We are eagerly looking forward to a driving trip around the Halifax area, Lunenberg-Mahone Bay, and Cape Breton in a couple of weeks. I will be traveling with my husband and my 74-year-old mother (whose father grew up in Mahone Bay), and am seeking recommendations for friendly and reasonable hotels/motels/inns along our route. I have the Dreamers & Doers guide, but any personal advice would be welcome, including restaurants, things to see, etc.

We stayed at a motel in Cheticamp run by the Doucet family. I wish I could recall the name of it. All I remember is that the word "Auberge" was in the name. It was a good place to stay, with comfortable rooms. It was set back from the highway on the east side a little south of the main part of the village. <BR>

Hi, If I may I would reccomend our establishment. For gracious accomodations and excellent cuisine our guests repeatedly complement us as one of the finest properties in Lunenbug and Nova Scotia. If we can be of assistance please give us a call at 1-800-890-6650 <BR>Daniel

Message: I know the PERFECT place to stay in <BR> Halifax! A friend and I stayed at a wonderful place in <BR> August 1997 which I would highly recommend. It is <BR> called Halifax's Waverley Inn (check out the website <BR> at www.waverleyinn.com). It is a gorgeous old place <BR> and the rooms are decorated in lovely old antiques. It <BR> is in a great location, a 5-minute walk to the <BR> waterfront. The best part is the price -- I think our <BR> double was only about $75 per night, including <BR> breakfast and free snacks (cookies, etc. at bedtime) <BR> in a hospitality room on the main floor. They also had <BR> free parking. We thought this place was a great value. <BR> There is an excellent old stone pub right next door if I <BR> remember correctly. We stayed 2 nights and wish <BR> we'd had longer. It was recommended in Frommers -- <BR> here is what they had to say about it: <BR> A rambling old Victorian inn on three floors, the <BR> Waverley offers only 32 rooms, but what rooms! <BR> They are classically nineteenth century, a great many <BR> having high four-poster beds requiring steps to mount, <BR> and they have served the likes of Oscar Wilde and <BR> George Vanderbilt since the founding of the hotel in <BR> 1876. Today, each room has modern facilities as well: <BR> <BR> private bath (several have large jetted tubs), phones, <BR> color television and air conditioning; and breakfast <BR> and snacks are served downstairs from 6:30 A.M. <BR> until midnight in a cheerful, self-service, "Friendship <BR> Room." Location of the hotel: in the downtown area, <BR> about a 15-minute walk from the historic properties. <BR> <BR> Also, don't miss the gorgeous public gardens in <BR> Halifax! The city has some excellent restaurants too. <BR> The best meal we had in the 10 days we spent <BR> exploring Maine, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, <BR> and New Brunswick was in Halifax at a restaurant on <BR> the water that I think was called Salty's. Have a <BR> wonderful time. <BR>

Thanks Lisa. I'm going to Nova Scotia in August and will be spending the first night at the Waverley Inn. I found the website you recommended very helpful.