Exceptionally clean and also well appointed. Convenient location for a couple’s 3-day first visit to the area. “Shannon” was our contact person for this stay. Communications were clear and timely. We had no in person contact with the host which was perfectly fine by us, but some guests might find that a bit different.
The suite is a very welcoming place on the top floor of a sizeable house, and it has a great, understated “relax “vibe. It seems larger than it is because the layout is sensible and the comfortable furnishings are uncluttered. One might describe it as “the best of IKEA” except that it really is, as everything has been selected with a keen eye and has been assembled and installed properly! The appliances are all excellent quality: a spacious fridge and freezer, a full sized stacked washer and dryer in the bathroom, a quiet DW and a super ceramic cooktop with oven. Nice big kitchen sink with powerful sprayer and in sink dry rack. The essential cooking gear is provided: cookware, stirrers and flippers, a kettle, microwave, toaster - everything is quality! A nice consideration to find eggs, cream, and milk in the fridge upon arrival.
Bathroom has an ample glass walk in shower, very good water pressure, nice towels.
A very sturdy newly built exterior staircase at the back of the house is your private entrance to the suite, so be prepared to carry your heavier bags up one tall flight. There is a window air conditioner which keeps the main open area very comfortable. It is a bit loud when running, but it works well. The tv is a small flat panel with built in Roku. There are many channels, but no local or Canadian stations, however, we used our Fibe app and the CBC Gem app to livestream Olympics coverage on our mobile phones at night. We weren’t able to screen mirror with the RCA Roku tv with either our iPhone or Samsung phones. The Roku includes guest access to Netflix which we also enjoyed. Guest wifi is reliable.
Grocery shopping is a few minutes’ drive away. Suite is a few minutes close to French Fort Cove park and also the Strawberry Marsh riverside walk. If you like Indian, dine in or order take out as we did from Namaste Bistro on the Chatham side of the river. That’s about a 10-minute drive to pick up. Mmmm. A drive to Miscou Lighthouse was 2 hours there and 2 hours back and made a very interesting and enjoyable day trip. There is a good marine centre and aquarium along that route in Shippagan, very worth a short visit.
The window blinds are light paper ones, so if you like to sleep late, bring an eye mask. The house is on the main road, but any passing traffic noise was light and easy to tune out. (We live in a downtown apartment in a big city, so are used to a larger background soundscape anyway.) If you are a particularly light sleeper or hoping for a bucolic setting, this perfect suite might not be for you in that one way. Otherwise, this place is truly ideal! If I could rate it 6 stars, I would. The hosts have thought of everything and they offer you complete privacy. It’s so nice to experience Airbnb done so well. Score 100%. Seriously.
Thanks so much!