Island Beach House ... Sea, Sand & Acres of Solitude!

• Guestbook Comment

  Guestbook Comment

  • Guest Anonymous
  • Date of stay 07/01/06
  • Review Submitted 07/19/06
  July 2006 - just spent a lovely week of total relaxation. The cottage is lovely with its airy rooms, beautiful views and screened in porch. Spent many long hours walking along the private beach - enjoyed the friendliness of everyone as well. Thank you for providing us with a perfect place to rest and relax. We will miss the sound of the ocean and the breeze off the porch the most. Hope to go back one day.... The Hunters

  Owner response: Thanks, Claire, you're all very welcome ... pleasure having you. Gill & Paul

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  • Guest Anonymous
  • Date of stay 10/01/05
  • Review Submitted 10/17/05
  This vacation had it all - for parents and children: beautiful beaches; georgeous, immaculate and comfortable cottage; and helpful hosts. The week our family spent exploring, swimming, snorkelling, beachcombing, and reading and relaxing in the sun room went by much too fast!

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  • Guest John Peila
  • Date of stay 09/05/05
  • Review Submitted 09/05/05
  Excerpted from an email we received, confirming receipt of their deposit back: "... stayed in a lot of places around the world, having been in the military, and I can honestly say I have never had a more relaxing and more accommodating host. I'm only sorry we didn't stay longer ... Your home is wonderful but it really is your attention to detail and the way you make your guests at ease that make the vacation that much better."

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  • Guest Neil, Ann, Kirby, Ryan & Cori
  • Date of stay 09/02/05
  • Review Submitted 09/02/05
  We found written in beach house guest-book: "We all had a wonderful time, even though the weather was not the best (for our 3-day visit). Your accommodations are super--much more than we expected. Thank you so much."

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  • Guest Brenda & John
  • Date of stay 08/03/05
  • Review Submitted 08/03/05
  Reunited for the first time in a long while, this nice, really close-knit family (our first rental party EVER originally from Pictou) wrote us this thank-you card after: "Paul & Gill, thank you for providing the perfect setting for our wonderful holiday. It was everything I hoped for and much more! Sitting in that screened-in porch I felt myself relax more than I have in a very long time. Without a doubt this was the best vacation I've ever had. Your cottage was just perfect for what I needed. Brenda Had a great time! Thanks, John"

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  • Guest Alvin & Monica
  • Date of stay 07/22/05
  • Review Submitted 07/22/05
  Re-connecting with a brother and his family, on the island for a 2-week visit, this couple had to leave a day early and we were happy to receive this thank-you email from them after: "We really enjoyed our stay at your cottage. It is well-designed and well built. Around urban Ottawa, it is against fire code to have windows on the side of buildings, so most houses have windows only at the front and at the rear. Sometimes, if the wind isn't blowing right, you get no circulation. It was so great to have windows on all sides. I also really enjoyed using the kitchen. Everything is in the right place and not too far out of reach. A Beach House is a better description of the place, since it is definitely much nicer than what I think a cottage is. After 2 weeks we did finally get the hang of digging clams. We had quite a few of them. Now that we know how to look for them, we know we could handle "Survivor: Pictou Island". "

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  • Guest Ann & Howard
  • Date of stay 07/22/05
  • Review Submitted 07/22/05
  Re-connecting with a sister and her family on the island for a 2-week visit, after this couple and their children left, we found this wonderful thank-you card on the dining-room table, next to a can of home-made cookies (they were delicious!)and a really nice bottle of wine (thanks guys!): "Thank you for welcoming us to your wonderful island. Our family vacation here on Pictou has been nothing short of spectacular. Every one of us leaves Pictou with some wonderful memories ... breakfast on the porch with the soothing waves and bird calls; the visits by the local hummingbirds (of course, as city folk, we initially thought the buzzing noise was due to some nasty island bug and we all shivered at the thought of this imaginary insect and its huge sucker!); swimming in the Strait at the end of a hot day; digging up bar clams with the receding tide (Yum Yum!); chasing crabs among the rocks; the beautiful sunsets and moonlight walks along the beach ... above all, who can forget your pristine little cottage and your generosity. Thank you for making our vacation to Pictou so enjoyable."

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  • Guest Anonymous
  • Date of stay 05/01/05
  • Review Submitted 05/03/05
  My family and I have vacationed on Pictou Island the last three summers and consider it the perfect family-centered get-away. We have three children ages 10, 14 and 16 and we never heard them say they were bored. Low tide would arrive just steps from our door and they'd be off for hours, playing in the warm and gentle surf. The beaches here in Maine are beautiful, but the water is too cold and rentals are prohibitively expensive. We found we could afford three weeks on Pictou Island for every one on the Maine coast. Wonderful hosts, gorgeous views and no traffic! Why go anywhere else?

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  • Guest The Thorne Family
  • Date of stay 12/12/04
  • Review Submitted 12/12/04
  At the end of their stay in August, 2004, Sherrie wrote in beach-house guestbook: "Creating a family vacation which will span generations and fuel 'I remember when' has a lot more to do with time spent together rather than the location being a major tourist destination. Time to spend together discovering nature--starfish, jelly fish, seeing how clams dig themselves back into the sand, changing tides, sand-polished rocks, iridescent shells of varying shapes and colours. Walks in the woods to find bright orange fungi, caterpillars, bright blue stellar Jays gliding tree to tree, tiny bell flowers, wild roses and 'discovering' a pond laced with bulrushes. Watching rabbits nibble on grass only feet away. Experiencing sun rises through the trees and sunsets which colour the sky. Watching the moon create a shimmering golden path across dancing waters. Amazed at how bright stars really are when not viewed through smog. Seeing and listening to each other rather than a TV. Putting on impromptu shows and discovering hidden talents which receive heartfelt applause. Playing games together and laughing. Having the soft rhythmic surf usher in sleep, with salt air breezes keeping even the hottest days comfortable. Welcoming the rain as another excuse to use the screened sunporch and listen to the rain upon the roof. Finding a rainbow which sparks a conversation of what one would do with a pot of gold. Enjoying wide sea vistas, pastures rimmed with wild flowers and lots of privacy. The only neighbours within sight (1/8 mile) is the home of helpful hosts Gillian and Paul. All this without leaving the large property upon which sits this most charming of cottages. Beyond is the rest of tiny hospitable Pictou Island, off the coast of Nova Scotia, where building memories seems to be a speciality of the area. Thank You ... "

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Rental Rates:
May-Jun 23 ............... $1375/week 
Jun 25-Sep 04 ............ $1375/week 
Sep 05-Oct 31 ............ $1375/week 
Jun-Sep 04 ...... $ 200/night if booking for less than 1 week.
Sep 05-Oct 31 ... $ 200/night if booking for less than 1 week.
*PAYPAL accepted

Note: Until confirmed, rates are subject to change without notice.