If you aren't familiar with the location, I can sum it up in one word, BEACH! Sauble Beach is one of the premiere beaches in Canada and listed on surf-forecast.com which has wind, wave, water temp, swell info, etc., for surf breaks around the world. The area where Pickwick is located is on the Saugeen Nation land which is governed and run by the local natives. Sauble is the second longest fresh water beach in the world and one of the few that allows driving on since it's quite wide. There is a berm maintained that divides the swimming side and the road side so the cars are not normally an issue. The cottages are hit or miss depending on which one you select. Each has its own idiosyncrasies and/or advantages. The one we had was set back in the trees somewhat so was more sheltered than the others close to the shore so campfires and barbeques were easier but being in the shade wasn't ideal when the weather got cooler. Since many of the cottages were built in the 1940s they are very rustic and basically one step above camping. They are all outfitted with a kitchen that has most of the items needed for basic food prep, but not ideal for a nice meal. The bedrooms were small and cramped, and the bathroom door wouldn't close all the way. Some other cottages were nicer with real bathrooms and kitchens and nice bedrooms with closets but they cost more and can be a challenge to book because they are in such demand. There are a group of Pickwick cottages on the other side of the road which are cheaper, but you won't be able to pour yourself a coffee and drink it at the beach as simply and easily. If you only use the cottage for sleeping there wouldn't be a problem. On the plus side, the hosts were very accommodating and were responsive promptly answering email requests for more firewood, etc. And the location is superb! You can walk a few steps to the Trading Post for convenience items and ice cream. Or an easy bicycle ride on 2 lane roads with little traffic on them gets you right into the town of Sauble with most services you could need. I love this place! read more

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After months of saving and scrimping for our family vacation, the only one we take all year by the way. Pickwick was recommend by a friend from work, and we thought we knew what to expect. We knew going in it was nothing fancy basically just a roof over our heads a shower , fridge, so we were not expecting much. When we arrived the "cottage" upon first glance was what we expected, (so we thought. ) the " cottage" itself was painted a very dark green color, we soon realized that it should have been white like what were they thinking painting it that dark color? It was so hot inside the whole time we were there it never dropped under 90 degrees! There are no windows on the south side of the building and the windows that we were able to get open didn't even get so much as a slight breeze, we love the heat and who doesn't want a summer vacation at the beach to be hot! But this was almost sickening trying to sleep in an oven is as close as I can describe, stagnant, heavy air . We booked a 5 day vacation but left after two days the conditions s were the worst I've ever seen. One of Our kids was physically ill and vomiting by the second day and it took 2-3 days just to recover from this experience. Although i think it was heat stroke it could have been the mold growing in the bathroom behind and around the toilet. The very best thing about this visit here was the beach if not for that I don't think we can would have lasted 24 hours, honestly we were there at the beach all day both days until we eventually had to get out of the sun or go to eat but dreaded going up to cottage to do so , there was no escaping the heat not a tree not an umbrella, nothing My husband actually opted to sleep in our vehicle the second night just to escape it. My advice before you rent a cottage, go look at it ......really look at it . read more