jim snow

Review of Kit-Wat Marina/Motel/Restauran...

3 stars is perhaps a little low...

3 stars is perhaps a little low...

I was out touring backroads on my motorcycle, mid-September, when I tripped over this riverside lady, just north of the summertime resort town of Sauble Beach. Looking around the property, I imagine this as a 50 or 60 year old family business that has held its own in the ebb and flow of seasonal business, sending the kids to college with a little left over for a nice personal home.

The room I stayed in was tired, well overdue for a refit, the restaurant was closed, and a seatboard broke under a fisherman on the dock bench seat as I walked by. But they do a lot of things well. There are riverside tables, benches, umbrellas and BBQ's for cooking up dinner and socializing. Boat slips, canoe rentals get you on the quiet river, minutes from Lake Huron, with a marina next door.

The location is amazing, at the north end of the run along the Huron coast, the south end of the run up the Bruce Peninsula, and 3 hours from Toronto on the Hockley, Creemore, escarpment run. A great spot for a group moto stopover, or out for a week of sailing.

As I started it up in the cool morning, I looked at the freshly paved parking lot and I imagine the boss diligently improving a piece here and there as can be.

The joint deserves to do well.
You get good value for your money.
Book early.