Stay in style at Digby Pines Golf Resort and Spa
I feel a bit like I've been transported back to the 1920s. I almost expect Robert Redford and Mia Farrow, the star couple from "The Great Gatsby," to turn the corner. It's September, and we're driving up the wide driveway to the Digby Pines Golf Resort and Spa in the town of the same name in Nova Scotia. The grand luxury hotel has a stately air, nestled amidst its expansive and meticulously maintained gardens. It exudes a certain flair from the Roaring Twenties, with its carefree spirit. Scott Joplin's "The Entertainer" keeps playing in my head. Somehow, it all fits together perfectly. Which is hardly surprising, since the luxury hotel was built in 1929 in the style of a Norman château. Back then, wealthy families spent their entire summer vacation at fashionable resorts like this one, and that spirit still permeates the hotel today.
The Digby Pines Golf Resort and Spa - the grand hotel of luxury hotels in Nova Scotia
Today, the Digby Pines Golf Resort and Spa belongs to the province of Nova Scotia, which wonderfully maintains the hotel's atmosphere and ensures that modern visitors feel comfortable there. The entrance hall welcomes guests with a spacious lobby furnished with numerous comfortable wingback chairs. These inviting seating areas are placed on polished hardwood floors against a backdrop of white columns with Corinthian capitals. It's the perfect place to relax after an active day in the fresh air, perhaps enjoying a chat with friends.
The rooms of this luxury hotel are functional but not cluttered. The hotel's age is somewhat noticeable, but everything needed for a comfortable stay is provided. However, the furnishings do appear a bit dated.
Churchill's Room offers three lavish meals a day: a sumptuous breakfast buffet with a wide selection in the morning, and fresh Nova Scotia cuisine with a French touch for lunch and dinner. It's advisable to reserve a table well in advance, as the restaurant is very popular. The Nova Scotia-style meatloaf and the Digby scallops—fresh mussels caught right off the coast—that we ordered during our evening at the Digby Pines Resort were delicious. The service was also very attentive and courteous, but not intrusive. All in all, a delightful dinner in a refined setting.
Relaxing stay at Digby Pines Golf Resort and Spa on Annapolis Bay
The only thing we regretted during our stay at this luxury hotel was that we had not planned a longer stay here. With the extensive spa and wellness facilities in the in-house spa, the beautifully landscaped gardens and the hiking and walking trails in the area you can plan well a multi-day relaxing holiday. There are tennis courts, croquet, shuffleboard or outdoor chess, and there is a fully equipped fitness center where you can have enough of your appetite for dinner. Also golf lovers will feel comfortable here, because the resort has a golf course with 18 hole.
The nicest part of the whole complex is the pool, which is located between the hotel and the Annapolis Bay and in the afternoon you can swim its laps. On hot days, I can hardly imagine anything more relaxing than to cool off in its deep blue water again and again and let it dry on one of the comfortable loungers from the sun. Even in September, this is still possible, as the pool is protected by a glass front from the winds that can blow in from Annapolis Bay.
My conclusion about this hotel: a wonderful place to relax for a few days. You should treat yourself to this time on a tour of Nova Scotia.
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Digby Pines Golf Resort and Spa
103 Shore Road
Digby, NS
Canada
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Source: On-site research, with support from Tourism Nova Scotia. We are very grateful for the invitation. However, our opinion remains our own.
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