Gîte Le Heartley

If I could give 6 stars for this review I would. Not because of the property and accommodations (which are both top-class and deserving of the 5-star rating) but because the married couple that operates the bed and breakfast (or "Gite" as the wife, Josee, explained to us) are two of the nicest, most generous, and friendly people I've ever met while traveling. And the breakfast they provide is top-notch -- honestly, it was better than some of the places where we went out to eat.

My girlfriend and I stayed at the Gite about a month ago (we were only the second or third guests!) and had an amazing experience. We were visiting to spend time with some of my girlfriend's family friends - she grew up in North Hatley from age 2 to 6 - and one of her close family friends booked the Gite for us.

Hosts/Breakfast:
We arrived late (10pm) on a weekday and, although Josee works in the morning at a separate job, she was up to greet us, make sure we got settled, answer any questions we had, and (at our request) make suggestions for places to see and things to do during our stay. I don't think I can do the breakfasts justice so I've included pictures of some of them below. I started to look forward each night to breakfast - which was served at whatever time we wanted, she checked everyday to accommodate our schedules - and was always preempted by a delicious espresso/cappuccino.

Property/Accommodations:
The property is absolutely stunning. The entrance is protected by an automatic gate which winds its way beautifully through the trees up a gravel driveway to a large porch/parking area. The house is very elegant and sits atop a hill that overlooks Lake Massawippi and two ponds on the property. To get to the guest suites, we walked down a nice stone patio that wraps around the house to a sitting area (our favorite place for breakfast in the morning!) which has the best view on the property -- you can see both ponds below and the lake in the distance. The suite contains two separate suites with a shared kitchen/living room. The kitchen and living area is huge - the kitchen has top-of-the-line appliances and is well equipped while the living room has several nice couches, a dining room table for eating breakfast that seats 4-6 people, and a desk for working. We stayed in the guest suite (on the west side of the building) which had it's own furniture and plenty of room. The bathroom was great with an amazing shower that had both a rainforest shower head and a handheld/regular shower head that operate at the same time. It really was great.

We were very busy so didn't get to take full advantage of the on-grounds amenities but on the last day we did get to spend some time floating around on two of the reclining floating lounge chairs and enjoy the weather.

All in all, it was a great experience and will look to stay here when we return, even if other places are less expensive.