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February 29, 2024
We stayed at Homeport for our ten days in Saint John for the 2022 Memorial Cup playoffs. It was an absolute delight - beautifully appointed, gorgeous mid-1800s architecture, thoughtful proprietors, fantastic breakfasts, spotlessly clean, views out over the harbour - and a resident doe and her fawns. Their care for details is palpable: fresh local strawberries at breakfast, gleaming hardwood floors, beautiful new windows set into the original frames, my favourite Twinings teas in the reception room … It is a couple of minutes’ drive into old Saint John and the heritage district, but a City walking path just a couple of blocks away took us just 15 minutes (and helped us walk off the excellent waffles). We would come back in a heartbeat! [My only caveat: the Inn combines two heritage houses built side-by-side by brothers in the 1800s. A well-designed annex with a light-flooded sitting room connects them, built in 2000, with the main entrance running into it at the rear of the building. However, the Inn is, sadly, not accessible for anyone with mobility challenges, as the Victorian stairs have been beautifully preserved. I have bad knees, but could manage the few stairs up from the entrance, and our suite was on the main floor.] (And do note that most of the negative reviews - as few as they are - were written years back, under different innkeepers.)