Kingsbrae Arms, part of the Relais & Châteaux network, is a five-star inn with an upscale European feel. Located at the top of King Street, it occupies an 1897 manor house, where the furnishings all seem to have a story to tell. The home, built by prosperous jade merchants in 1897, occupies .4 hectares (1 acre), all of which have been well employed. A heated pool sits amid rose gardens at the foot of a lawn, and immediately next door is the 11-hectare (27-acre) Kingsbrae Horticultural Gardens; some guest rooms have wonderful views of the gardens, while others offer a panoramic sweep of the bay. Guests will feel pampered, with amenities including 325-thread-count sheets, plush robes, and a complete guest-services suite stocked with complimentary snacks and refreshments. Some rooms have Jacuzzis; all have gas fireplaces. Guests can also enjoy a five-course meal around a stately table in the dining room during peak season. (This dining room is not open to the public.) One meal is offered nightly, and the nouveau Canadian-style cuisine is ever-changing and good. Entrees on a given visit might include Fundy salmon, PEI mussels, roasted guinea hen, goat cheese in a hazelnut crust New Zealand rack of lamb, or Alberta steaks; quality wines are carefully paired with these meals. Note that rates are in American dollars, rather than Canadian.
Room Info: 8 units
In Rooms: A/C, TV, coffeemaker, hair dryer, iron/ironing board, Jacuzzi (some units) coffeemaker, hair dryer, iron
Facilities: Babysitting; laundry service; dry cleaning
