A Boat to Sea Bed & Breakfast

Honestly, I can't say enough positive input to this Bed & Breakfast. From the house to the host, it is a wonderful experience. Located on the shores of North Sydney and hosted by Jane, the whole stay could not be more memorable. |The house is amazing, not new, but full of character in every nook and cranny. Every inch of this house contains love and attention of the owner. Jane is amazing and a great breakfast cook. |The location on the shores of the Sydney Harbour offer beautiful water views and sun rises over the water. If you can't relax here, you can't relax anywhere!|Thanks so much Jane for the delicious breakfast and the wonderful conversation and connection. Your place is unforgettable!|Jeannie & Phil Pitts

This has become our favorite place to stay in Cape Breton, so when we knew we were coming back for the Celtic Colours Festival, we called Jane immediately to see if she had room for us. And we were able to book for 2 of the nights we were in the Sydney area. So glad we did! The ambiance in this lovely B&B is amazing with its view over the water and its well-appointed rooms. Jane is a wonderful hostess, and her breakfasts are delicious! - and not always the same thing each day! THANK YOU, Jane!

2025, oct 2nd, I called to book and the lovely owner tells me she retired in June 2025! B&B no longer open.

We loved our stay at " A Boat to Sea". The B&B was lovely. You could look out your window and see the sea. Jane was so kind and accommodating. The breakfasts' were delicious. We would definitely stay there again and highly recommend for anyone traveling to Cape Breton. |Robert and Vicki Rowe June, 2024

Two couples stayed at Jane's delightful and comfortable Bed & Breakfast for two nights in October, and we thoroughly enjoyed our host, Jane, and her delightful home, with shimmering views of the harbor and Sydney Bay. The rooms were comfortable with excellent bedding, and each had a private sitting area by the windows for reading and viewing the bay-harbor. We took rooms on the 2nd and the 3rd floors and found both to be good choices--the 3rd floor room is accessed via a circular iron staircase and is a bit tight for large bags, but it worked out fine. Our friends really enjoyed the expansive views from the 3rd floor lookout room. Rooms had coffee-makers in suite.||||Our host Jane was very accommodating,& knowledgeable about all things in Cape Breton, and also prepares delightful full breakfasts, with eggs, toast, fruit and some special touches---and has a long history in the area so she gave us good information on area sights and our planned Cabot Trail loop drive and shops and sights along our route. We also drove over to Fortress de Louisburg, a now restored French fortress which was an interesting historical day trip out of Sydney. ||||Thank you Jane, for a delightful stay at Boat to Sea.

My daughter and I visited A Boat to Sea this August and we can highly recommend the bed and breakfast. Jane, your host, is expert at making guests feel welcome, knows the area very well and offers great advice on things to do and see. We enjoyed a great afternoon based on her recommendations. The rooms are wonderful, the beds luxurious, the home full of art and collections. The grounds are lovely. The delicious breakfasts are made with love and fresh ingredients. My daughter loved every bite! It is a totally positive experience!

A Boat To Sea B and B was quite the find. Needing a jumping off place for the ferry to New Foundland we were very pleased to have selected Jane's fine home. From her greeting when we arrived through the delicious breakfast and all the talk around the table we couldn't have been more pleased. Jane sat with her guests after breakfast had been served and played the tour guide giving each guest pointers and allowing us to relate our own experiences from the previous day. New itineraries were being formed in the moment. Our experience was such that we expresed our wish to stay again on our return trip and our disappointment in not being able to get a reservation from booking.com. Jane immediately checked her bookings and was able to place us in her third floor loft which booking.com does not handle. Our return to North Sydney a week later was a wonderful repeat performance of the first with an even better room at the top of her spiral stairs. The view from the topmost floor out over the bay is fantastic. With a king size bed and attached bath we could not have been more pleased. Breakfast the following morning was a repeat of our previous stay and with new destinations in hand for touring and shopping we had anew itinerary to follow. Many thanks Jane for the wonderful hospitality and the referral to the crystal shop where we bought our daughters champagne flutes for her wedding.||We hope you get your sailboat, The Boat To Sea, back in the water soon.

This is an absolutely beautiful bead and breakfast. The grounds are amazing and right on the water. The furnishings and stained glass (made by the owner!) are unique and make the house feel very welcoming. Jane was very knowledgeable about the area and gave very good advice about where to go and what to do. She was very accommodating about my husbands dietary needs and the breakfast was great. It is within walking distance of a number of great restaurants. I would highly recommend this Bed and Breakfast to anyone going to North Sydney.