The Iona Heights Inn

Beautiful inn with stunning view! We could see the sunrise living in the balcony floor. Although we had to pay extra for our breakfast (all-you-can-eat style), kids were free of charge. If you are lucky enough, there may be live music performance in the restaurant during your stay! Overall we had a wonderful stay in Iona Heights Inn!

Great views of Bras deOr. Great reception and pub staff. A local place for drinks and music. Pub food is adequate. Rooms are tired and in need of maintenance. Bath room bulb out and two lamps broken. Bathtub needed cleaning. We would not stay here again.

We fit five people in one room for two nights. We had two double beds and a rollaway bed in there. It was a bit tight, but it worked. One problem we had was that the air conditioner was dripping water, until my sister-in-law turned up the heat, which seemed to fix it a bit. The second morning we were there, we had the breakfast from the hotel pub. It was buffet style, cost $14, and was worth it. They had the usual bacon, eggs, sausages, hash browns, yogurt, cereal, plus fruit cups and overnight oats. There may have been more that I missed. I ate more than I usually do for breakfast.

We have been coming back every year over the last 6 years. This is truly a gem. Staff are welcoming go above and beyond for guests, rooms are comfortable and inviting, and the frolic & folk pub/Jills chocolates attached makes this a slam dunk spot to visit. You can't stay and not enjoy a local craft brew or hand made chocolates ❤️

We booked because of the reviews. What I should have noted was the dates of the reviews. Hardly any good current reviews. The only good point is the view - it was wonderful. The pictures online are not current - the place needs an overhaul - showing its age. The rooms were clean, the A/C worked. We didn’t realize how far away the Inn was from everything. However having a ‘tuck shop’ downstairs, under the rooms is not ok. This store/beer store is not just for those staying at the Inn, but serves the entire community - residents and campers….. needless to say the traffic was constant - we were not prepared to sit and enjoy the view (for 5 days) with traffic rolling by non-stop right in front of us - car doors slamming, cars left running, store door slamming every time someone goes in or out. We checked in at 3:00 and checked out at 4:30. Very disappointed. We were charged for 2 nights. 1 was for the day we checked in - and the 2nd was for giving less than 48 hours notice for cancelling. When I emailed to say I was disappointed that they would charge for 2 days (we are seniors on fixed income/and first real trip since COVID), the owner replied “thanks for taking food off my table”. RUDE! Luckily we found a lovely place to stay in Baddeck.

First the positives, Dan was super helpful as we had to change our travel plans and was very helpful, he arranged a refund for us. The views off the balcony are excellent. Washing facilities are available on site and room cleaning staff very helpful. The rooms are spacious. Parking is available right outside the rooms. I read the write up and it says newly refurbished - that is not true, maybe 5 years ago? The rooms are tired and scruffy, not super clean, furniture falling apart and drawers dirty, breakfast is just ok. This could be such a great place if it had a lick of paint and furniture replaced. It’s also about 50 minutes from Baddeck.

Located with a great view of the lake, this is a great place to stay as you expand your horizons off the immediacy of the Cape Breton Trail. This inn is complete with a pub that serves wonderful seafood chowder and cold beer. Catch it on the right night and there could be various forms of entertainment, from trivia to live music. But make your reservations if you want to participate, because these things are highly attended events

The rooms are clean, spacious, quiet and what a beautiful view looking over Barre D'or Lake Liquor/variety store and Restaurant/Bar on premises. Food is great and reasonable. Buffet daily. Beds are comfy. A/C works exceptionally well. Had to turn that off. Brrr! Beautiful place. Highly recommend Booked an additional night due to location and serenity.

We stayed here last night for our 49th Anniversary getaway. Beautiful view, food was good. The lack of personal contact at the front desk and in the office is terrible and definitely not effective in running an inn like this. It took 5 days to actually get hold of someone on the front desk to make a booking. After having dinner, we had some very specific needs to be addressed in the room. No contact was available at the front desk or in the main office, resulting in an extremely terrible night. Contact with Dan at the Inn today produced little in way of a sympathetic ear. A wonderful place with great potential but the worst-run establishment I have encountered since 1981.