Wellers Bay Waterfront Country Cottage - Prince Edward County

My family and I had a wonderful time staying here. The owner (Lance) was very accommodating and kind. The cottage has everything you can possible need including a nice hot tub and huge fire place to keep warm. Games room kept us busy and entertained throughout our stay. Overall a great experience.

I read several of the recent reviews prior to booking and got the impression that some people were expecting a summer home, not a cottage. When I think cottage, I think of the ones I used to go to as a kid - painted plywood floor, boiling water to wash dishes, outdoor showers. Cottaging is more about the people you are with than the amenities of the locale.

Having said that, Alexander Cottage is an excellent place to reconnect with the family. They have a shed that is decked out with a ping pong table, pool table and foozball. There are also lots of outdoor games - so many that we were able to create the cottage Olympiad, a grueling ten event competition that was played over several days. I am saddened to say that I didn't make the podium.

Wellers Bay is shallow with a sandy bottom and the boys spent hours splashing around and going for canoe rides. The long, flat stretch between the cottage and the lake was perfect for frisbee.

The cottage itself is large, spacious and well appointed. The kitchen has everything you could want (including dishwasher) and it was a nice surprise that it included a water cooler. The BBQ is new and the dining room doubles as a great place to play cards, which is one of the few places I did get a victory.

Lance, the owner, was a pleasure to deal and was very accommodating. My oldest wanted to sleep outside and Lance let us put up a tent out back. He left us wood for the firepit and let the boys borrow the bikes. All-in-all it was an excellent vacation at an incredible cottage property.

Chuck

Overall the previous review was accurate. As advised by a neighbour the dock was destroyed by high water and ice in the winter. Although the grass had been mowed since June. Maybe the hot tub had received attention but we didn't want to use it. The games room smelled terrible so again we didn't want to use it. We did use the canoe and eventually found usable fishing rods and life jackets. The beds were comfortable and made up for our arrival. We are awaiting promised compensation from the owner. Susan

Upon arriving to the Cottage, we discovered that the grounds were VERY overgrown and appeared to be lacking any general maintenance - the shrubs and over grown grass obstructed our use of some of the amenities on site and obstructed entry in to the cottage from the rear. We were very fortunate to have a neighbor mow the lawn around the fire pit for us to use that space. The A/C was pushing hot air - I immediately contacted the owner to rectify this problem; after providing countless excuses as to why the A/C was not working, he finally assured us that he was looking into a technician that could come out to fix the unit - ultimately, no technician came. Part of the allure of the Alexander cottage was a hot tub. The hot tub is the same as the one pictured on the website however it is COMPLETLY unusable. There was a large black ring around the tub, no chemicals had been added to the tub in a very long time as evidenced by the build up on the tub walls and the general smell. The cover was broken and very difficult to lift. Ultimately we did not and could not use the hot tub. The cottage itself looked as though no one had been there in MONTHS. The general cleanliness of the cottage was terrible... we had to sweep and pass the vacuum in the first hour of arriving, as well as clean the tubs and toilets for personal use. There was a stack of dishes on the counter and full garbage and recycling bins in the garage. All of the windows and doors are covered with dead bugs, some of the screens are broken and most of the corners of the cottage have large cobwebs. The dock pictured on the website is not there. The water is at an all time high and so unfortunately, the dock would not have been able to be in the water however, we were never contacted to be advised of this and ultimately the dock is destroyed and is in pieces on the shore. The waterfront in its current condition is totally unusable. We feel we were greatly deceived in renting this cottage. Given all this information up front, we ABSOLUTELY would not have rented this cottage and would have taken our business elsewhere.

The cottage was cozy and perfect for our family winter weekend. It was spacious and had everything we needed. It snowed lots on our weekend and we thoroughly enjoyed having the hot tub and fireplace. We also enjoyed going for a hike in the nearby provincial park Presqu'ile (~15min drive). Lance was incredibly accommodating, flexible and very quick to respond to all of my questions. Thanks again for everything!