Fitness area faces the indoor pool/hot tub. (Gives you something to look forward to.)

Hotel pool hits the spot when you need to cool off or swim it out.

Day trips to Boldt Castle (drawbridge, the works) are available May-Oct, since it’s only accessible by boat.

Rooms are no-frills but modern, not medieval (sorry, Lancelot fans).

With everything from Canada’s 1st parliament buildings to the International Hockey Hall of Fame nearby, your list of local must-sees is long.

Drops ya right on Picton’s main drag. Idyllic wineries, the shoreline, breweries and more are all within a short drive.

Smack-dab in the heart of the Kawarthas, next to the Trent Severn Waterway.