What a location. What a view. What nice accommodations! We got to stay in two different rooms here, only because we spent a night at L'Anse aux Meadows in between. Our first three nights were in Room 1, which features a Queen-sized bed and a spacious bath, along with a very comfortable claw-foot tub. Bright and airy, this room was one of my favorites in our 19 days in Canada. After a night away, we spent our final night here in Room 2, which also featured a very comfortable Queen-sized bed, but this room's private bathroom was down the hall. No big deal, as Aunt Jane's will provide you with a plush terry robe for your convenience. Breakfasts here were always entertaining, with fresh fruit and an assortment of muffins and breads... with lots of homemade jams (partridgeberry was my favorite!) coupled with good coffee and a selection of teas, the morning conversations with Brenda or Tanya were always a hoot! If you're visiting Gros Morne NP, please note that Aunt Jane's is in Woody Point, about 1/2 hour off of the main highway - but less than five minutes from the Gros Morne Discovery Center, on the road toward Trout river. From Aunt Jane's, it is about a five-minute drive to the trail head for the Tablelands trail, and another three minutes to the trail head for Green Garden. I recommend them both very highly! Aunt Jane's Place also provides free WiFi, but... do yourself a favor and leave your electronics at home. This place is just too beautiful to spend your time staring at a computer monitor! I look forward to our next stay there... read more

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As our road trip of Newfoundland's Gros Morne National Park unfolded last month, I was researching various places to stay in Rocky Harbour (where most people advised us to stay). I came across an article about two people who had put considerable time, sweat and money into restoration of some historical buildings in Woody Point. The article also described how they won an award for significant contribution to tourism in their area, and those two things combined lead me to look into the businesses. We are so glad we did - we only stayed one night but it was a memorable one night out of a whole 2 week visit across Newfoundland. We stayed at Aunt Jane's B&B in Woody Point, and loved it. Roughly 30 mins off the highway (45-60 mins south of Rocky Harbour), a beautiful drive to get to Woody Point, which ended up being very close to hiking trails, the Gros Morne Discovery Centre, and of course, the infamous Tablelands. As you drive into Woody Point, you may not get the best signage, so just turn right when you get to Woody Point to head down to the water front and the main street (or do as we did, and ask someone, who gave us friendly directions to find it). Mid-September, accommodation options were good but I imagine in high season we would have been less lucky without reservations. We signed up for one night at Aunt Jane's B&B, a beautiful and cozy old home, decorated with loving attention to the smallest of details; we loved our queen bed, in the cozy front room. For approx $90 we also got the private bath, with the claw foot tub (which we enjoyed after a big day of hiking). The B&B in Woody Point is very close to the Tablelands (which you must see if you are in this area). In fact, right out the front door is a spectacular view of the Tablelands and the mountains just over the water. Just down the road are two must-do hikes, up the Partridgeberry Hill lookout at the Discovery Centre and the Green Gardens hike down to the ocean. The B&B breakfast was delicious, toast and local jams (including partridgeberry jam), muffins, cereal, and fresh fruit salad. WiFi worked well, and everyone was so friendly and helpful, including advice on where to stay next, and where to find authentic gifts such as home-knitted mitts, hats etc to take home. The same couple, Jenny and Stan, run the Merchant Warehouse Retro Café & Wine Bar, located on the waterfront of historic Woody Point. The night we were there, there wasn't music, but we could see they were set up for regular acoustic musicians and heard that they often held concerts upstairs, including The Once who were there in the summer! The food in the restaurant was bar-food, quite yum. The decor was all wood, very cozy and casual. The front of the business is a fun 50s theme diner atmosphere. Overall we had a really great visit, loved chatting with the owners, and wished them continued great success and a well deserved holiday coming up! Fun facts - we now can watch Sherman Downey's video of Blue, again, and can say 'we were there!' as the video unfolds on the streets of Woody Point! We loved Sherman and now we also love Woody Point!! See link below for the video for the fabulous Newfoundland and Labrador band, Sherman Downey and the Ambiguous Case, song & video "Blue" http://www.grosmorne.com/victorianmanor/index.htm read more