The grand Queen Anne Revival summer cottage is a hotel where Prince William and Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, visited Prince Edward Island in the summer of 2011.

Dalvay-by-the-Sea, built as a summer cottage in 1896 by Alexander MacDonald, once the president of Standard Oil, is now owned by the Federal Government and designated a National Historic Site of Canada by Parks Canada. As a part of their royal honeymoon tour, Prince William and Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, visited Prince Edward Island in the summer of 2011. They attended an outdoor reception at Dalvay-by-the-Sea that included a BBQ and a dragon boat race.

The grand Queen Anne Revival summer cottage still feels more like a home than a hotel. There are no telephones, radios or TVs in the 25 guest rooms that are pleasantly furnished with antiques and wicker. Now they also have eight three-bedroom cottages with ocean views.

At Dalvay’s MacMillan Dining Room, the herb-crusted lamb with mashed spuds, mint pesto and roast garlic are superb and their warm, sticky date pudding with toffee sauce and vanilla ice cream brings raves. Save room.

By Anita Draycott