My husband and I stayed here in September and again October 2011. We enjoyed our first stay so much (both the inn, Charlottetown and surrounding area) we decided to return to celebrate our 20th anniversary in October.
The Inn offers two distinct decor options from traditional Victorian rooms in the main inn and contemporary decor in the Annex which we selected. The rooms are not huge but very comfortable, very clean and well designed. The king size bed, with high quality linens, was the most comfortable bed I've slept in other than our bed at home.
Over the course of our visits we dined at the Dundee Arms several times for dinner and breakfast and found the food to be very good - fresh, very flavourful and great menu choices. Breakfast did present a few odd problems as the waiter could not grasp that I just wanted poached eggs on toasted English muffins and after several discussions on this she finally understood. Unfortunately the poached eggs were over cooked but were eaten anyways. During our October visit, I ordered pancakes which were clearly sitting under a heat lamp - tough and dry. I asked for freshly made pancakes and they were delivered quickly and delicious.
Since the October visit was to celebrate our 20th anniversary, my husband secretly arranged through the very cooperative management and chef to prepare a gourmet lobster picnic for us to enjoy and did we ever! Complete with picnic basket filled with incredible food, everything needed for a picnic, along with a bottle of our favourite champagne, which we provided, and a blanket we headed to Brackley beach on a unseasonably warm and welcome late afternoon. The food offerings were perfect - large chunks of cooked lobster in a delicate tarragon mayo, fresh salads, fruit, breads,cheeses and crackers, local honey! We could not have asked for a better way to celebrate our anniversary!
We highly recommend the Dundee Arms Inn - it's wonderfully located just a short walk to downtown Charlottetown, the staff and management are great to deal with, the food is high quality and the Annex rooms are extremely comfortable. We look forward to our next stay at this fine location.
