Raspberry Cottage

 

  • Orchard, raspberry fields

  • Waterview

  • Sleeps 8

  • 4 bedrooms

Summary

Raspberry Cottage is seated on a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve with a water view of the Bras d'Or, part of the Atlantic Ocean. It is remote enough for guests to spot eagles, hares, and a few deer, as well as to experience country life with a pear, apple, and cherry tree orchard, concord grape vines, and raspberry fields. The cottage is about thirty-five minutes away from the village of Baddeck, Nova Scotia, which offers Regatta Week, sailing, kayaking, and the Alexander Graham Bell museum. The start or end of the Cabot Trail is about twenty-five minutes away, depending on whether it is driven clockwise or counterclockwise. Day trips are also possible for a variety of attractions, as the cottage is on an island in the middle of Cape Breton Island. There is a private iron gate at the start of a gravel road to the cottage. Raspberry Cottage is surrounded by a clearing shielded with firs, spruce, and pine trees. Behind the cottage is about 150 acres of private, rolling woodland fed by a spring and stream. A private road through the forest can be explored with a local guide as included in your stay. The cottage is furnished in a country home style with items from all over the world. 

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Features

  • Sleeps 8 people

  • 3 Bedrooms upstairs

  • 1 Bedroom downstairs

3 queen size beds in each bedroom, 2 twin beds in first floor porch bedroom

A variety of bedding is available, including cotton blankets, wool blankets, feather and synthetic duvets. Fans are available.

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Families

  • Families are welcome

  • Pets are not permitted

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Bathrooms 

  • 1.5 bathrooms

  • 1 bath with a shower upstairs

  • 2 toilets

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Amenities

  • Free wifi

  • Land line phone with service in Canada

  • Oven

  • Toaster

  • Fridge with Freezer

  • Dishwasher

  • Coffee maker

  • Clothes washing machine

  • Clothes dryer

  • Hair dryer

  • Towels - six sets of face cloths, hand towels, bath towels, plus extra towels

  • Satellite TV

  • Vinyl record player, with selection of records

  • Electric heat throughout

  • Radio

  • Clock radios or alarm clocks in bedrooms

  • Rainfall shower

Interesting points

  • Orchard with different varieties of apple, cherry, and pear trees

  • Small garden with very productive grape vines

  • Clearing surrounded by trees

  • Water view of the Bras d'Or, part of the Atlantic Ocean

  • Private land of approximately 100 acres behind the cottage

  • 180 degree view of water and forest from master bedroom

  • Use of fishing rods upon request

Each stay includes:

  • Wifi

  • Use of land line with calls restricted to Canada, while incoming calls can come from anywhere

  • Welcome tray of coffee and teas

  • Book of area ideas

  • Weekly cleaning

  • Shampoo, conditioner, and body wash, as well as portions of dish soap, capsules for dishwasher, liquid soap to wash hands, laundry detergent, and paper towels

Security

  • smoke detector

  • first aid kit

  • carbon monoxide detector

  • two fire extinguishers

  • inspected by electrician

Rooms

Upstairs, second level

Queen size bed

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Second bedroom, upstairs

Queen size bed

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Third bedroom, upstairs

A double bed that sleeps two

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Half bathroom and fourth bedroom, downstairs

Queen Sized Bed

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The room is accessible, as it is on the ground floor and does not require walking up the staircase. A half bathroom is also downstairs, while the full bath with shower is upstairs. Here is a photo of the newly renovated half bathroom.

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Living area, downstairs

Kitchen

Laundry Room

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Features:

Fully equipped kitchen

Laundry room with washer and two dryers

Library

Decorations from around the world

A vinyl record player and a selection of records 

A satellite TV

A fully equipped kitchen 

One half bathroom

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Please visit the FAQs to read more about Raspberry Cottage and the surrounding area.

Please note that smoking is not permitted in any of the property structures.

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I put up two Spotify playlists for Explorer's Cottage @explorers.cottage.capebreton and Raspberry Cottage on the website in the bio. You can listen to these for free. They set the mood for the cottages. The cottage playlists combine Gaelic songs from
Raspberry Cottage now has a medical professional renting the cottage for a longer term until about the middle of May as they need to self isolate from their parents due to their exposure to COVID-19 at the local hospital through their work. This will
To help support children and their parent/s or caretakers while they are in their self-isolation, I am excited to soon release a series of crafts and projects related to the cottages in some way. The ideas are inspired by my volunteer work at the Art
To be responsible, I closed @explorers.cottage.capebreton and Raspberry Cottage from about mid-March to the end of April to gather more information and facts about COVID-19. I wanted to make sure to protect the housekeepers and guests. The housekeepe
Thank you to all our essential workers, including all hospital workers, those in utility fields, and those working in all aspects of shipping getting all our supplies to us. ✨ ✨ Thanks also to everyone doing their part with social isolation.✨ ✨ #cap
Here is another look at the restoration of Raspberry Cottage. The very first guests who stayed at Raspberry Cottage in 2017 were researching Acadien history and were from Louisiana. The woman who booked the cottage was so gracious and told me on chec
While I am telling the story of the renovations and restoration of the cottages over at @explorers.cottage.capebreton, I wanted to post a little on the transformation of Raspberry Cottage, as well. I researched very carefully the original bright gree
Cottage life. Here is a close up of the logs that were created in a Seventeeth century style where the logs are hand crafted to fit together. The cottage has a mix of antiques, finds from all over the world, and mid-century modern style furniture tha
Following a 17th century Scandinavian style, the chinkless logs were hand crafted to be snug and insulated. #cottage #thecabinchronicles #capebreton #novascotia #explorecanada
Snowy, cozy nights at Raspberry Cottage. #unescobiospherereserve #cottage #thecabinchronicles #cabinvibes #novascotia #capebreton #explorecanada #hygge
A nice grilling spot just next to Raspberry Cottage. The cottage sits on 150 acres, allowing for peace, privacy, and stargazing, while still only being 17 minutes from a large grocery store and supply shopping in North Sydney. ✨ #novascotia #capebret
A view of the solid logs created in a chinkless 17th Century style found in Europe, particularly Scandinavia. The logs were selected and then hand crafted to fit together seamlessly without filler. #capebreton #novascotia #explorecanada #cottage #th
The sunny porch room at Raspberry Cottage. For this remodel, a local craftsman poured a new layer of a concrete like material to level and seal the floor from elements, as the floor was uneven and not sealed from weather. Wood was also replaced throu
Holiday dreams ✨ #cottage #capebreton #novascotia #thecabinchronicles #cabinvibes
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from Raspberry Cottage! 🌲✨ We have old-fashioned snow shoes for guests to explore our many km/miles of trails as included in the guest stay. ✨ ✨ #snowshoes #cottage #thecabinchronicles #cabinvibes #thecabinland #ca
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! I made these chewy jellies from the concord grapes that grow just in front of the cottage. I did not add any sugar; I just added a little gelatin to a cooked and strained reduction of the grapes I picked. Agar agar
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from our family at Raspberry Cottage! I have made Christmas goose for about 15 years, and I have tried many different recipes from different traditions and cultures. One year, I even made something inedible! This ye