Shades of Jade Inn and Spa

Am I really the first to review?! FABULOUS– let me rave to you about this place… The hosts, Sylvie and Will, go over and above all expectations to make you feel comfortable and at home in their luxury B&B. It seems that they are by nature open and receptive people, as we immediately felt welcomed. The location is a 3 min walk from the ocean. The Inn design and décor inspires calmness with it’s clean lines surrounded by 5 story tall cedar trees. The Inn is built from cedar and that wonderful smell envelops you when you arrive; the windows are also framed in cedar– a very west coast look, the décor is Japanese Zen — including opaque ‘rice paper-​like’ sliding doors between the kitchenette, the bedroom and the bathroom/​spa rooms. I say bathroom/​spa because it is like your own spa — but they do have an actual spa in the Inn with lots of great services-​unfortunately we didn’t make time to use them! The bathroom has double sinks, a steam bath shower– that’s right, your own steam room in your bathroom!- and a tub for two or more with jet bubbles. The view from the bathtub, and the bed for that matter, is trees– just trees… you feel like you are in a tree house! There is a private patio for each room, ours had a glass roof, UV heater, bamboo water feature with pond plants, a love seat, chair and bistro table where we ate breakfast every morning. The breakfasts were filling and gourmet. The little touches such as a split basil leaf as a strawberry leaf on the berry garnish, allude to how much the hosts care about your experience. My gluten sensitivity was catered to without a hitch, nor did I feel like I was missing out because of it. We spend 3 nights there, could have spent a week. Although we were there in the summer– and the weather was perfect, I’d have no problem going there in the middle of winter as a retreat. I could have easily stayed in our room the whole three days– and that isn’t just because I was on my honeymoon! ;-)