Shipwright Inn (Charlottetown, PEI)

Just a pleasant summer stroll away from the Charlottetown harbour front is the Shipwright Inn, a lovingly restored home originally built by shipbuilder James Phillips Douse in 1865. The quiet, treed neighbourhood and utterly charming architecture of the Inn creates a feeling of being tucked away despite staying in the city. Read the Small Barrels Review here!

Inn at St. Peters (St. Peters, PEI)

The Inn at St Peters is an intimate hotel on the St Peters Bay waterfront. A short drive from Charlottetown, the town of St Peters is a lovely, quiet and inviting place. The approach to the town is dominated by the bay itself, and a great, white church across the water, on the same side as the Inn. Read the Small Barrels magazine review here!

Lake Louise, Alberta

Small Barrels magazine visits Lake Louise, Alberta, Canada Read our travel guide vacation planner here.

Gotham Steakhouse (Vancouver, Canada)

Gotham Steakhouse and Cocktail is a high-end steakhouse in downtown Vancouver, Canada. At Gotham, you find yourself in a glamorous speakeasy-the kind that probably only exists in a highly romanticized version of history. But who cares? To the tune of some live, hot jazz – you’re going to have a steak dinner… Read more of the Small Barrels review!

Fifty Two 80 Bistro (Whistler, BC)

Fifty Two 80’s a-little-bit edgy menu is seafood-inspired, with daily creations served up from the bounty of the Pacific Ocean. We were urged to begin with a taste from the “live-action seafood bar” featuring prawns, freshly shucked oysters, lobster and other tasty bites. We sampled crab and lobster “raw shots” – amazingly tender morsels of these tender shellfish were actually served in a shot glass on a tiny bed of frisée lettuce.