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CLOSEST CITY PHONE OPEN ALL YEARON SITE DININGSELF-CATERINGKID FRIENDLYSPA GOLF FISHING PETS ALLOWEDTRADE FRIENDLYHOURS FROMPAGE TO NUMBER Ahmic Lake Resort Parry Sound 1-866-857-7946 • • • • • • 2 Algonquin Cottage Outpost Log Cabin South River 1-416-486-3605 • • • • • • • 3.5 Bare Oaks Family Naturist Park East Gwillimbury 1-888-373-9124 • • • • 0.75 Bartlett Lodge - Algonquin Park Algonquin Park 1-866-614-5355 • 3 Bayview Wildwood Resort Orillia 1-800-461-0243 • • • • • • • • 1.5 10 Beachwood Resort Buckhorn 1-888-313-1118 • • • • • • 2 13 Beauview Cottage Resort Huntsville 1-800-363-6047 • • • • 2.5 Bellmere Winds Resort Peterborough 1-877-814-4141 • • • • • 1.5 Billie Bear Lodge Huntsville 1-705-635-1330 • • • 2.5 Birch Cli Lodge Bancroft 1-613-332-3316 • • • • 3 Blue Mountain Lodge in the Kawarthas Lake eld 1-705-877-2159 • • • • 2 Blue Mountain Resort Collingwood 1-877-445-0231 • • • • • • • • 2 17 Blue Pigeon Resort Bobcageon 1-705-731-0001 • • • • 2 Blue Spruce Resort Huntsville 1-855-635-2330 • • • • 2.5 Blue Water Acres Resort Huntsville 1-800-461-4279 • • • • • 2.5 Bondi Village Resort Huntsville 1-888-300-2132 • • • • • 2.5 14 Bonnie View Inn Minden 1-800-461-0347 • • • • • 2.5 The Briars Resort & Spa Georgina 1-800-465-2376 • • • • • • 0.75 18 Brighton Inn Bed & Breakfast Brighton 1-888-895-5807 • • 1.5 Calabogie Peaks Resort Ottawa 1-800-669-4861 • • • • • 4 Carriage Ridge Resort at Horseshoe Valley Barrie 1-866-729-7023 • • • • 1.5 Cedar Grove Lodge Huntsville 1-800-461-4269 • • • • • 2.5 Cherry Beach Resort Cherry Valley 1-877-814-4141 • • • • 2 Christie's Mill Inn & Spa Port Severn 1-800-465-9966 • • • 1.5 Claramount Inn, Spa & Restaurant Picton 1-800-679-7756 • • • • 2 Clearview Cottage Resort Peterborough 1-705-652-3542 • • • 1.5 14 Cobble Beach Owen Sound 1-888-278-8112 • • • • • • 2.5 Couples Resort Algonquin Park 1-866-202-1179 • • • • 3.5 Cranberry Golf Resort Collingwood 1-800-465-9077 • • • • • 2 Deerhurst Resort Huntsville 1-800-461-4393 • • • • • • • • 2 Eganridge Resort, Country Club & Spa Fenelon Falls 1-888-452-5111 • • • • • 2 Elk Lake Eco Centre Elk Lake 1-877-678-2248 • • • • 5.5 Elmhirst's Resort Keene 1-800-461-1940 • • • • • • • • 1.5 14 Elm Hurst Inn & Spa Ingersol 1-800-561-5321 • • • 1.5 Fern Resort Orillia 1-800-567-3376 • • • • • • • 1.5 11 Footprints Resort Bancroft 1-705-927-2443 3 The Gananoque Inn & Spa Gananoque 1-888-565-3101 • • • • 2.5 14 Georgian Bay Hotel & Conference Centre Collingwood 1-800-482-7894 • • • • • 2 Glen House Resort Gananoque 1-888-565-3101 • • • • • • • 3 Golden Beach Resort Peterborough 1-800-263-7781 • • • • • • • 1.5 14 Grail Springs Bancroft 1-877-553-5772 • • 3 Grand Tappattoo Resort Parry Sound 1-705-378-2210 • • • • 2 Green Acres Inn Kingston 1-800-267-7889 • • 3 Halimar Haus Haliburton 1-800-223-7322 • • • • 2 Hall's Cottages Honey Harbour 1-705-756-2462 • • • • 1.5 14 Heather Lodge Minden 1-800-362-6676 • • 2.5 Hockley Valley Resort Orangeville 1-866-462-5539 • • • • • • 0.75 18 Horseshoe Resort Barrie 1-800-461-5627 • • • • • • • • 1 Inn on the Twenty Jordan 1-800-701-8074 • • • 1.25 Isaiah Tubbs Resort & Conference Centre Picton 1-800-724-2393 • • • • • 2 JW Marriott, The Rosseau Muskoka Minett 1-866-840-8605 • • • • • • • 2 Killarney Lodge Algonquin Park 1-866-473-5551 • • • • • 3.5 20 Killarney Mountain Lodge Killarney 1-800-461-1117 • • • 4.5 Knights Inn Lagoon Harbour Resort & Hotel Brechin 1-705-505-5366 • • • • • • 1.5 Lake Herridge Lodge Temagami 1-800-838-0891 • • • • • 4.5 Lakeside Cottages Peterborough 1-705-652-7160 • • • 1.5 14 Lantern Bay Resort Gravenhurst 1-877-814-4141 • • • 1.5 Limerick Lake Lodge and Marina Gilmour 1-613-474-2144 • • • • 3
4 GO RESORTING GUIDE 2017 Alphabetical Index to Members
CLOSEST CITY PHONE PAGE NUMBER OPEN ALL YEARON SITE DININGSELF-CATERINGKID FRIENDLYSPA GOLF FISHING PETS ALLOWEDTRADE FRIENDLYHOURS FROMPAGE TO NUMBER Living Water Resort & Spa Collingwood 1-888-979-2837 • • • • • 2.5 Logpointe Housekeeping Cottages Port Severn 1-705-756-5537 • • • • 1.5 Long Point Eco-Adventures St. Williams 1-877- 743-8687 • • • 2 Loughborough Inn Kingston 1-800-201-2837 • • • • 3 Lumina Resort Huntsville 1-800-461-4371 • • • 2.5 12 McCreary's Holiday Resort Perth 1-877-814-4141 • • • • 4 Millcroft Inn & Spa Caledon 1-800-383-3976 • • • 1 19 Mountain Ash Farm Country Inn Creemore 1-705-466-2520 • • • 2 Nestleton Waters Inn Nestleton 1-905-986-0670 • 1.5 Norsemen Walker Lake Resort Huntsville 1-705-635-2473 • • • • • • 2.5 Oakwood Inn Resort Grand Bend 1-800-387-2324 • • • • • 2 Ogopogo Resort Minden 1-866-405-8938 • • • 2 Peninsula Resort Pe erlaw 1-800-565-5253 • • • • 1 Pigeon Lake Resort Bobcaygeon 1-705-738-2333 • • • • • 1.5 Pillar and Post Niagara on the Lake 1-888-669-5566 • • • 1.5 20 Pine Vista Resort Peterborough 1-800-634-2848 • • • • • 1.5 14 Pinestone Resort Haliburton 1-705-457-1800 • • • • • • 2.5 Port Cunnington Lodge & Resort Huntsville 1-800-894-1105 • • • • • 2.5 13 Pretty River Valley Country Inn Collingwood 1-855-445-7598 • • • 2 Rocky Crest Golf Resort MacTier 1-866-323-3305 • • • • • • • 2 14 Royal Harbour Resort Thornbury 1-877-540-8633 • • • • • 2.5 Sandy Lane Resort Minden 1-800-461-1422 • • • • 2.5 Saucy Willow Inn B&B and Cottage Rentals Coboconk 1-888-459-9099 • • • • • 2 Scotsman Point Cottage Resort Peterborough 1-800-267-1310 • • • • 2.5 Severn Lodge Port Severn 1-844-322-8810 • • • • 1.5 13 Shamrock Bay Resort Gravenhurst 1-877-814-4141 • • • • 2 Shamrock Lodge Port Carling 1-888-742-6742 • • • 2 Sherwood Inn Port Carling 1-866- 844-2228 • • • • • • • 2 17 Sir Sam's Inn & Spa Haliburton 1-800-361-2188 • • • 2.5 17 Southview Cottages Peterborough 1-705-939-6761 • • • 1.5 14 Southwinds Resort & Marina Bobcaygeon 1-800-472-5441 • • • 1.5 Spectacle Lake Lodge Barry's Bay 1-800-567-4044 • • • • • 3.5 Sportsman's Inn Resort & Marina Killarney 1-877-333-7510 • • 4.5 Ste. Annes Spa Grafton 1-888-346-6772 • • • 1 Stone Gate Inn Orillia 1-877-674-5542 • • • 1.5 Sunny Point Resort, Cottages & Inn Parry Sound 1-800-265-0432 • • • • • 2 14 Three Castles Resort Buckhorn 1-800-924-2602 • • • • 2.5 Tower Manor Lodge Bewdley 1-905-342-2078 • • • 1.5 Trillium Resort & Spa Huntsville 1-800-263-6600 • • • • 2 Tyrolean Village Resorts Ltd. Collingwood 1-705-445-1467 • • • • 2 Viamede Conference Resort & Spa Peterborough 1-800-461-1946 • • • • • • • • 2 Vine Ridge Resort Niagara on the Lake 1-877-814-4141 • • • 1.5 The Waring House Picton 1-800-621-4956 • • 2 Westover Inn St. Marys 1-800-268-8243 • • 2 Westwind Inn on the Lake Buckhorn 1-800-387-8100 • • • • • 2 17 White Oaks Resort & Spa Niagara on the Lake 1-800-263-5766 • • • • 2 20 Windermere House Windermere 1-888-946-3376 • • • • 2.5 Woodland Estate Resort Campbellford 1-877-814-4141 • • • • 2 Woodlawn Country Inn & Restaurant Cobourg 1-800-573-5003 • • 1 YMCA Geneva Park Orillia 1-705-325-2253 • • • • 1.5
ATTRACTIONS Algonquin Out tters Huntsville 1-705-787-0262 • Wilderness Adventure 2.5 Niagara Helicopters Niagara Falls 1-905-357-5672 • Helicopter Rides 1.5 Scandinave Spa Blue Mountain Blue Mountains 1-877-988-8484 • Scandinavian Baths 2 Snow Valley Resort Barrie 1-705-721-7669 • Alpine Skiing and Snow Tubing 1
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What to Expect at Family Friendly Resorts! By Andrew Hind
Endless variety is the name of the themselves on welcoming families by of- guided hikes and organized sports - to game in Ontario. There’s a resort for every fering no shortage of activities for adults ensure even the most restless of little possible taste—every resort is unique, each and little ones, exciting and yet safe envi- ones is constantly entertained? one has its own charms and special appeal. ronments in which to unwind, and staff - a first time get-away with toddlers, That perfect vacation is just a few short that know the importance of a family vaca- a place to entertain easily bored teens, hours away. tion and go out of their way to make yours - a reunion destination where aunts and truly special. uncles and grandparents can join in When looking for an escape to a family your memorable experience, friendly resort, you want a resort that What makes a great family vacation? - or even a casual weekend for just the will thrill the entire family, from young - the comfort and seclusion of a private two of you? children to restless teens to deserving cabin, just steps away from the sun- parents. These resorts offer memorable kissed golden sands of a beach? Ontario’s resorts have everything you vacations and getaways that children will - Perhaps a more luxuriant hotel-like could possibly desire, and more! have to be pulled away from, where setting, with the most modern of parents can truly unwind, where cherished amenities—from heated pools to spas. Many families opt for large full-service family memories will be fondly recalled - Do you want your children to have the resorts which see to their every whim and for years in the future. freedom of entertaining themselves in some have so much to see and do that you a rustic setting, spending carefree days might be tempted to spend the week or You don’t need to go far to relax and reju- splashing in the water or learning to cast weekend, and never leave its scenic prop- venate as a family. Ontario has a number a fishing rod, erty— and like many, return, year-after- or spectacular family-friendly resorts that - a dizzying selection of activities—from year, to sample all the resort has to offer. fit the bill to a tee. Ontario’s resorts pride wall-climbing and kneeboarding to With a blend of attractions for young and
8 GO RESORTING GUIDE 2017 of the sprawling resort properties, offering intimacy and personal touches for what they may lack in a range of amenities. ESCAPE At one time, family owned and operated inns dominated cottage country. Families INDULGE would frequent their chosen property year REJUVENATE after year, passing down the tradition from generation to generation, creating tight-bonds with innkeepers that became • Located in natural country- more friend than host. Thankfully, such side surroundings properties still exist in Ontario and are • All-inclusive destinations with prized for the intimacy, personal touches supervised children’s programs and familiarity they provide. Visiting a country inn or a resort is like going home • Escapes to thrill all members again. Within a day at most, you can be of the family sure staff will remember your names and • Ranging from small to larger those of your kids. size resorts ( full service to do old alike, Ontario’s all-inclusive resorts are it yourself ) ideal for families of any composition. One of the benefits of the all-inclusive Oftentimes, a family vacation becomes family resort, large or small, is that, as the • Diverse accommodation little more than a futile effort to keep name implied, everything is included in choices children entertained. But at Ontario’s the booking cost, from activities to meal all-inclusive resorts, a mixture of youth- plans. As a result, parents aren’t looking tion too, after all. You can’t put a price on friendly amenities and entertaining activ- ahead to - and frankly, dreading - the next peace of mind. ity programs for children means the work expense. Exhale. That’s one less thing to is done for harried parents. Better still, with worry about. Ontario’s family-friendly resorts are lo- supervised children’s programs and atten- cated in natural playgrounds. The scenery tive qualified staff you feel comfortable Another advantage is the safe and nurtur- will be spectacularly photogenic, the set- leaving your little ones with, parents can ing environment provided by Ontario’s ting tranquil under azure skies and with a actually relax as well - because at Ontario family-friendly resorts. Parents can be sure gentle breeze blowing through the trees, resorts a family vacation means a holiday the only thing more important to staff than and you’ll come home with photos you’ll for everyone, parents and children alike. entertaining youthful guests is guarantee- be excited to share with family and friends. ing their safety. Knowing their children are Care to leave the resort for a few hours? With so much diversity within our resorts, in the hands of thoroughly trained, caring You’re guaranteed to find attractions we also have smaller family-friendly inns staff allows parents to rest their worries worthy of an afternoon’s diversion near-at- and cottage resorts, scaled down versions and enjoy their time as well - it’s your vaca- hand - quaint villages and shops along shaded backroads, summer theatre in small towns oozing with charm, or any one of the many diverse sights that make Ontario so unique.
Nothing beats a vacation at one of Ontario’s family-friendly resorts. You’ll know it’s a special holiday when, at the end of the day, exhausted children drift off to a contented sleep with no need of a bedtime story. They’ve made their own adventures.
Andrew Hind is a freelance writer specializing in travel and history. Together with Maria Da Silva, he has authored 17 books, including Muskoka Resorts; Then and Now and Sherwood Inn: 75 Years of Tradition.
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14 GO RESORTING GUIDE 2017 Explore, Savour and Discover: A Memorable Vacation Awaits at Ontario’s Resorts By Andrew Hind
What to expect when you other end of the spectrum from large hand, contentedly looking out at spellbind- all-encompassing resorts are the smaller ing lake views, with the sound of waves arrive at any of these Resorts. properties that trade in size for intimacy, gently lapping on the beach, while a young romance, and elegance where you gaze boy happily builds a castle of soft sand, his The resorts in Ontario are a varied lot - into your mate’s eyes while eating a mother sunbathing - and quite possibly, large and small, elegant and rustic, casual fine-dining dinner, luxuriate in a soothing dozing—near-by. A sense of pleasant con- and informal - but all have one thing in spa treatment, and enjoy subtle luxuries tentment prevails. common: at the end of the day, when a that elevate the experience to unforgetta- sinking sun throws out its last glistening ble. Whatever your pleasure, Ontario’s re- rays, you’ll be filled with a pleasing sense sorts will satisfy your need for spontaneity, of contentment. You can’t help but slip into to do it all, or just head off the beaten path. a slower pace of life. Ideal for those seeking a resort hotel situ- ated in charming towns replete with com- Ontario’s resorts come in all shapes and fortable spa and staff or a Lodge set in a sizes. Some are large, with a plethora of natural wilderness environment. amenities and activities to thrill you - everything from live entertainment, golf- A real vacation at an Ontario Resort is ing on picturesque greens, dining in your about making memories, growing closer to choice of on-site restaurants, and a myriad loved ones, and unwinding in comfortable activities encouraging you to get outside confines. These memories are made by and enjoy the splendor of some of the couples resting in Muskoka chairs on a province’s most scenic regions. On the private dock, glasses of golden wine in
GO RESORTING GUIDE 2017 15 Basked in history, Ontario’s Resorts, Inns and Lodges capture the imagination as you see a horse-drawn carriage pull up to the front doors or a steamship glide past, just as would have been commonplace in years past - such resorts exist in every re- gion in Ontario, each with a unique story to immerse yourself in. Does the thought of spending a few nights in one-time woolen mill, a former fruit cannery, a wil- derness park, or a two-hundred year old English style estate fire your imagination? You can, right here in Ontario.
With the rise of culinary travel there is a surprising range of terroir within our prov- ince —from the fresh fish, cranberries and wild blueberries of the north to fresh fruits and award-winning wines of Prince Ed- ward County and Niagara - elevated to new heights by a generation of ambitious and skilled chefs the envy of anywhere in the world. Seasonal menus take advantage of the best produce the locality provides. You won’t just experience a destination and its region; you’ll taste it.
After a couple of days of behavior that can only be described as languid, idling be- tween a sun-drenched patio, the spa and the hotel restaurant, perhaps interrupted by a casual game of tennis or a lazy lap in range in the types of areas you can explore the pool, you will probably decide you and experiences you can enjoy within the should, perhaps, like to do something. province’s borders. Every reason and sea- DISCOVER - venture off-property to track down some son for travel is different and within On- EXPLORE of the local sights and sounds. Thank- tario there’s a property to satisfy the travel fully, Ontario’s resorts find themselves needs of any potential guest. SAVOUR nestled comfortably in some of the most entrancing regions in the province Ontario’s resorts tick the vacation hit-list, - the bucolic Niagara Peninsula with its with first-rate spas, fabulous dining, conge- • Diverse settings – natural rich heritage and delightful vineyards; nial staff and proximity to some of the locations for relaxing, - the rugged shores Georgian Bay with its most happening communities and excit- adventure and more windswept pines and crystalline waters ing natural locations in the country. But • Indulge in Resort pampering that stretch out beyond the horizon; the real stars here are the memories you’ll • Comes in all shapes and sizes - the famed wilderness, lakes and small- take with you when you leave. town charms of Cottage Country; That’s a real vacation, the kind that makes – some elegant, rustic, some - the unique blend of scenery and sports you go ‘aahhh’. casual, informal of the Blue Mountains. • A plethora of amenities and Andrew Hind is a freelance writer activities to entertain By all means, enjoy all the resort has to specializing in travel and history. Together with Maria Da Silva, he has authored 17 • Diverse accommodation offer, with the option to explore the local region it calls home. This wide range of re- books, including Muskoka Resorts; Then choices sorting options is what makes Ontario so and Now and Sherwood Inn: 75 Years of interesting and exciting; there is such vast Tradition.
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18 GO RESORTING GUIDE 2017 The Perfect Country Resort COLOUR PALLETE
The resorts in York Durham Headwaters provide incredible luxury. So much so that it is often di cult to fathom leaving the grounds to explore the local treasures in the surrounding communities. But there is so much to see and do that it is worth spending another night or two to get out and about.
If you are staying at the Millcroft Inn & Spa, spend some time enjoying art and culture at the Alton Mill, take in a round of golf at Osprey Valley Golf Course, or sample some incredible beverages at Spirit Tree Estate Cidery.
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