A very pleasant stay! We were greeted later in the evening and guided on the local restaurants. The…read moreroom was incredibly clean and cozy and there are fresh baked cookies and chocolates awaiting you. In the morning, they served a lovely breakfast. My boyfriend had a frittata he said was delicious and I got oatmeal that I loved. While we ate, the owner showed us pictures and told us about the history of the area and suggested places to travel. He finished by playing a tube on the fiddle. It was wonderful!

I stayed here while in town for the Celtic Colours festival in October. The village of Baddeck in…read moreautumn in beautiful (as is all of Cape Breton Island). The place is a little on the run-down side, but I hear they've been sprucing things up. The food and music downstairs in the dining room was a lot of fun! It also is a great location in the small town to start from, wherever you may be going...

Beautiful house, warm hosts and fantastic experience. It's a bit off the beaten path, but worth it.read more

Bear on the lake is a charming guest house/hostel on Big Bras D'or Lake with all the basics (yes,…read morewifi!). Nancy showed us around the kitchen and common areas when we arrived. There is an outdoor patio with chairs, tables, and a grill, as well as a smaller deck on the upstairs level. Within a half hour of sitting outside in June, I saw goldfinches, a blue jay, and a hummingbird. There is a huge communal kitchen, full sized fridge, stove/oven, and bins you can label with your name to keep food in. Previous travelers had left perfectly good food so between that and our own groceries, we made quite a few meals here. We stayed in a private room (accessibility note: private rooms are up a flight of stairs). Our room had a double bed, two nightstands with lamps, a standing fan, a closet area with hangers, and a window. The upstairs common area and bathroom were shared with a couple staying in the other private room. Clean towels, hand soap, and a hairdryer were provided. The common area has couches, board games, and a big dining room table. One minor, minor quibble: our bed had 2 total pillows and we are both double pillow people. I probably could have asked but I was tired from our travels and didn't bother. Yes, you do have to wash your own dishes but if you're looking for a budget-friendly place that's also clean, this is it. I paid $207 CAD for two nights which is about $75 USD per night. An absolute steal for a great place to stay.

Great place!! Jeff, the owner, was on the premises first thing in the morning having made the three…read morebreakfast breads earlier. Cozy and comfortable B&B. Several nice restaurants within walking distance. Lovely views of the small harbour. New bathrooms. Nice comfy beds. Recommend!

My girlfriend and I were on a last-minute motercycle trip to the Cabot Trail last summer (August,…read more2011), and we stumbled on the Water's Edge. They had one room available so we took it. The room was comfortable and clean, and had a great view of the water. Wanda the cleaning lady was extra helpful. The staff gave us tips on the best places to see around the area. We went kayaking, visited the Alexander Graham Bell museum, and drove around the Cabbot trail. It also had a cool gallery of local artists in the Inn. Over all, we had an amazing stay, and most of it was because of the Water's Edge giving us such great local tips. If we go back, we will definitely stay there again, as it's located perfectly in the center of all the best sites in Cape Breton. I wrote this same review on Trip Advisor, and I just joined Yelp, so I figured I'd start out by reviewing this place. That's how much we liked it. :-)

I was in Belle Cote for a wedding last weekend and honestly couldn't have been more impressed with…read morethis resort! There was a ton of us piling into this resort for the weekend of the 30th-1st and although there was slight disorganization in terms of attempting to book, we were in the end more than accommodated. The assistant manager running this resort does not seem to sleep; she fills all roles, at all times of day and night. Gorgeous cottages facing Margaree harbour as well with adirondack chairs facing the ocean. Absolutely picturesque. My absolute favorite part about this resort (and the thing that will get me back) was that we were not nickle and dimed. 11 of us easily fit into 2 cottages and there was never a mention of the typical: Extra $30/person/night etc etc. Ie- two nights in these cottages worked out to $70/person! A great place to head for a couples weekend what with the close proximity to beach, golf and spa. Love this place! By the way, note the lobster pound. Lobster was so fresh that the fisherman were coming in to refill the tank almost as fast as we were ordering!

The resort was lovely. Great location! The cottages were 50 meters from the Gulf of Saint…read moreLawrence, and only a few miles away from Cape Breton Highlands National Park. There are only a couple of things I would change: (1) the dinners are a little pricey for what you get in comparison to other places in Nova Scotia; and (2) the cottages do not have an oven in the kitchen.

I was in town for a week and ate here twice! They make a delicious steak. It was juicy and tender…read more I also had the barley leek soup. And the biscuits with peppermint tea. It was lovely. Highly recommend!

My family loved staying here and eating at the restaurant! It's super quaint, full of light, and…read morethe rooms and whole property are beautiful. I loved sitting on the porch in the morning! The staff is incredibly friendly and accommodating. We had dinner at the restaurant and all ordered the one vegan entree, the Vegan Salisbury Steak (refried bean patty with portabella mushroom gravy, potatoes, and seasonal vegetables), which was DELICIOUS. The house-made sorbet was also fantastic. Our server was so friendly and nice and we really enjoyed our whole dinner experience, especially since we ate outside (on the porch). Telegraph is right in the center of Baddeck, near multiple cafes, restaurants, gift shops, a supermarket, and on the same block as nightly ceilidh locales. Thanks to everyone at Telegraph for such a wonderful experience!

This is one of my favorite restaurants in Cape Breton! I went there twice last month and everything…read morewas delicious. The gourmet grilled cheese is perfection. The seafood linguine was so fresh and had a beautiful presentation.

We had a terrible meal at this restaurant. All of the food was horribly overcooked and rubbery,…read moreservice was slow, and prices were comparable to other nearby yet far superior restaurants. I ordered the lobster and mussels - it was the first time in my life I didn't finish a lobster because it was so bad. (I'm not really even sure how it is possible to overcook a lobster like this, it's one of the easiest things to cook...) All in all it was a very disappointing experience, and I wish we had gone back to Freight Shed (or anywhere else) instead.