Sauble Beach (Wiarton) bed breakfast. (Sauble Beach (Wiarton)) Ontario bed breakfasts reviewed by Janette Higgins

One of the best bed and breakfasts in Sauble Beach (Wiarton) Ontario,
as recommended by Janette Higgins.

Southwestern Ontario

Sauble Falls Bed and Breakfast

Gloria and Brian Currie 6 Rankin Bridge Road RR 3 Wiarton, ON Canada, N0H 2T0
Phone: 519-422-3304
A cottage-style home perfect for the beach. Or hiking. Or for a winter getaway of cross-country skiing.


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Review by Janette Higgins

author of The Best Places to B&B in Ontario: A Selective Guide

Six editions of the book were published to critical and popular acclaim. Janette now publishes her B&B reviews and holiday reports online.

Note 1 to reader: Every Ontario bed and breakfast receives my consideration. I travel incognito, pay where I stay and write reviews of the top 5%. Here is one I recommend. Janette Higgins

The address may be Wiarton but Sauble Falls Bed and Breakfast is actually at the quiet, non-commercial north end of Sauble Beach. Initially, I was a bit leery because it seemed to cater to children in July and August and wasn’t certain whether it could also be a good spot for adults sans children. (The rest of the year it’s more adult-oriented and offers hiking trails and 15 kms of groomed cross-country trails from right outside their door where abundant wildlife awaits.) But we loved it. Here’s why.

For starters hosts Gloria and Brian Currie make a great team. Their calm and friendly demeanor sets the tone. They take turns at everything from showing the spotless rooms to making breakfast. And Gloria has a kind but firm way of dealing with the very occasional poorly-parented child. The common area is a comfortable open-concept living room/dining room space with a 2-piece powder room and small kitchen equipped for snack preparation. You’ll also find a large assortment of books, games and music.

I was captivated by the number of birds I saw outside the large windows within minutes of my arrival – cardinals, grosbeaks, goldfinches, woodpeckers and more. And also by the origami elephant crafted from a map. Turns out it was sent to Gloria and Brian by an Alberta boy whose family used the map during their tour of Ontario. Clearly, Sauble Falls Bed and Breakfast was a highlight of his trip.

The four spotless newly-carpeted bedrooms are lined up along a long narrow hall on the second floor. All look out over the large furnished back decks and pathways leading down to the picturesque Sauble River. Two rooms have queen beds – the charming red and white Country Garden Room and the Canadiana-themed River Room. The other two rooms have good set ups for families. The Woodland Room has two double beds and the largest, the nautically-themed Lighthouse Room, has a double bed plus two twins. All have ceiling fans, pine wainscotting, baseboard heaters and shower stalls in en suite bathrooms which feature heated ceramic tile floors. Something else I liked – every summer night the Curries light a bonfire and have marshmallows on hand for roasting.

Next morning for breakfast we had granola and fresh fruit to start, freshly baked muffins, and a square of egg strata with homemade chili sauce. For children there’s an assortment of cereals. After, we made our way down to Brian’s new dock. A cormorant sat glued to a log on the opposite bank, a platoon of ducks made their lazy way up river and kayakers and canoers were setting out after having rented their craft next door to the bed and breakfast. It was a quiet bucolic setting and the perfect start to our day.

Note 2 to reader: I appreciate your support of the continuation of my research by letting Gloria and Brian know you read my consumer review of their bed and breakfast. Many thanks! Janette Higgins

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Sauble Falls Bed and Breakfast, Sauble Beach (Wiarton), Ontario

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Season:

S $90, D $100-115 plus 6% GST and 5% PST; $10 lower in off-season; obtain cancellation policy when booking

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Cards:

VISA/MC

Restrictions:

children welcome but number restricted at any one given time; smoking outside only; no guest's pets

Facilities:

4 rooms, 3 with shower-only en suite bathrooms and 1 with en suite shower/tub; 2 with queen beds; 1 with 2 double beds; 1 with double and 2 twins; ceiling fans in bedrooms plus air conditioning in upper hall and lounge; reading lights in guest bedrooms; open concept guest common area with kitchen and 2-piece powder room

Parking:

for 5 cars with no jockeying

Breakfast:

full

In Residence:

Jordie, the West Highland white terrier

Location:

5 kms north of central Sauble Beach; backing onto the Sauble River just above Sauble Falls

Directions:

From main intersection at Sauble Beach, go north at lights on Sauble Beach Parkway 5 kms to Sauble Falls. Turn right immediately over bridge onto Rankin Bridge Road. Bed and breakfast is second building on your right.

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