The Great George Hotel

I had the pleasure of staying for six nights in a one-bedroom king suite at the Great George during the first week of February 2025. The suite (unit 164) was located just steps from the main building, well-equipped, cozy, and even had laundry facilities. Breakfast was included and always fresh. All of the staff were friendly, but Aleena and Sam went above and beyond throughout my stay to ensure my needs were met. I look forward to my next stay at the Great George.

This was a wonderful hotel. The morning breakfast, cookie hour, and happy hour were we all incredible. The free coffee, tea, and water available at all times in the lobby was great. I’m not sure the criticism of the breakfast, it was great. There’s no traditional dining room but plenty of space in the lobby to enjoy. The location was prime just a couple of blocks from Confederation Landing, and just a couple of blocks from the main downtown strip. One small constructive criticism I would give is the hotel should be a lot more clear as to which rooms have washers and dryers in them. my room did and it was working well. The hotel provided enough detergent for one load per day for free. The Criticism is, I would have packed a lot less if I knew there was a washing machine and dryer in the room. For those traveling internationally, this is critical information.

We stayed at the Great George for 3 nights over a long weekend for a Remembrance Day Service. The location was perfect for walking anywhere in Charlottetown. The staff were extremely friendly, professional and always very accommodating. The lobby was our go to place when we were taking a break, or if we were hunkered down for the evening. Overstuffed leather chairs and sofa's next to a fireplace with coffee, tea and ice water at our fingertips was perfect for our weary bones. This is where they also served the complimentary breakfast, which was excellent. My particular favorite was a blueberry/oatmeal/yogurt delight served in a small mason jar, simply delicious. We would definitely stay at the Great George again, and I highly recommend anyone thinking of a trip to Charlottetown give yourself a treat and stay at the Great George, you will not be disappointed.

Check in was smooth but we never received a pre check in email as promised when the room was booked.|Our room was lovely. However, the elevator was beside us and the noise was horrible throughout the night. |In the early morning…around 7 am…soft classical music started playing. You could hear it from inside and outside the building. No way to “turn it off”.|Breakfast was very good. The staff were excellent. The morning serenade, after a sleepless night, is enough to make me not want to book here again. The hotel is gorgeous. Top notch staff and an excellent location.

This hotel has amazing staff. The decorations in the lobby were spectacular and the staff were helpful and friendly. Rooms were large and comfortable. Breakfast was included and was great. Great place to stay close to historic sites and within walking distance.

We had a wonderful 4 night stay at The Great George for a business and leisure trip. The room was spacious, quiet and comfortable on the top floor of the main building. In a perfect location and an easy walk to everything in Charlottetown. Breakfast was varied and set us up well for the day, and the afternoon cookies were amazing. The staff were always friendly and helpful. Totally recommend and hope to visit again!

The staff provided excellent service! Super friendly, knowledgeable, attentive to detail and accommodating. Cassie McPhee and her team went above and beyond to provide us an outstanding experience. Our accommodations were beautiful, spacious, and immaculate. The food was delicious. Definitely the highlight of our trip!

This is the second time staying here with the first time being about 12 years ago. The location is excellent as are all the staff. The added benefit of the continental breakfast and the evening cocktails, although we didn’t take advantage of the latter, makes for a very pleasant stay. There are a few small items though that could make an 8 out of 10 place a 10 out of 10. The rooms are comfortable (we had a one-bedroom suite) but they are starting to show their age. The carpets could use a deep cleaning as could the shower tiles. The televisions are old with no ability to plug in technology or cast video from your own electronics, which is now a common feature in most modern hotels. There is a clearly dated welcoming document in the room with instructions to “dial 0 on your in-room phone at any time”. Problem is, like most hotels today, there isn’t an in-room phone. They have a mostly helpful tv remote guide, but the channel listing doesn’t fully match up to the actual channels available. The last item, which I suspect would be an expensive fix, is the air conditioner. It keeps the place comfortably cool but when it runs, it sounds like a plane taking off. Notwithstanding the small items above, I would consider staying here again.

Location, location, location! Across the street from the basilica and walking distance to everything in town. We were wowed by how beautifully remodeled our unit was. It was the first floor of a home at the rear of the inn itself. It was modern and bright with a large living room area with office desk, a screened slider out to the rear private patio/flower garden, full sized kitchen, washer/dryer, king bedroom, large well appointed bathroom with lots of hot water. The front desk staff were friendly and helpful. Warm cookies were provided each afternoon, weekday receptions with free beer and wine and a great breakfast each morning served in the front lounge area of the main inn.

Centrally located, with ample parking. Great George is a cozy spot with nice, large, quiet, clean rooms. Appreciated the freshly baked cookies, availability of tea/coffee, and the breakfast - nice touch with the breakfast-to-go bags for us early-birds. Staff were very friendly and helpful. Have stayed here twice and continue to be impressed - will be back.

I was in the great George hotel as a long time residence guest. It was wonderful. The reception office holders were so kind and supportive. The hotel has awarded the word luxury hotel. The lobby is do beautiful and in fact the hotel is boutique

Thoroughly enjoyed our stay at the Great George Hotel. We have a wonderful large suite overlooking the Cathedral across the street. The bed was very comfortable, the bathroom was accommodating and clean. The staff were excellent and took care of all our needs. My husband's sugars were low one night and he needed some quick sugar at midnight. The staff found him orange juice quickly at no charge. They secured our ferry reservation, took care of our laundry and provided excellent choices for restaurants. The breakfasts were good (although we found a delightful cafe called Receiver Coffee around the corner with the tastiest breakfasts which became a favorite)! So pleased to have found this gem of a hotel.

The 'Great George' is a glorified bed and breakfast arrangement that has become a small institution in Charlottetown. It poses as a "boutique hotel", but anyone who has been to a successful boutique hotel in another destination will soon recognize that this term does not accurately apply to the 'Great George'. However, the 'Great George' is well kept and lovely when the vacuum cleaner is not parked all day in the foyer of the building, as it was on our second day there. The buildings are charming, and judging by their web site, the 'George' has some amazing rooms. The location itself could not be better, on George Street in Charlottetown, near the water and almost every restaurant, shop and theatre production you might wish to visit. We were welcomed by young professionals who went out of their way to help with challenges like parking. (Actually we were led to three parking lots before we found a place that permitted parking.) Eventually we went up a steep staircase to our room,the Havilland. The first impression was quite favourable. In fact it was a tidy, pretty room and the bed was quite comfortable. But because travellers who pay as the 'Great George' asks you to pay usually look for special details, it is to the details that I will next go in my description of my experience in this newly built, old style accommodation. The room itself had no light fixture. The lighting could be called 'romantic', but romantic lighting is practical only as long as you don't drop anything small on the floor. Speaking of seeing, the faux drapes of this room do not close at all, and the arrangement in place makes it easy for others to see you unless you shut out the view of the street entirely. With a white vinyl roller blind and no privacy sheer or lace panel in front of the only window that serves to provide light to the room, it's hard to enjoy the room during the day or at night if you want the window open for air while you have a light on. Unfortunately this arrangement allows others to see you rather well while in bed, as discovered when people looked up and made eye contact once or twice, and standing at the foot of the bed by the window one was on full display in the daylight, unless you decided to block out the light entirely by rolling down the shade to hide the world and darken the room. Now, central air has been installed in a number of lovely historic homes that serve guests in the hospitality industry, but the 'Great George' cooled us down by means of a stand alone window air conditioning unit that stood in front of a closed window. It worked well enough, but denied us access to the window. The room was consequently more crowded than it needed to be, and a chair that blocked access to the closet further limited our freedom to move comfortably about the room. But most of all, I really need to talk about the bathroom. It was big and bright and rather beautiful, and yet though the bathroom of the Havilland room was spacious, it lacked any counter space. Without a counter or a corner table, objects could only be placed upon a corner of the sink or on the back of the toilet or on the floor (rather poor for a top hotel). At first the bathtub and shower appeared clean and unremarkable, apart from the fact that the curved shower curtain rod usually seen in hotels these days was missing. In its place was a straight rod, a tub and a ceiling that cut sharply down into the shower space, so that any guests with a height surpassing 5'4" or so (163 cm) are forced to duck awkwardly as they get wet, or bang their head on the ceiling that juts down precipitously a few feet from the shower head. We did both, and could not believe it! That was our chief complaint because it was one about fundamental safety. In fairness to the 'Great George', a partial refund for part of one night's stay was issued when the complaint was presented at checkout, and the refund was appreciated as an acknowledgment that this unsafe situation is most unsatisfactory. However, more to the point, how and why does a place of public accommodation, such as the 'Great George', leave a mess of a building code catastrophe like this one in place without being forced to fix it by the local authorities? To be certain, the Aveda bath products were appreciated, but there's nothing better to start off your day properly than climbing out of a shower without a cramp from bending over or a nasty head injury. These are the main concerns I have as I remember my recent experience at the 'Great George'. I understand why many would say that it is a nice establishment. Indeed it is. The houses are pretty and they have a lot of character. The people who feature most prominently behind the desk are very helpful, extremely thoughtful and eager to please or remedy a situation not quite right. However, I can not say that my experience in the room given to me by the 'Great George' was a testimony to fine hospitality.

Love love love this B&B! Wish we were staying for the week. We were given the king suite room 643. I love this room b/c it is clean, the bed is so comfy, nice view & cool loft w/tub & jacuzzi. There is a fireplace and the rate was very reasonable. Breakfast was a nicer than usual continental fare. Had a tiny quiche pies & the muffins rated like cake. Good coffee as well both in the room & at breakfast.There were touristy places to eat eat near the water but trendier more eclectic places on university!

Any chain hotel is better than this including the breakfast that comes with the place. The lady that says the towels are fluffy, I thought they were similar to the brown paper towels that are in air port bathrooms. The rooms were very old a creaky and my lights would flicker as I walked across the room. I wouldn't recommend staying in this place if you are younger than 50.

This is such an incredible place. From the gorgeous decor to the little touches like Aveda products, huge fluffy towels. Equally good for a romantic stay or business. Excellent breakfast in the morning and happy hour every evening - both complimentary. The staff are wonderful every single visit. Consistent and awesome. Oh, and you are right in the middle of all the action - restaurants, theatre, shopping is all within strolling distance. I should mention also the warm, home made chocolate chip cookies they bring out all evening...you can't have just one...

i have never written a review of a hotel but our experience at this hotel merits one. The staff were amazingly helpful. The concierge had previously mapped out routes around PEI with recommendations for food and shopping. Took the stress out of touring. Our room in the hotel was very large and gracious. Everything you would want in period hotel but with modern amenities. The location is ideal and you can walk to all downtown spots. I would recommend this hotel to everyone.

Beautiful atmosphere. Happy hour drinks, fresh baked cookies, breakfast to go if you're in a rush, towels, beach chairs, and a park pass to the beach are some of the complimentary amenities at this hotel. Wish I could have stayed longer.

Very charming and quaint hotel. We were provided with a two story suite that was quite spacious and private. The bed was comfortable and the room had several amenities. The staff was very nice and helpful with attractions in the area and accommodating with things we needed. Additionally, the breakfast in the lobby was very satisfactory!