MacKenzie's Motel & Cottages

2.5 star property

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Exterior
Cottage, 1 Bedroom | Private kitchen | Microwave, coffee/tea maker
Outdoor pool
Front of property
Microwave, coffee/tea maker

Reviews

7.2 out of 10

Good

Popular amenities

  • Pool
  • Air conditioning
  • Free WiFi
  • Parking included
  • Housekeeping

Explore the area

Map
260 Water Street, Shelburne, NS, B0T 1W0
  • Boxing Rock Brewing Co
    16 min walk
  • Ross-Thomson House and Store Museum
    19 min walk
  • Dory Shop Museum
    19 min walk

Room options

Signature Room, 1 King Bed

  • 14 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Cottage, 2 Bedrooms

  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

Cottage, 1 Bedroom

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed

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About this property

MacKenzie's Motel & Cottages

Motel in Shelburne with free parking
An outdoor pool, barbecues and free self parking are available at this motel. WiFi in public areas is free.
MacKenzie's Motel & Cottages offers 18 air-conditioned accommodations with coffee/tea makers and an iron/ironing board. Cable televisions are provided.

This Shelburne motel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and telephones. Housekeeping is provided on a daily basis.

Recreational amenities at the motel include an outdoor pool.
Our customers tell us that they can't get enough of the helpful staff at MacKenzie's Motel & Cottages. During your stay, you'll be within walking distance of Boxing Rock Brewing Co. Features include free WiFi in public areas and free self-parking, plus an outdoor pool.
  • Free WiFi
  • Free self-parking
  • Take a swim in the outdoor pool
  • Services include luggage storage
  • Just a 1-minute drive from Boxing Rock Brewing Co and a few minutes from Ross-Thomson House and Store Museum
As a guest of MacKenzie's Motel & Cottages, you'll find an outdoor pool and barbecue grills. WiFi is free in public spaces. Self parking is free.

Smoking is allowed in designated areas at this Shelburne motel.

Languages

English

Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and transport

  • Free self parking on site

Family friendly

  • In-room microwave
  • Outdoor pool

Conveniences

  • Limited-hour front desk
  • Luggage storage

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)

Outdoors

  • Barbecue grill

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • No lift
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk

More

  • Designated smoking areas (fines apply)

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Private bathroom
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • TV with cable channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Microwave

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Desk
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Phone

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2 PM; check-in end time: 10 PM
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age - 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 7 AM - 10 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 10 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation

Renovations and closures

The following facilities are closed seasonally each year. They will be closed from 01 October to 31 May:
  • Swimming pool

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

  • No pets allowed, but service animals are welcome

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Kids stay free! Children 13 years old and younger stay free when using existing bedding.

Payment types at the property

Important information

You need to know

This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business or profession.
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
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher
The front desk at this property is open daily from 7 AM - 10 PM.
To arrange for check-in, guests must contact the property in advance of arrival using the information on the booking confirmation. Guests arriving after 10 PM must make advance arrangements by contacting the property using the information on the booking confirmation. Guests must contact the property in advance for check-in information. Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival.
Property Registration Number RYA-2023-24-06211456373570731-260

We should mention

  • Children aged 13 years old and younger stay free in the same room as the parent or guardian when using existing bedding.

Property is also known as

MacKenzie's Motel Cottages Shelburne
Mackenzies Hotel Shelburne
Mackenzie's & Cottages
MacKenzie's Motel & Cottages Motel
MacKenzie's Motel & Cottages Shelburne
MacKenzie's Motel & Cottages Motel Shelburne

MacKenzie's Motel & Cottages Reviews

Reviews

7.2

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 69 out of 245 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 82 out of 245 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 43 out of 245 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 27 out of 245 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 24 out of 245 reviews" "

7.4/10

Cleanliness

7.8/10

Staff & service

6.6/10

Amenities

7.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

6.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

John, Martock

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

4/10 Poor

Bette

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Close to Lunenburg
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Maggie

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed here many times and will continue to go back
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

6/10 Okay

Johanne

Travelled with partner, Travelled with group
Liked: Staff & service
It wasnt horrible but when we arrived ashtrays outside where overflowing. Our bathroom looked newer but had black stuff at the bottom of the shower. There was also a funny but not terrible smell when you first open the door. Needs some airing out.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

6/10 Okay

James

Travelled with partner
weak wifi.TV kept freezing up.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Jennifer

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The room was clean and newly renovated. The bathroom was amazing! Rain showerhead and 2 other massaging heads. Very neat mirror where you could change the lighting with a tap. Bed was a little too firm, would have liked an extra pillow.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Tara

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Cute cottage, we enjoyed it.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

anita

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness
only complaint about the property was it wasn't overly clean. lovely location, good value for the money. there were various webs in rooms, dust on furniture, bbq was available but in rough shape. room was spacious, lots of room throughout the cottage and quiet area to stay.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

6/10 Okay

Barbara, Don Mills

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

6/10 Okay

Karen

Travelled with family
Updated bathroom was nice. There was no ice or regular sized glasses for a drink. Had to go up the street for ice. Also no iron or ironing board.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

6/10 Okay

George

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The place was basically clean, albeit with mold developing in shower and bathroom floor. The only pillows provided were the pillow shams (so who knows when the sham covers had last been cleaned.) When we went to the office to ask for pillows, there was no one there and no way to contact anyone. When we asked for suggestions about food, the person in the office told us that he was vegetarian and so had no idea. And there were at least 2 clothes rods, but no hangars a and no hooks other than the hook for a bathrobe by the shower. We managed, but Expedia would be advised to review the places that they offer, or at least rate them!
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Krista

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Raymond, Kitchener

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great place to stay.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Cathy

Travelled with family
Loved seeing on the deer
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Bed was comfortable, shower was clean and in good condition, wifi was spotty and parts of the cottage needed to be cleaned or replaced.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

2/10 Terrible

Evelyne

Business traveller
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Disgusting! The room was filthy and had obviously not been cleaned. The bed sheets and pillows were covered with yellow stains, the bed skirt was full of yellow and dark brown stains. Bugs on the floor all over the place. Dirty curtains, filthy, broken appliances, disgusting shower curtain, broken sink, bathroom wall covered with toothpaste projections, dust everywhere, and the list goes on. The front desk person offered to vacuum the bugs and showed up with a small stick vacuum. He also gave me a cab of Feebreeze to.cover the horrible smoke and musty odor of the room. This place is Disgusting and unsanitary and should not be allowed to operate. Literally the worst i have ever seen and i travel the world quite frequently! Wish i could post pictures here! Stay away!
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

4/10 Poor

Suanne

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
We stayed in a 2 bedroom cabin for 1 night. The cabin could be cute and has a good layout but it was in poor condition with a very bad musty/moldy smell. The stove had rust all over it and the bathroom was filthy with a disgusting tub/shower with so much mold on the shower curtain it needed to be thrown away. All the floors were filthy and sticky and the scatter rug in the living room area needed a good shampooing. Even the towels were not bright white and have seen better days and need to be replaced or bleached. The love seat was stained and sticky. Overall for the price, it was bit worth it and it is too bad because it could be a very cute place with more upkeep and care and it has potential. The cabin had a deck which would be a positive but the furniture that was on it did not appear to be safe to use. It seemed rotten and might collapse if sat in and filthy.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Everett

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great quiet spot
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

6/10 Okay

Bairong

Travelled with partner
Liked: Amenities
Disliked: Staff & service
We did find spiders and other bugs in the room.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Patrick

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Was nice (old place) to stay for the price, need some reno to be better and deep cleaning like under the furnitures and windows but I did saw worst than that... overalls we enjoy the place and mind come back without hesitation.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jamilyn

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Looks like they had just done recent renovations. The bathroom was completely redone and had a very convenient LED mirror that adjusted brightness, very neat
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Justin

Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024

2/10 Terrible

Yunna

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Mold in the bathroom and room. Dust on the floor and surfaces. Dirty towel.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Tim

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

2/10 Terrible

blaine a

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Like, you must be kidding, it was the dirty. slow running washroom sink, the toilet had to be flushed several times it was used, more than 2 or three light bulbs burned out, just a waste of time bringing it to their attention and to top it off, I know the people who had the property before the present owners and it was a five star place to stay, Shame on them for running. it to the state it is now
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024