Kow's Inn

3.0 star property
your current months are January, 2025 and February, 2025.
January 2025
February 2025

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Comfort Room, 1 Queen Bed
Room, 1 Queen Bed
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Reviews

8.8 out of 10
Excellent

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Pet-friendly
  • Breakfast available
  • Air conditioning
  • Parking included
  • Housekeeping

Explore the area

Map
1289 Route 105, Groves Point, NS
  • Florence Ballfields
    ‪4 min drive‬
  • North Sydney Historical Society
    ‪6 min drive‬
  • Marine Atlantic Ferry Terminal
    ‪6 min drive‬
  • Sydney, NS (YQY)
    ‪31 min drive‬

Room options

Room, 2 Queen Beds

  • 28 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

Room, 1 Queen Bed

  • 25 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

Comfort Room, 1 Queen Bed

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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About the area

Bras d'Or

With a stay at Kow's Inn in Bras d'Or, you'll be steps from Bras d'Or Lake and a 3-minute drive from Cranberry Lake. .This motel is 2.4 mi (3.8 km) from Florence Ballfields and 2.9 mi (4.6 km) from Gammell Lake.

What's nearby

  • North Sydney Historical Society - 6 min drive
  • Marine Atlantic Ferry Terminal - 6 min drive
  • Centre 200 - 21 min drive
  • World's Largest Fiddle - 21 min drive
  • Cape Breton Centre for Heritage and Science - 21 min drive

Getting around

  • Sydney, NS (YQY) - 31 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Tim Hortons - ‬6 min drive
  • ‪Wendy's - ‬6 min drive
  • ‪A & K Lick-A-Chick - ‬2 min drive
  • ‪Tim Hortons - ‬2 min drive
  • ‪Pizza Delight - ‬6 min drive

About this property

Kow's Inn

Motel in Bras d'Or with a coffee shop and a restaurant
Kow's Inn offers 5 air-conditioned accommodations with hair dryers and complimentary toiletries. Rooms open to balconies or patios. Beds feature premium bedding. Flat-screen televisions come with premium cable channels.

Bathrooms include shower/tub combinations and bidets. This Bras d'Or motel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Make yourself at home in one of the 5 air-conditioned rooms featuring refrigerators and flat-screen televisions. Rooms have private balconies or patios. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming is available for your entertainment. Bathrooms feature shower/tub combinations, complimentary toiletries, and bidets.
Take in the views from a terrace and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access.
Enjoy a meal at the restaurant or snacks in the motel's coffee shop/cafe. Wrap up your day with a drink at the bar/lounge. Cooked-to-order breakfasts are available daily for a fee.
The front desk is staffed during limited hours. Free self parking is available onsite.
Cooked-to-order breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning.
Kow's Inn has a restaurant on site.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and public transport

  • Free self-parking on site

Food and drink

  • Cooked-to-order breakfast available for a fee daily: CAD 10.00 per person
  • 1 restaurant and 1 coffee shop/cafe
  • 1 bar

Family friendly

  • Fridge
  • Soundproofed rooms

Guest services

  • Daily housekeeping
  • Front desk (limited hours)
  • Luggage storage

Outdoors

  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • If you have any requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Grab bar near toilet
  • In-room accessibility
  • Low-height worktop and sink
  • No lift (single-level property)
  • Raised toilet seat
  • Wheelchair-accessible (may have limits)

More

  • Designated smoking areas

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Air conditioning
  • Premium bedding

Bathroom

  • Bidet
  • Free toiletries
  • Hairdryer
  • Shampoo
  • Shower/bath combination
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels

Entertainment

  • TV channels
  • Flat-screen TV
  • Premium channels

Food and drink

  • Fridge

More

  • Desk
  • Soundproofing

Policies

Check-in

Check-in time starts at 3 PM
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 7:30 AM - 8:30 PM
Guests must contact the property in advance for check-in instructions; front desk staffed during limited hours
To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property ahead of time using the information on the booking confirmation
If you are planning to arrive after 8:30 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

Pets allowed for an extra charge of CAD 25 per pet, per day
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees
Restrictions apply; for more information contact the property at the number on the booking confirmation

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Children up to the age of 5 years can stay for free if using existing beds when occupying the parent or guardian's room
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for cooked-to-order breakfast: approximately CAD 10.00 per person
  • Pet fee: CAD 25 per pet, per day
  • Service animals are exempt from fees

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards
Cashless transactions are available
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher
Property Registration Number rya-2023-24-11061643310924633-1289

Property is also known as

Kow's Inn Little Bras d'Or
Kow's Little Bras d'Or
Kow's
Kow's Inn Motel
Kow's Inn Groves Point
Kow's Inn Motel Groves Point

Kow's Inn Reviews

Reviews

8.8

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 329 out of 613 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 203 out of 613 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 48 out of 613 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 20 out of 613 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 13 out of 613 reviews" "

9.4/10

Cleanliness

9.2/10

Staff & service

8.0/10

Amenities

8.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Gail

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Easy access, clean and reasonable pricing.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

4/10 Poor

Jan

Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I arrived in October. There were no lights on to identify the hotel after dark. no lights in the office. Very odd . Maybe in season it's better.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

Nelson

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Comfortable, clean, spacious
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jean

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great bang for your buck. Missing smoke alarm
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Mary Lee

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

Dennis

Liked: Cleanliness
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Wade

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
We liked that it is close to the ferry
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

Tina

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nicely renovated bathroom, clean and fresh. Easy check in. Great food at on site restaurant.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

4/10 Poor

Hoda

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Amenities
Need to add a coffee machine to the room , like any motel do . Rooms numbers need to be clearly marked outside since there is no reception to help for people who arrive late .
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Bill

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Ben

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed before taking the ferry. Nice place, big room
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Vincent

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Handy location between cape breton and Sydney. Good condition and excellent food at restaurant.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Nicole

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

nancy

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very nice comfortable place to stay. Staff were kind and friendly. The restaurant was very good.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Bobbi

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Rest and Restaurnt
This came highly recommended and didn't disappoint. The staff worked very hard. The rooms are spacious with direct access to outside. It has a great restaurant at the property that even the locals come to. It was a short distance to the Ferry. Ideal for comfortable & convenient stay.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Sharon

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff was polite, communicative and accommodating. Room was super clean, bed and bedding scrumptious. Wished I had time for the restaurant. Good selection and variety to accommodate many diets.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Bill

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
location, facilities, view
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

William

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
There were ten of us staying at Kow's Inn. It was a great experience and we also enjoyed seversl meals in the restaurant. The host treated us like family and took great care of our group!!
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Regina

Restaurant food and service was excellent.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Mary Ann

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Walter H.

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Phil

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

shuping

Travelled with partner
Surprised clean room , comfortable bed and room space . Check in was simple , lady in front desk was polite and effective.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Michele

Travelled with family, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff where very friendly and the restaurant was good and reasonably priced
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Alison

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very clean and close to ferry terminal. Our room was comfortable and had everything we needed for our short stay. Had dinner from the restaurant which was very good.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024