Your adventure Westisle retreats is coming up!
Below, you’ll find details on what to pack, how to get here, ground rules, local recommendations, and checkout instructions.
*Please be sure to read this – we’ve created it so that you can have the best possible experience.
Location & Planning Your Stay
Westisle Retreats is stocked with your essentials:
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Cooking and baking utensils
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Basic oils & spices
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Water coolers for your convenience (water is not included as our well water is safe to drink) Jugs can be purchased at Kent in Bloomfield)
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Dishwasher
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Fresh, cozy linens and blankets
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Towels for bath time
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Beach towels provided
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Doggy bowls and a small bed
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Indoor Games
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BBQ
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Two Fridges
We provide a limited supply of essentials to get you started, including toilet paper, paper towel, laundry soap, dishwasher soap, and dryer sheets.
*Please note, sometimes items get damaged or go missing. We do our absolute best to replace them ASAP, but want to make you aware of this possibility.
Address to enter into maps
17014 Prince Edward Island 12
The driveway is a little hidden from the road. It is immediately after the hwy sign between two white posts.
Getting Here
What to know about your arrival
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We have a grass driveway which you are welcome to park on. Please be mindful of the Well Cap on the left and do not park to close to it. Also, please do not drive past the reflective markers that are located to the right of the house.
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The cottage is about 7 minutes away from the closest grocery store. It is an independent grocery. We’d encourage you to get what you need in Summerside where you will find a Sobeys, Superstore & Walmart prior to your arrival.
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There is plenty of parking for multiple vehicles
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The bunkie lock can be a little sticky, keep fiddling with it as it will open.
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When you leave the property, please ensure to leave the bunkie key on the fridge to avoid accidental lock out.
Check-in & Check-out
Check-in
Check-in time is 4pm AST!
You’ll be issued a code for the front door that will not work until 4pm and will stop working at 10am on the day of checkout.
The key to the bunkie is on the fridge. Please open the bunkie and leave the key on the hook to avoid accidental lock out.
Check-out
We know checkout can be hectic so we try to make it as easy as possible
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Linens – Leave them on the beds, our cleaning team will handle it
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Towels – Please place them in the bathtub
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Trash – Please take to the large bins next to the garage
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Dishes - Please load and run the dishwasher
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BBQ - Please scrape the BBQ and ensure propane is off
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Fire Pit - Please ensure the it is out and tidy
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Lock up - Please lock all doors and shut and lock all windows
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Check for belongings - If you notify us that an item was left behind and you’d like us to ship it back, it will be a $25 handling fee + cost of shipping.
Ground Rules
We know you’re here for a good time and we want you to feel right at home.
Our ground rules are designed to keep everyone safe and help make Westisle Retreats a great place to stay.
Septic system
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We are on septic which means it’s sensitive. Please only flush small amounts of toilet paper. We also do not have garbage disposals so please no food or grease down drains. Your cooperation helps us keep everything running smoothly!
Fans, Lights, & heat pumps
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Fans are multi directional and work beautifully in the summer and the winter months. We recommend using them in conjunction with the heat pump
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We ask that you please turn down the heat and/or Air Conditioning when you leave the property and when you go to bed
Check-in: 4pm
Check-out: 10am
*We try to accommodate early check in or late checkout, but these times are set to allow our cleaning team to help make your stay awesome so please note that we may not be able to accommodate and fees may incur.
Otherwise, we keep it pretty simple
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We love pets we just ask that they not be in the beds or on the couches. We have a comfy pet bed for their enjoyment (let us know if you travel with a service animal ahead of time). You must clean up after your pets or clean up fees will apply.
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No parties
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No smoking of any substance in the house or around open doors or windows. If you must smoke, toke or vape, please do so off the deck and clean up after yourself.
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No unauthorized events
If you’d like to do professional photography or videography, additional arrangements will need to be made.
So that we can keep hosting guests, potential fees may be incurred if these guidelines are ignored.
Unauthorized Late Check Out Up to the cost of any impacted nights subsequent to originally scheduled check-out
Up to $2,000.00 plus any damages to the property owner
Potential warning issued or, if necessary, eviction with no refund and a charge of up to $1,000.00
$500.00 if we have to come out and rest
Up to $150.00 per hour of additional cleaning needed
$1,500.00 minimum charge and eviction from house with no refunds
Min $50.00 minimum charge if we have to come out to unlock
Varies depending on cost of item
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We love pets we just ask that they not be in the beds or on the couches. We have a comfy pet bed for their enjoyment (let us know if you travel with a service animal ahead of time). You must clean up after your pets or clean up fees will apply.
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No parties
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No smoking of any substance in the house or around open doors or windows. If you must smoke, toke or vape, please do so on the bottom deck and clean up after yourself.
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No unauthorized events
If you’d like to do professional photography or videography at Ye Olde Sailor, additional arrangements will need to be made.
So that we can keep hosting guests, potential fees may be incurred if these guidelines are ignored.
Unauthorized Late Check Out Up to the cost of any impacted nights subsequent to originally scheduled check-out
Local Eat And Drinks & things to do
The North Cape Coastal Drive is where Island culture runs deep and the landscape tells a story. Cruise along cliffside roads and windswept shores, past iconic red sand beaches and century-old fishing harbours. Discover Acadian roots in places like Tignish and Alberton, where the music is lively, the food is soulful, and the welcome is warm. Marvel at the towering wind turbines at North Cape, where land meets sea in a dramatic, untamed display. Feast on lobster rolls at roadside diners, hunt for sea glass, or time your visit with one of the region’s many festivals celebrating everything from fiddle music to local potatoes. With rich traditions, unspoiled nature, and sunsets that stretch for miles, the North Cape Coastal Drive offers a rugged, heartwarming slice of PEI you’ll never forget.