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One of the best bed and breakfasts in Kingston Ontario,
as recommended by Janette Higgins.
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Area East of Toronto along Lake Ontario
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Green Woods Inn
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Nigel and Tessa Dearsley
1368 Highway 15
Kingston, Ontario
Canada, K7L 5H6
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| Phone: 613-544-1922 |
| Toll Free:866-878-1884 |
| A bed and breakfast inn for those who love all things Victorian. |
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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.
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Note: The Mapquest directions don’t work for Green Woods Inn Bed and Breakfast. Please refer to written directions below.
For those of you seeking a Kingston bed and breakfast, Green Woods Inn (which actually straddles the fine line between inn and bed and breakfast) is a fine choice. First, host Nigel Dearsley’s appealingly dry sense of humour and wife Tessa’s warm welcome will make you feel right at home. Second, there’s the home itself offering oodles of Victorian detail augmented by crystal, china and other eclectic collections throughout. Third, travellers with dogs may be able to bring Fido if they meet the conditions laid out on the inn’s website (see below).
Then there are the guestrooms; all spacious, nicely decorated and all offering private en suite bathrooms. All four rooms are upstairs and there’s padded wall-to-wall carpeting everywhere to keep noise to a minimum. Each has beds with top-of-the-line mattresses and beautiful linens coordinated with the window treatments and each has seating and the makings for coffee, tea and hot chocolate. Since the rooms are close in price I’d either choose by bed size or opt for the two at the back, the Oak or the Ash, both with queen-size beds. My favourite is the Oak Room with its ritzy bed dressing and antique walnut wardrobe with matching dressing table.
And here’s another consideration: though seemingly far away from downtown Kingston, because of its highway location just south of Highway 401 at the eastern edge of the city, it’s not. In fact it takes hardly more than five minutes to zip into the very heart of Kingston. And here’s a BIG plus – there’s plenty of parking at this bed and breakfast. I’ve stayed at downtown Kingston bed and breakfasts without off-street parking only to find street parking a bit of a headache because of the way the by-laws work.
Nigel and Tessa bought this bed and breakfast in 2002 and have undertaken major renovations and are now well along with their ambitious landscaping plan. There's now a comfortable guest living room and, as well, both the entry and second-tier verandahs offer a place to sit and chat. There’s also a small second-floor landing area with a couple of chairs and lots of area info.
Next morning breakfast is served in the formal dining room with plenty of dark wood and light glancing off various collections including a sideboard covered in crystal. When I was there Tessa served fresh fruit followed by crepes with a sautéed plum filling, plus croissants and the usual accompaniments. Your main course might be cinnamon French toast with apple sautéed in a cranberry/orange sauce and drizzled with locally produced maple syrup. Or, perhaps you’ll get to enjoy eggs Benedict with herbed tomatoes dusted with Parmesan cheese.
Note 2 to reader: I appreciate your support of the continuation of my research by letting Nigel and Tessa know you read my review of their bed and breakfast on this bbontario website. Many thanks! Janette Higgins, Travel Writer
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Green Woods Inn, Kingston, Ontario
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| Website: |
http://www.greenwoods-inn.ca |
| Best to call: |
10 AM to 9 PM |
| Languages: |
English |
| Season: |
All Year |
| CDN $ Rates: |
D $125-169 plus 13% in taxes/charges
Nov 1-April 1 D $125-135 plus 14% in taxes/charges
Single traveller discounts may apply at certain times
Occasional two-night minimum stays |
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| Cards: |
VISA/MC |
| Restrictions: |
children welcome; no smoking; enquire re dogs (see hosts' website for conditions) |
| Facilities: |
4 guestrooms (3 queen with private en suites, 1 twin room with single beds with private en suite); guest living room; central air; wireless internet |
| Parking: |
ample; plus room for motorcycles/bikes in garage |
| Breakfast: |
full |
| In Residence: |
no children, smokers or pets in residence |
| Location: |
On outskirts of City of Kingston. Five-minute drive to downtown Kingston |
| Directions: |
From Hwy 401 at east end of Kingston exit at Hwy 15 (#623). Drive south towards Kingston 1.7 kms to bed and breakfast |
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