The June Motel Sauble Beach

This Idyllic Town in Canada Has Water So Clear, It Looks Like the Caribbean

"Tucked on the shores of Lake Huron in Sauble Beach, the June Motel felt like a celebrity midcentury outpost — a refurbished, 1970s-meets-Instagram spot that Netflix documented in Motel Makeover. The A-framed lobby’s bright white walls and warm wood ceiling enclosed a blush-toned coffee bar and shop, a sitting area with a longboard and rounded leather couch, and an employee even poured us coups of rosé when we checked in. One evening an owner and friends invited us to a fire beside the gated pool — there was wine, tea, bundled s’mores supplies and blankets — and our room opened via a sliding glass door onto the pool, its walls lit by a neon pink “good vibes only” sign. In the mornings an oatmeal-and-fruit breakfast was waiting at our door, and the property offered more rounds of s’mores, a hammock, and lounge chairs by the pool that made the slow pace exactly what we needed." - Kelly Dawson