My All Time Favourite Accommodations List

On my travels I favour small family run or boutique hotels, B&B’s or interesting inns. I’m not a Four Seasons gal – partly because it’s out of my price range. Instead I love the more intimate experience where you can learn something about the area from the owners or fellow guests. And I love meeting other guests. Fortunately I can read social clues and know when to leave people alone. Despite my extensive traveling, I haven’t found that many memorable places. Lots are pleasant and well appointed but they haven’t managed to differentiate themselves from the masses. Here’s my list of all time favourite accommodation around the world. Many aren’t fancy but they leave you with a lasting impression.

All Time Favourite Hotels

Canada

• Blomidon Inn , Wolfville, Nova Scotia. This inn holds fond memories from the late 70′s for me – well before it became an inn. A company I worked for rented the place for the summer and we used the place as a base camp.

• Domaine du Vieux Couvent Havre aux Maisons on the Magdalen Islands
• Fisher’s Loft Inn by Ship Cove, Ship Cove, Newfoundland
• Inn of Bay Fortune Bay Fortune, Prince Edward Island
• Middle Beach Lodge Tofino, British Columbia
• Long Beach Lodge Resort Tofino, British Columbia

United States

• Inn of the Anasazi Santa Fe, New Mexico
• El Farolito Bed and Breakfast Inn Santa Fe, New Mexico
• Rancho de la Osa Sasabe, Arizona

• Desert Pearl Inn Springdale, Utah (just outside of the Zion National Park gates)
• Channel House Inn Depoe Bay, Oregon
• Sunflower Hill Moab, Utah

Costa Rica

• Aguila de Osa Inn Drake Bay area on the Osa peninsula

Ireland

• Riverville House B&B Kenmare
• The Quay House Clifden
• Daly’s House Doolin Not a fancy spot but some of the best Irish hospitality that you are likely to find!

Africa

• Gibb’s Farm Karatu, Tanzania
• Hotel Heinitzburg Windhoek, Namibia
• Kuala Tented Camp near Sossusvlei and the giant sand dunes – Book through The Cardbard Box Travel Shop
• Ongava Lodge, Ongava Game Reserve, Namibia

• Okinjima Bush Camp, Okonjima Nature Reserve, Namibia

Ecuador

• Hotel Casa Aliso Quito
• Hacienda Pinsaqui Otavalo

Vietnam

• Le Metropole Hanoi Hanoi. The Metropole oozes history. They have one of the most interesting and extensive breakfast buffets I have ever seen.

Where are your favourite places to stay?

Leigh McAdam

www.hikebiketravel.com

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