I would have to say what a great stay we spent 3 nights this summer and had a great time in niagara on the lake 2 visit to the area this is a great up scale B&B with great hosts and nice room we did not spend much time at the B&B with wine tours dinners and shaw but it was plesent

Will be going back next year

This is a beautiful B&B a minute from the main strip, Cape Cod style on the outside, definite french flair on the inside. I stayed in room 3 or 4 (the one at the end) and it was impeccable...bright and with a pretty and private view. The whole house is crisp, clean, bright and inviting. Michael is a wonderful host and makes delicious breakfasts as well as great recommendations for dining (must try Stone Road Grill). There are no t.v.s or refrigerators in the rooms but there is a cozy television lounge upstairs with a fridge where I kept my wine and cheese. The only complaint is that I could hear the comings and goings of the other guests, as well as the prep in the kitchen. This was my first B&B experience and I'm sure that this issue goes with the territory, as is the communal dining (not my cup of tea but the other guests were lovely and I had great conversations). I'm just not a B&B kind of girl but if I was, I would stay here every time I was in NOTL.

We stayed for (thank goodness) only one hot humid night while going to a play at the Shaw Festival (which was BTW was terrific). Michael, the owner or host?, was basically non-existent, and not helpful. We've stayed at many B & Bs over more than 2 decades visiting NOTL, and many of them are good value, and a number of them have been down right lovely. Our bedroom had a huge, reasonably clean bath room, (no shower cap, little room for our things, and poor lighting) withone pedestal sink and a separate tub and shower. The shower had mildew in the corners. The shades for the windows did little to keep out night or early morning light. For such delusions of grandure, the hosts had spent little regarding amenties or towels. Clearly, the host has delusions of grandure regarding breakfas but the coffee was very good. It always seems sad when an average breakfast is served in a style befitting a pasha. Not very good taste. The other couple staying there, whom we met at breakfast , were lovely. We felt genuinely sorrty for them having to stay more than one night. The location was very good. There is little to no outside space for guests though there is a TV room for them. For $220 per night one expects more. The bedroom was average sized, no TV, exceedingly poor light for reading, THIN, THIN walls (one could hear word for word what was being said elsewhere), and a noisy but non-operating AC. BTW the walls to the non-B & B side of the house must have been thick since, except for being right there when we were paying, it was impossible to rouse our host. When the AC problem was brought to the attention of the host, Michael, with careful courtesy, he basically shrugged his shoulders, and said they'd been having trouble with it. When we got back from the dinner and the theater, it was so hot and humid, that we had to sleep with the door wide open just to breath. Even an electric fan, asked for, but non available, would have shown some effort to be helpful. The style is nouveau riche, and even so, does not succeed.

My husband and I stay at B&B's on a regular basis so we have a lot to compare.I usually do a lot of research and make a good choice. We have stayed at NOTL a few years ago w/ very little time to book lodgings and had to stay on the outskirts of town in the lovely basement of a McMansion. This time I thought 3 months ahead of time was plenty of time to get one of the top 10 rated B&Bs but no luck getting our dates. We were very happy with the location of 340 Gate and reserved room 2 but I now understand why there were no photos on the web site.The home is situated poorly on the lot and our view from the middle sized room looks out onto the unattractive neighbors yard.The owners have not utilized the large, unkept front yards possibilities for comfy chairs/furniture to relax and read in good weather. There is a very small cement patio off the driveway that only gets sun for a short time. The furniture was dirty and we needed to bring down a washcloth each day to wipe off the table and chairs. My husband really used this space a lot since he has a cigar each day and got the best wi-fi reception there. Our room for some reason got very poor reception.It would have been much more comfortable w/ a few more hours of sun exposure since it was chilly each day out of the sun.The host Michael greeted us and gave a quick tour of the upstairs and our room.We went looking for him a couple times for ironing board,ice, directions etc. We are used to the hosts hanging around a bit more at check in time or showing us how to find someone the first few hours. He did not seem to really enjoy his home or job.Inside the home is really warm and beautiful. Our room was pretty small w/ no room to really spread out and get comfortable. There was one table w/ 1 drawer w/ a broken handle and difficult to pull out drawer to put our underwear etc.The bathroom was REALLY small and again no place to put your toiletries,curling iron, etc.The web site advertises only 3 rooms and we didn't realize until we got home that there are actually 4 rooms and we were put in room 4 without being told.There was a very small shower enclosure that you could barely turn around in.I didn't appreciate being billed the more expensive room rate that did not equate to room 2 photos on the website. The room decor was very pretty and the room smelled great.Nice linens and lots of light. We used the TV room down the hall to relax and sit to read or review directions or check e-mail since there was no where to sit comfortably in our room. This room is also lovely and comfortable but other couples were using it on and off also so limited use.The breakfasts were good but a little overselling on the web site regarding the pastries etc. We had an assortment of average croissants each morning. A delicious but overly sweet granola,yogurt and fruit parfait each morning then a hot breakfast to follow which was good but not great.Great coffee and big pitcher of OJ also. The rooms have very thin walls and EVERYTHING can be heard from the other guests so we were very quiet each night trying not to disturb anyone after 9pm or early in the morning we were whispering until we could hear our nieghbors getting up and talking. Our neighbor was a snorer and we could hear him all night. My husband also snores on and off so I poked him a couple times worried for the 3rd couple having to hear all this thru the night! There was never a newspaper in the morning and the coffee and tea werent' put out until 8AM and my husband and I usually get up at 6:30-7 and would have loved to sit in the TV room w/ coffee and a paper.This is a nice place to stay but more appropriate to charge approx.$50-$75 less a night to be commensurate with the amenities,service,food,views.