I recently spent 5 nights at Brown Rabbit Cabins during late July 2012. My mom and I shared a private room, with two single beds and a private washroom for $60 a night, which is a fantastic price when travelling on a budget! It has a very relaxed atmosphere and the staff were also very friendly!! The room was clean, and the beds fairly comfortable. The door to our washroom didn't shut properly and we had to ask for fresh towels by the third day as they hadn't been replaced. There was a little gazebo in the yard out front of our room which was nice to sit and read in. The on-site restaurant has a fixed breakfast menu, and dinner was whatever the owner had an inkling to make that day. Being vegetarian, I did not opt to have dinner there as it was usually a meat based meal; although I didn't inquire as to whether or not an alternative meal could have been made for me as I felt it would have inconvenienced the cook.
The web-site for Brown Rabbit Cabins boasts canoe and paddle boat rentals as well as a Fresh Water beach. I was disappointed to learn that the canoe and paddle boats had not been used in years and in fact were apparently not in a safe usable condition. The "fresh water beach" was really a rocky shore of a lake that didn't look all...I recently spent 5 nights at Brown Rabbit Cabins during late July 2012. My mom and I shared a private room, with two single beds and a private washroom for $60 a night, which is a fantastic price when travelling on a budget! It has a very relaxed atmosphere and the staff were also very friendly!! The room was clean, and the beds fairly comfortable. The door to our washroom didn't shut properly and we had to ask for fresh towels by the third day as they hadn't been replaced. There was a little gazebo in the yard out front of our room which was nice to sit and read in. The on-site restaurant has a fixed breakfast menu, and dinner was whatever the owner had an inkling to make that day. Being vegetarian, I did not opt to have dinner there as it was usually a meat based meal; although I didn't inquire as to whether or not an alternative meal could have been made for me as I felt it would have inconvenienced the cook.
The web-site for Brown Rabbit Cabins boasts canoe and paddle boat rentals as well as a Fresh Water beach. I was disappointed to learn that the canoe and paddle boats had not been used in years and in fact were apparently not in a safe usable condition. The "fresh water beach" was really a rocky shore of a lake that didn't look all that inviting for swimming, and on the walk down to the "beach" we were confronted by an angrily barking (off-leash) Rottweiler from one of the neighboring properties.
The location of Brown Rabbit Cabins, a 40 min drive from St.Johns, allows for exploration along the east coast of Newfoundland. Bay Bulls (which has excellent whale watching tours, O'Briens was the best) and Witless Bay are a short drive from the cabins. Ferryland and Cape Spears are a bit longer of a drive. Brown Rabbit Cabins is also located close to La Manch Provincial Park which apparently has waterfalls and beaches, though we did not have time to go there this trip.
I would recommend Brown Rabbit Cabins as somewhere to stay if you are traveling solo, with another or as a family/group!More
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