Oak Haven

I almost don’t want to tell Unilocal about this place. Oak Haven is so perfect I want to keep it for myself… In the spirit of sharing real gems here is one of the best Bed and Breakfast experiences I have ever had. This experience was so perfect I don’t even know where to start… so I am going to do it in list style.
Location: Oak Haven is located just a few block out of the center of Niagara on the Lake. We didn’t venture to walk anywhere, I visited with friends in the middle of winter with a lot of snow and very cold weather (19º F), plus my girlfriend had a foot cast. I am sure in the middle of summer it wouldn’t be too far to walk to town… I guess I’ll let you know when I go in summer. The house is located in a residential area. It feels like you are going to stay with friends, and that is basically the case.
Accommodations: The Bed and Breakfast has 3 rooms, two upstairs and one downstairs. This is a pretty modern house, build in the mid 90’s and maintain spotless by the hosts Christine and Dennis. The house is gorgeous! Dark wood floors, high ceilings in the living room and modern amenities. The room in the first floor has a private patio access, bathroom and small room sitting area. I am guess this used to be a living in room it used to be a walking closet. This small room now hosts a full body mirror, comfy chair and small fridge. All bedroom have their own TV, alarm clock and fridge. There is only one room upstairs that has their bathroom outside the room, and it’s right in front of the room door. When I say that this place is spotless I really mean it. I have never seen so many mirrors and windows so clean. Oh yeah, there are a lot of mirrors, many of them bull body.
Breakfast: This is what all B and B breakfasts should be like. It felt like a four course meal even though it was really 3. Tea, coffee, orange juice and water were available. Breakfast started with home-​made banana breads and gluten-​free blueberry muffin for our vegetarian gluten-​free friend. Yes, they were super accommodating. For the main course we had croissants, potatoes and a backed egg omelet. For dessert we had a backed apple with blue berries, almonds and other nuts. It was all amazing!
Hospitality: On arrival Christine gave us a tour of the house and showed us what is what and were to find anything that we could ever need. She even made the table for us to play games and gave us multiple recommendations of places to eat, drink and/​or visit. She went as far as calling the restaurant we wanted to have dinner at to make sure they were open and had a table for 6 ready for us. During breakfast Dennis and Christine sat with us and shared stories, they are both fascinating people with a great sense of humor. My friends and I were visiting Niagara on the Lake for the Icewine Festival and Chrisitne hooked-​us-​up with free tasting at 2 or 3 different wineries and directed us to an amazing cheese store in town. We literally felt like we were VIP. We left the Oak Heaven with big hugs and plans to come back for the Shaw Festival.
I honestly cannot say nicer things about the Oak Haven and it’s hosts Christine and Dennis. They definitely got the BnB experience right!