My companion and I needed a 5-night stay in/near Halifax (NS) in early August. City hotel prices were ridiculously inflated, and so we thought we should try a seaside property for less cost and much greater ambiance. This Ketch Harbour residence is essentially a completely equipped 3-bedroom, independent unit of a house with a direct frontal view of the cove. All essential amenities were clean, attractive, and perfectly functioning; and it was easy to walk down to the immediate water and enjoy the vista of fishing boats and few small pleasure craft, the occasional fog which almost always evaporated as the sun rose, the sunsets and moonlight, etc. For a white-sand beach almost directly on the Atlantic, Crystal Crescent Beach is only a 10 min drive away and nearby is an old-school General Store with a delicious (fast-food) seafood operation, everything you could want for supplies, and even a boutique liquor store stocked with Nova Scotian-produced beverages as well as the offshore regulars. Our hosts were affable, knowledgeable about the local flora, fauna, and history, and were keen to make my companion and I feel genuinely welcome and spared neither expense nor their own comforts and leisure to make us feel very much at home. The only additions that they should contemplate would be cupboard space in the kitchen and perhaps a washer-dryer in the residence itself (though we could have used theirs). Dom and Rachael were superb conversationalists and absolutely gracious. We recommend Captain Jacks so, so highly. A great place to become acquainted with coastal Nova Scotia.
