great location with an unexpectedly fascinating history

After my daughter's wedding week in Halifax, my husband and I were looking for a quiet spot for some R&R and from which we could explore Cape Breton and the Cabot Trail.

The Grand Narrow Hotel was perfect.  After a rough time finding it in the dark, we arrived at the lovingly restored grandeur of this historic property in the middle of the island.  Terry and Elaine are great hosts - Terry in particular provided us with lots of advice and tips on where to go and how to get there - and the hotel itself is very comfortable, situated on Bras D'or lakes with beautiful views from the veranda.

Our room was smallish at the back of the house, so if I were to go again I would upgrade/ask for a room with a view.  But it was fine, really, as we didn't spend much time there.  We very much enjoyed the breakfasts - not lavish but plenty to get us going, and great to visit with other guests and hear stories from Terry - and winding down at the end of the day with a drink on the veranda or watching the news in the front room.

The location was a great base to explore the Cabot Trail - we spent a day going up and down each of the coasts and another just roaming around.

An important tip regarding the ferry if you're staying for more than a day or two:  each time you leave and return to Grand Narrows, you need to take a ferry and each of these trips costs $7.  It runs very frequently, which meant that it wasn't until our fourth or fifth trip that we saw the sign (see photos) indicating that you could buy a book of tickets (10, although it doesn't say that) for $35.  It would have been helpful to know that in advance,as we spent more than $50 on ferry rides during our stay.

A quiet spot to immerse yourself in Cape Breton history and culture

We arrived when the staff were in town so found the nice note they left for us that said to make ourselves at home. We went for dinner and when we returned (around 8 pm) still there was no one at the desk or in the back. We left our own note that said we would be awake so if they found it they could come to our room and that we had to leave early the next morning - no one came. The room was nice and what we needed to stay the night but it would have been nice to meet the staff. The hotel is also beautifully located on the lake but it was too bad it was raining.

Quaint hotel but never met the staff.

My wife and I rented this place for our wedding in Aug ‘19, and when we arrived we found that the caretakers has set-up a large camper trailer and parked two vehicles on the lawn. When I asked if they could move their vehicles for our wedding day (as my wife had spent months planning our wedding on the lawn where they were now camping), one of them (Elaine) became very angry and threatened to cancel our reservation. After I walked away and returned to my family who was already inside, Elaine entered the property without consent and began yelling insults at me in front of young children. We then contacted the property manager, and the caretakers were told to move their vehicles from the lawn, but the incident was very stressful for my family and I didn’t feel safe in the property. I think they should update the pictures on their website to show a camper trailer and vehicles parked on the lawn so that customers know what they’re buying. 

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