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Reviews of Boat House Cottage

Boat House Cottage
1004 Baddeck Bay Road, Baddeck Bay, NS

Reviews

8.4

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 22 out of 52 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 22 out of 52 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 5 out of 52 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 2 out of 52 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 52 reviews" "

8.4/10

Cleanliness

8.4/10

Staff & service

9.2/10

Amenities

8.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

John, Fort Erie

Travelled with pets, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Right on the water!
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2021
Response from Bill on Oct 13, 2021
Thank you John glad you liked it

8/10 Good

Bonnie

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely cottage on the waters edge.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2021
Response from Bill on Oct 6, 2021
Thank you glad you enjoyed your stay

10/10 Excellent

Milena

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Adorable cottage right on the water! This is not a hotel. this is a cottage on someone’s property and the owner was sooo nice! We only stayed one night but wish we could have stayed longer. It was very clean and the Wifi was good enough to watch Netflix on our laptop. the cottage has everything you need, microwave, plates, cups, even a coffee maker. Would definitely stay here again!
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2021
Response from Bill on Sep 6, 2021
Miliena, Thank you very much, we are happy you enjoyed your stay

10/10 Excellent

Stephen

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2021
Response from Bill on Sep 22, 2021
Thank you , Stephens, glad you enjoyed your stay

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Rustic cabin beautiful view
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2021
Response from Bill on Jul 28, 2021
Thank you very much, we are glad you injoyed your Stay safe

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great little spot right on the water , very friendly people ... definitely recommend to anyone and will be back
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2021
Response from bill on Jul 26, 2021
thank you , glad you enjoyed your stay

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The cottage is spectacular! Great hospitality, has a cozy set-up, and a rustic look. The beautiful sunrise and the sound of the waves gently crashing against the surface is utmostly peaceful and calming! Highly recommended!!
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2021
Response from Bill on Jul 14, 2021
Thank you for staying with us glad you enjoyed your stay

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2021
Response from Bill on Jul 14, 2021
Thank you for staying with us glad you enjoyed your stay

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Loved the peacefulness…by the water. We also very much enjoy the rustic feel of the cottage. Looking forward to a return visit.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2021
Response from Bill on Jul 14, 2021
Thank you , glad you enjoyed your stay

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2021
Response from Bill on Jul 14, 2021
Thank you, glad you enjoyed your stay

8/10 Good

Mary, Atlantic Canada

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness
It was lovely to listen to the waves at night and to swim in the salt water. As cereal eaters we were disappointed to find one bowl for cereal; on the other hand there was everything else you would need for a cottage stay.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2020

10/10 Excellent

Bill, Halifax, Nova scotia

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities
Bill and Patty are great hosts and the location couldn’t be any better. The boathouse cottage is rustic, cosy and comfortable and we would definitely recommend.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely view in cozy surroundings, very close to town, great base for all other activities. Welcoming hosts!
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2019
Response from Bill on Aug 29, 2019
Thank you glad you enjoyed your stay

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very comfy by the lake, with a great view. Near downtown so you can get food easily.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019
Response from Bill on Aug 13, 2019
Thank you for staying with us glad you enjoyed your time

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family, Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The location is beautiful and quiet. You can swim in the water (though it is a little cold). Easy to get to the Cabot Trail.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2019
Response from Bill on Aug 29, 2019
Glad you enjoyed your stay

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The boat house was wonderful and just what we expected. Billy and Pat are wonderful and give you complete privacy. A little slice of heaven with beautiful views. Baddeck is beautiful and the people are awesome. Hated to leave!!
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2019
Response from Bill on Jul 18, 2019
Thank you we are glad you enjoyed your stay

6/10 Okay

Tom, Alberta

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Wind noise kept us up most of the night. Knocking against the wall. Not sure if it was loose siding or a tree. Highway noise is also a factor
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2018

10/10 Excellent

riley, Birmingham, Al

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely and comfortable spot right on the lake. Beautiful scenery with warm vibes. An excellent place to stay!
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018

10/10 Excellent

Clare

Stunning location
Stunning location literally right on the lake, the views are breathtaking. Accommodation is well equipped and we used the bbq to make the most of the views. Our children swam in the lake the following morning. Useful to know that you need to check in at the restaurant down the road (which we weren’t told during the booking process) but the owner was lovely about it and let us do it the following day. Wish we could of stayed longer.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2018

2/10 Terrible

Christian, Halifax, NS

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Was not able to even check in because the property owner did not abide by the check in process listed on the ad and did not answer any calls or emails. Had to get a hotel 45 mins away.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2018

10/10 Excellent

Dave, Palm city, florida

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
We think the boat house with it's fabulous location is a treat.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2018

10/10 Excellent

Heike, Halifax

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A unique cottage with rustic charme and great location on the water with a dock for swimming and hanging out. very nice hosts and beautiful surroundings!
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2018

10/10 Excellent

Les, Newmarket, Ontario

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Right on the lake... 10 feet away Water lapping on the shore.. Easy check in thru owners’ cafe in town. Friendly host. I bedroom & a living room with 4 bunks that worked well for our party of 3
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2018

8/10 Good

JuliaAnne, Texas

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service
Nice boat house on water. Nothing fancy but has the basics and all you need. The only issue we had was trying to find the place. The address doesn’t come up on google maps, so we finally went to the visitor center to find out if it even existed (We never received a confirmation so we were concerned it may have been a scam. The phone number on the website is an international number answered by a recording of an Asian woman). Very frustrating. Fortunately the woman at the visitor center made several phones calls for us and finally found out we had to go to Yellow Chello Pizza to check in. From there we were given directions to the house. It would be nice to receive this information beforehand.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
beautiful spot! Everything we needed for a comfortable stay
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Lakefront cottage with lovely view
Perfect home base for our exploration of the Cabot Trail. Small but complete kitchen for simple meals. We did not spend much time in the cottage except for sleeping and breakfasts. Would be too small for a family with young kids on a rainy day.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful location right on the shore of the Bras d'Or lake. Very close to Baddeck amenities. Rustic as expected but well stocked and maintained.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2018

8/10 Good

Joan, Guelph, ON

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Cute cottage right on the water
We thoroughly enjoyed our one-night stay at this cottage. Loved sitting outside on the deck with a coffee, relaxing and looking at the moon-dappled water. Fairly restful sleep. Great location. We tried to swim the next morning, but the water was freezing. Grabbed a coffee and sat on the deck instead. We would loved to have stayed longer to really enjoy the cottage experience. Thanks!
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2017

8/10 Good

Delora

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great value for the money
Great location; the bed is very hard which some people like -- I'm not one of those people. The shower is quite cramped and the shower knob falls off so it's tricky to adjust the temperature. Otherwise, the deck and the views of Baddeck Bay are excellent! Parking was easy. I wish that they'd had a boat for us to use (or if they had one, I wish they'd offered to let us use it). You can swim right off the dock (I didn't because of the jellyfish but if you don't mind their company, it's a great feature). They also accommodated our dog, so that made us really happy :) The little kitchenette has pretty much everything you need.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2017

8/10 Good

Stephen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2017

10/10 Excellent

Jody, Chicago

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Waterfront cabin delight
We enjoyed our visit at the rustic little boathouse. Our sons enjoyed swimming off the dock and we even grilled out on the gas grill. The owners are friendly and very accommodating. We would definitely recommend staying here... this was our sons favorite place to stay on our Maritime adventure!!
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2017

10/10 Excellent

Darrell, Charlottetown

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Waterfront Cottage
The Boat House is a refreshing change from your standard hotel/motel accommodation. A rustic little cottage on the shores of the Bras d'Or Lakes, you'll have everything you need to enjoy your own overnight or multi-night stay. A well equipped kitchenette, barbeque, outdoor furniture and even a swim in the ocean. We slept soundly with the rhythm of the waves audible through the open window of our cozy bedroom. There are 4 bunks available for kids or companion travelers. The gracious hosts encourage you to make the cottage your own while you stay. The busy little town of Baddeck is just a couple minutes drive away.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2017

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice location
Right on Baddeck Bay. Convenient to have boat tour and visit Bell Museum. Good lake view. Have a rustic sense.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2017

10/10 Excellent

Balal

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice little cabin by the lake
Cabin was all ready for our stay including wifi for the kids. You do have to check in at the owner Bill's restaurant The Yellow Cello in town. Pleasant stay.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2017

8/10 Good

Gloria, Hebbville, N s

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very nice on the lake
Comfortable,near good restaurants and great scenery.
The cabin
Alexander Graham Bell Museum
Bra d'or lake
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2017

8/10 Good

BRIAN

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful location and view.
Beautiful location with an amazing view outside and clean room. Loved the look and feel of the wood boat house. There is a lot of space inside and the kitchenette is useful. The only thing I didn't like was that the mattress was quite hard and there were not curtains on three of the bedroom windows.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2017

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Cottage by the water is a very nice change from the chain hotels. Very relaxing setting.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Could be so much more
Lovely view location, Proximity to town ok, general cleanliness was not good, no working light bulbs in living room, knob on shower did not work nearly scald myself, hot plate did not work. Bed was hard as a board. Just general neglect

6/10 Okay

Shirley, Macomb, MI

Disliked: Room comfort
Would stay again if in the area.
Spent 2 nights in this cute little cottage next to a lake. Stayed as a base for exploring the Cabot trail and Cape Breton National park. A change from all the hotels we stayed in. Close to town of Baddeck. Cottage roomy. The only complaint is the mattress a bit hard. Owners live on the same property in a house but only saw them on checkin.

8/10 Good

leslie, virginia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very rustic and very comfortable.
The only hard part of staying here was finding the location where we were to register for the Boat House. The address given led us to the Boat House but when we called to get the key to get in they kept saying."You need to come here." It took them awhile to realize we didn't know where "here" was. It would have been easier if they had given the "here" address first and the House address second.

4/10 Poor

JOHN

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Owner's house within 25 ft. of cabin. Refrigerator and coffee pot had not been cleaned from previous renters. Parking was a problem especially when owners had visitors. We would not recommend this cabin.

4/10 Poor

Ron, Mundelein , Il

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Bait and Switch
I reserved the Boat House , which was on the water and had a kitchenette, through Expedia and received a confirmation email. could not find the address with my GPS and called and was sent to the Yellow Cello Restaurant. When I got there I was told the Boat House was booked and I was booked in the small hotel above the restaurant which was very small and had no air conditioning and the days were in the high 80s. I was very disappointed with Expedia and called and vocied my complaint and said they would reply and have not received and response to date.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

10/10 Excellent

Bernadette, Moncton, NB

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Heaven in Cape Breton
I loved everything about my stay. The location. The rustic cottage. The host and hostess were friendly and very accommodating. I will definitely be staying there again. Baddeck gave me ideas of retirement and where I want to live.
Response from Jackie on Oct 19, 2015
Thank you we enjoyed having you stay with us Bill

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice boat house
Nice boat house close the town & the start of Cabot trail journey
Response from Jackie on Oct 19, 2015
Thank you hope we see you again Bill

8/10 Good

Margaret, PEI

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Rest, Relaxation amid Beautiful Cape Breton Vistas
John and Patti welcomed us to the unique little boat house cottage with warmth and graciousness. The breezes off the Bras D'Or wafted through the open windows and the lapping waves lulled us to sleep at night. Wonderfully situated on the shoreline of Baddeck, close to all Baddeck attractions and the Cabot Trail. Boat House Cottage is small but everything is designed so you can function well as a couple or as a family - a lot like being in your own customed designed boat. We loved hearing the story of its creation from the owners! Can't wait for a return visit.
Response from Jackie on Oct 19, 2015
Margret, Thank you for your comments . We were glad to have you stay with us Bill

10/10 Excellent

KS, NH

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice place tostay
Clean, comfortable,relaxing with a great location......,.....,..................
Response from Jackie on Oct 19, 2015
Thank you for your review Bill

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Room comfort
Awesome location
Loved the location, loved the coziness, however the beds were very uncomfortable. Also there is a kitchenette but there was only a microwave. No stove top at all which makes any kind of cooking difficult. Still loved the authentic feel of staying at a lake house. Adorable.
Response from Jackie on Oct 19, 2015
Thank you for your review , we are replacing bed for next season. We provide a BBQ fro cooking , unfortunately a cook top has been a problem in the past Bill