Name: The Normaway Inn
Address: 691 Egypt Rd, Margaree Valley, Margaree Valley, Margaree Valley, B0E 2C0, Canada
Rating: 8

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The Normaway Inn

Margaree Valley

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My wife and I spent two nights at the Normaway Inn while touring Cape Breton Island, and our only regret was not being able to stay at the Inn longer.  We had booked a ground-floor room in the Inn proper.  Like the rest of the Inn, our room had 'character' in the best sense of the word - all the facilities we needed, but with a rustic charm throughout.  We were warmly greeted by the staff at check-in and this friendliness extended through our stay.  You truly felt you were a welcome guest, and they always seemed to be willing to banter about the area and its history.  The on-site restaurant was first-rate, and a great convenience.   Situated in lovely surroundings just off the Cabot Trail highway, we both enjoyed the chance to take walks on and around the property.  The staff make the Normaway Inn, but the aforementioned surroundings, and the modernized but rustic rooms added to our enjoyment.  The Inn more than lived up to our expectations.  Clare and I would happily return.  

A bit of heaven in rural Cape Breton

We actually returned our key shortly after walking through the building to our room. We couldn't stay there. The foul odor made me gag. It smelled worse than a row of portable toilets. It was horrendous.  We had booked and paid online so we were very disappointed that we were out the money, and were forced to frantically search for another place to stay, at added expense. DON'T STAY THERE

Most disgusting place we ever booked( couldn't stay)

The breakfast and dinner in the dining room was pleasant, tasty, fresh and professionally served. Grounds are beautiful. Had the treat if hearing Scottish fiddlers and piano in the music barn. The whole experience is not to be missed!

Pleasant retreat

Staff, food, and the fiddle entertainment was very good.  The cabins need a lot of refurbishment.  Grounds are very campy.  Nowhere to walk or bike to.  Basically it is very isolated which on the positive side provides quiet and peacefulness.  On the negative side, boredom if staying more than one night kicks in.  Wifi slow.

Campy but needs TLC

well, there are some criticisms of this place but the bottom line is we really enjoyed it.  about 33 miles from Cheticamp by Ebike, where we stayed the day before, and slightly off the Cabot Trail but findable.  
Not even sure I can describe it.  Sprawling old "manor" house with included restaurant.  Very old building in decent shape.  Lots of character.  Could use a little TLC.  Some of the cabins on the property where our friends stayed were in rougher shape.  Could have used some paint.  
Our room was in the main building on the second floor.  Smelled like an old grandparents house in the country.  Just the smell of an old building.  Otherwise clean, good bed, clean sheets.  Bathroom was good, not fabulous.  Old shower with weird shower handle that fired out water in a thin stream, but it still got the job done.  Toilet was not especially fixed to the floor, rocked side to side as I used it; a bit unnerving.  slightly limited number of outlets, which we needed to charge our ebike stuff but enough to get the job done.  Cool old lounge with a guitar which we were able to play.  Beautiful although not especially artistically kept old grounds.  
Owner was in the lobby and was quite entertaining, very loquacious.  At least 2-3 of the staff were young kids who I believe were either his or friends.  They were fun to deal with.  We had dinner in the restaurant (which will be reviewed separately and in our opinion was terrific) but before dinner we sat outside (until one of our friends was reduced to a bleeding mess by bug bites when we retired to the lounge).  We asked the gals at the desk if we could get some beers and wine and they were super happy to oblige and put them on our room.  Be forewarned, I guess they had some supply issues and many of the bottled wines were in short supply (or outright unavailable) but again we made it work.  Some superior local beers (Conniption Fit!).
Enjoyed talking to the kids there and getting a picture of slice of life in a Fawlty Towers type hotel in the middle of nowhere.  God bless them all!
Overall we liked it a great deal.   Type of place that if Relais and Chateux owned it would have been immaculate and cost $500 a night.  Please see our review of restaurant.  

Isolated sprawling old inn that we over all liked very much.  

We both really liked the interior decor of the room, and the mattress was firm and fantastic for the way we like to sleep.
We were adjacent to the large living room, which had a gorgeous stone fireplace, a big comfy couch, and stuffed chairs, while also there were three square tables for playing games like cribbage or cards. We enjoyed a live solo guitarist/singer for @ 90 minutes in the late evening. 
The host, David, is prompt and friendly, and his brother, Jim, helps him with arranging the live musical performances at their well-known Red Barn (literally), bringing well known Cape Breton musicians & singers for intimate concerts. Both men have talent for listening to the patrons' needs and for storytelling from their own experiences as well as the tales and legends of Cape Breton.
The Dining Room is large, it is Hunting Lodge like Decor, and the meals were delicious. Also, the Service Staff are friendly and efficient while also showing a bit of being personable.

The Gift of Nature, of Supreme Regional Talents, and Peacefulness

I highly recommend The Normaway Inn and cabins for a Cape Breton stay.  We experienced helpful friendly staff, beautiful grounds, a great wood stove, and a cozy porch.  I love an old place with character and history.  Food was excellent after a long day exploring!

Wonderful spot with great music and staff

Our family of 3 stayed at The Normaway this past July.  It was great, our cabin was clean and comfortable and the service was excellent.  The food was very good and the host and hostess were fantastic.  Just about every night they had great entertainment.  Now, this is not The Ritz, it is a great  old inn surrounded by cozy cabins.  My 21 year old son who loves the outdoors (surfing, hiking, biking, etc.) absolutely loved it as did his 50 something parents.  This was also nice as it was centrally located on the island.

Thoroughly Enjoyable

An extraordinary experience. The Normaway Inn is an old property and has a lot of character. They have a reading room full of old books to relax in. Afternoon tea snacks provided in reception. Very Friendly staff. The rooms are old in the best sense: large and full of character I read a number of poor reviews: many of them centred around the cabins; can't comment on those as we stayed in the main inn. One thing to remember is that being an older establishment, you're not gong to find everything modern and spick and span. 
The dinner was very nice (this is extra but well worth it, they have a great chef). Moreover, if you're into Cape Breton culture, they have a Cèilidh in the evening at the neighbouring barn on the property. I love Cape Breton fiddle music so for me this was definitely a high point. Pity we couldn't stay longer (just one night), but enjoyed every minute. Would stay here again for sure.

Old Inn with a lot of character

My second time here and just as good as before. Friendly and helpful staff, clean and well-maintained, both the inn building (the big one) and my little cabin – kind of a modernized throwback to 1950s travel, pine walls and floors, wood stove (!) (but also good electric heat). There is no cell service out in the Valley but the Inn has good, fast wifi in all the buildings and the grounds. And for dinner, the NY stripsteak was as good as I've ever had. 

Also, of course, music in The Barn the night I was there was exceptional –  Gillian Head and Jason Roach.

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