Lanark (near Perth) bed breakfast. (Lanark (near Perth)) Ontario bed breakfasts reviewed by Janette Higgins

One of the best bed and breakfasts in Lanark (near Perth) Ontario,
as recommended by Janette Higgins.

Eastern Ontario including Ottawa

Clyde Hall Bed and Breakfast

Sherri and Brian Lillico 131 Mill Street Lanark, Ontario Canada, K0G 1K0
Phone: 613-259-2330
Fax: 613-259-5513
Historic Clyde Hall has risen from the ashes to become a first-rate bed and breakfast.


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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

Passion, perseverance and preservation. That’s the story of this architecturally noteworthy Ottawa Valley home, which was destroyed by fire in 1999. In 2001 bed and breakfast hosts, Sherri and Brian Lillico, purchased the stone shell of Clyde Hall, which sits on ten scenic acres in Lanark village near Perth. With vision and determination they set to work on creating a first-rate bed and breakfast.

As you drive along the winding lane towards this bed and breakfast you’ll feel as if you’re arriving at a country estate. But it’s an estate without pretensions (and gardens still in progress). Sherri and Brian’s warm welcome will have you thinking of this place as home in no time. As you stand in the spacious main floor foyer and look around you’ll see the solarium with its heated floor, a drawing room furnished with a baby grand piano and a great room with wood-burning fireplace. All for you to enjoy.

Ascend the grand staircase, and on the second floor you’ll find two spacious guestrooms with en suite bathrooms. The Caldwell Room, named after the original owner, has a walk-in shower stall and Jacuzzi. The McMullen has a soaker tub with shower. The third floor rooms, the Green, Yellow and Red, share a large spa-style bathroom with Jacuzzi tub and shower. (There’s also an extra powder room on the main floor.) All rooms have queen-size beds and are beautifully furnished. (Besides bed and breakfast, the Lillicos host weddings, corporate retreats and the like. If you’re interested in booking the whole house they do have another room or two on tap.)

Breakfast next morning is usually served to bed and breakfast guests in the ornate dining room with Tiffany style lighting. You’ll have orange juice and fresh fruit salad followed by something like homemade waffles with strawberries and blueberries topped with whipped cream and, on the side, lashings of maple syrup glazed bacon.

And you won’t be stuck for something to do after. Nearby are golf, fishing, boating and cross-country skiing. A bit further afield will take you to dog sledding, horseback riding and, for chocoholics, the Hershey Factory. There's also the Art of being Green Festival in July and October's Scarlet Maple Tour which features heritage buildings and unique businesses in the area. Perhaps the most unique Lanark offering is a June festival celebrating the area’s 16,000 wild orchids.

By the way, here is no ‘fine dining’ in Lanark village but Perth (15 minute drive) has a good selection.

Note 2 to reader: I appreciate your support of the continuation of my research by letting the hosts know you read my review of their bed and breakfast on this bbontario website. Many thanks! Janette Higgins, Travel Writer

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Clyde Hall Bed and Breakfast, Lanark (near Perth), Ontario

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http://www.clydehall.com

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Season:

S or D $90-145 plus taxes (plus 6% GST and 5% PST)
Two night minimum stay on weekends May through Thanksgiving

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Cards:

none

Restrictions:

children welcome; smoking outside on deck; no guests' pets

Facilities:

Five guest rooms all with queen size beds; two have en suite bathrooms (one with Jacuzzi and shower stall and one with tub/shower) and three share a bathroom with a Jacuzzi tub/shower (there is a 2-piece on the main floor); drawing room, solarium, family room and big screen TV room for guests; central air; treadmill; high speed internet; new in ground pool and hot tub

Parking:

ample; indoor parking for bikes or motorcycles

Breakfast:

full

In Residence:

black and white dog named Gray by their daughter who rationalized that black and white make gray.

Location:

15 minute drive north of Perth. Forty-five minute drive west of Ottawa.

Directions:

From Perth drive north on Hwy 511 into Lanark. At town centre turn left on Mill Street. Bed and Breakfast is just up hill on the left.

From Hwy 417 west of Ottawa take Toronto/Carleton Place exit. Follow Hwy 7 west to Ferguson's Falls Side Road. Turn right. Follow to Pine Grove Road. Turn right. Follow to village of Lanark. Go straight after the stop sign. At next intersection, turn left up Mill St. Turn left into first lane after bridge.

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