Little Shemogue Inn

The Inn is located in a remote location far away from any amenities. We were not greeted by any host and given a room with three single beds that were very uncomfortable. We got in late and unfortunately had no kettle or toaster to make ourselves a tea. The inn was closed off to any access for extras. Unfortunately you had to pay for a breakfast which we thought was outrageous considering how much money we had to pay for one night stay. It’s a very outdated in. Bathrooms are very outdated. This is definitely a two star inn. I know that it is up for sale and therefore little effort is made to provide great service. Big disappointment.

Arrived at 5 pm knowing there would be no meal service available. The door was left open and a note left for us. Many portions of the main floor were locked off so had no access to ice, tea, cups, etc. Odd to arrive with no greeting, understand that always being available can be demanding but would have appreciated an email or text. Would have also appreciated ice, cups, kettle etc available for our evening. Our bed was fine but friends room had separate beds, despite request for a queen. Their beds had metal bars as described in other reviews! Showers but very small and dated. In frustration I called Karen who agreed to drive back to work and get us ice and a kettle. Appreciated but felt badly to make the call. Breakfast was very nice ($16.50). Part of what we love about travel is the conversation with locals, missed that and other guests were in a separate building.

We stayed at the Little Shemogue inn for one night in September, 2022. The inn is dog-friendly and we felt privileged to be welcomed into such a gorgeous inn with our 2 dogs. The setting is beautifully tranquil, and the interiors are lovely. Each room is different. Ours had 2 double beds plus a little twin bed, a bathroom with tub and shower, and a comfortable chair. Breakfast was prepared to order in the morning, and it was very pleasant to share conversations around the table with the other guests. The host was very friendly and helpful, and even told us how to get to a nearby beach area where we could let the dogs play in the water. I wish we had planned to stay for more than one night there, and we will definitely return.

Traveling from Halifax or PEI to Montreal or the other way round, and think that Little Shemogue Inn would be a great place to stop? Well think again! Considering breakfast, lunch or dinner in quaint Shemogue or at the Inn so conveniently situated on the highway? Don’t! Slam the accelerator instead and clear out while you can!!! Our family of four made the enormous mistake of booking one night at Little Shemogue Inn - the sorriest excuse for a 4-star rating I’ve ever seen. We should have known that in summer, as soon as you leave the safety of your car to search for the hotel host, you would be devoured alive by swarms of persistently aggressive mosquitoes, and why? Because Little Shemogue Inn is nicely located in a swamp of all places! Swamps attract mosquitoes and so do unsuspecting Tripadvisor-booking hotel guests! We are used to finding good accommodations and we are always ready to pay top dollar for them, but this was nothing less than an overpriced scam masquerading as European-inspired class. Fascinatingly, there seemed to be more voracious mosquitoes inside the room than outside, especially in the evening, but if you ventured outside, they seemed more plentiful outside, and if again sought refuge in your room, they appeared more numerous than before! For those of you apiarists, you would not have been happier because, aside from rock hard beds, dingy room, frightening washroom and shower area, not to mention off-kilter door frames, there was a lovely and grandiose hornets’ nest around 35 cm in height, strategically placed on the most inviting terrace overlooking the swamp on the one side, and the admittedly lovely water view directly in front. You could have studied it all you wanted but it posed a clear danger that the Inn completely ignored. The excitable concierge called Debbie, touted a tantalizingly sophisticated European dinner and dessert but it turned out to be a rather ordinary and stodgy oven broiled meat and vegetable dish thing which at least was edible and did not send us to hospital. The funny thing, if you can call it ‘funny’, were the odd comments Debbie made throughout our dining experience that seemed entirely inspired by her evidently and thoroughly ingrained, shall we say ‘down-to-earth’ or perhaps ‘agricultural’ ‘upbringing’. Truly, it was difficult to catch any slumber during our unfortunate sojourn ‘adventure’ because the beds were structured with iron bars that pressed themselves into your spinal column, reminiscent of Medieval serfdom. The best thing about Little Shemogue Inn was escaping from it!

Zimmer und Betten leider zu klein, Matratzen sehr hart und es gibt doch recht viele Moskitos, Service super und nett, klasse Frühstück, Restaurant gibt es leider nicht mehr, ruhige Lage auch wenn das Haus durch den Holzboden recht laut ist wenn jemand im Flur läuft