8 Easy Staycations: Best Bed & Breakfasts across Canada

Hammond Bay Oceanside B&B, Nanaimo, B.C.

Staycation alert! According to hotel search and booking engine Booking.com. 70 per cent of travellers say they have the best vacation when they can make themselves at home. The survey also shows that as travellers are increasingly expecting a more personalized and home-like stay experience, and having professional and helpful staff is of utmost importance for the vast majority of people (91%). Nearly half (49%) say that it improves their experience significantly with another 42% declaring that it’s essential and wouldn’t stay at an accommodation without it.

So how does one cover all those bases in something as homey as a B&B? It seems that the recipe to running a successful Bed & Breakfast requires one part ultra-cosy home, a serving of delicious homemade breakfast, a splash of unique character and at least one devoted innkeeper – a formula that Canadians seem to have mastered.

Booking.com announced that eight Canadian B&Bs achieved a perfect 10/10 average guest rating for the entire year.

Based on over 110 million reviews, the Booking.com 2016 Guest Review Awards recognized 355,535 properties in 205 countries and territories with Canada among the top 20 countries to take home the most awards.

“With more than 110 million guest reviews on our platform, we not only help guide travellers to find their perfect stays, but empower our accommodation partners to stay up-to-date with evolving customer expectations, including what travellers appreciate most about their property, as well as what can potentially be improved,” said Remco van Zanten, Global Director of Partner Services as Booking.com. “With our guest review awards, we congratulate, thank and honour the incredible dedication of our partners to create great guest experiences for our customers, time and time again.”

Click through for where to find some of the great guest experiences that ranked in Booking.com‘s Guest Review Awards right here in Canada.

For the view

Hammond Bay Oceanside B&B, Nanaimo, B.C.

For the garden

River and Rose B&B, Maple Ridge, B.C.

For the vineyards and the cool interiors

On the 6 Bed and Breakfast, Queenston, Ont.

For the easy stroll to the renowned Shaw Festival Theatre and golf

Historic Davy House Bed & Breakfast, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont.

For its original Victorian farmhouse bones, proximity to the historic village of Creemore and the local ski hills

For its at-home feeling in Canada’s tech valley, and its proximity to walking, cycling and ski trails

Queens Landing Guest House, Kitchener, Ont.

For its Columbia River views and easy drive to Red Mountain ski resort in southern B.C.

 

For the Stratford Festival Theatre and canoeing the waterways

Amadeus Haus, Stratford, Ont.