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Introducing the Cranberry – Our New Honeymoon Cottage!

New cottage at our ocean front cottage rental propertyWe are SO excited to introduce The Cranberry, our brand new ‘honeymoon’ cottage. An A-frame, two-story and two-bedroom beauty, The Cranberry is a culmination of a lot (and a lot and a lot) of hard work, and offers that extra ‘something’ to our guests looking to enhance their journey to the ocean’s edge. Many of our marrying couples have booked it for after their weddings at The Doctor’s House, and we know that many couples and families will enjoy the deluxe accommodations and view.

For an ‘official’ breakdown: this luxury cottage has 2 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms including one large master suite on the second floor overlooking the ocean. It also has fully equipped eat-in kitchen, a 2-person soaker tub, premium furnishings, upper and lower decks, barbecue, fire pit, and views of Shag Rock and stunning sunsets that will blow you away (all of our cottages have those last few, of course!).

Anyway, we can’t wait to share The Cranberry with our future guests, and it’s already booking up quickly. You can find more information or make a reservation here, and please find more photos on our Facebook page. It’s shaping up to be a great summer!

And yes – this is your view while soaking!New cottage at our ocean front cottages

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Sunset Sunday – Thanks, Cate

Sunset in rural NewfoundlandThanks are in order to Shag It Cafe Executive Chef Cate Dore for sharing all her beautiful photos of our Whiteway view on our Facebook page. An Ontarian, clearly she is enchanted by our Newfoundland sunsets as much as we are – please follow us on Facebook to see more of her shots.

But of course, bigger thanks are in order for all the hard work she puts into the Shag It – it’s been paying off and then some. Her fresh salads are a hit – as is the rest of her ‘real food’ menu. We’re now open Thursday through Monday, with a Senior’s Discount of 10% Fridays and Mondays, so we know she’s working hard. Since we’re new to the restaurant business, we feel truly blessed to have such experienced hands in the kitchen!

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Thank You for the Feedback!

Award winning Newfoundland cottages badgeIt’s one little button, but it means a lot. We’ve received the 2014 Certificate of Excellence from TripAdvisor, and that means one thing – we have you to thank! Thank so much for supporting us and leaving us such great feedback on TripAdvisor, for Ocean Delight and The Doctor’s House. You’re helping us spread the word and bring the beauty of the Baccalieu to more visitors. And we can’t thank you enough!

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Summer Hours at the Shag It, plus new Senior Discount!

View at the Shag It Cafe in Whiteway, NewfoundlandAs everyone recovers from what we hope was a fantastic Canada Day, we have some fun news. Starting this Thursday, we’ll be moving to new Summer Hours at the Shag it. We’ll now be open Thursday through Monday, from 11-7pm. Executive Chef and Backyard-Gardener Extraordinaire Cate Dore has tweaked our fabulous, fresh menu, and, we’re happy to announce that Fridays and Mondays we’ll also be offering a 10% Seniors’ Discount. Delicious food made from scratch, fabulous views and 10% off – who can resist that??

Thanks again to guests Stephen and Kayla for sharing some gorgeous photos of their visit.

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Shag It Reviews (Again)

Reviews for our new Newfoundland cafeMaybe we’ve been waxing poetic too much lately about the Shag It, but we have been thrilled this year with the wonderful work Cate is doing, both in running and managing our cafe, and in creating really delicious, really fresh and fun food. Thankfully, our guests like to wax poetic, too. Here’s our guest board again – we’re so happy that they’ve been happy. Our favourite compliment? “Real food.” Hear, hear.

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Shag It – We’re Growing Our Own!

Garden at our Newfoundland cafe in Whiteway, near WhitbourneHere’s a photo taken by the lovely Cate Dore, who runs and cooks all our lovely meals at the lovely Shag It. This is the budding garden she is growing, full of fresh greens to use in her creations. It really is a ‘living’ salad when it was growing just minutes before being (lovingly) thrown in the bowl! Just a reminder that it’s Friday, and Friday means one thing here at Ocean Delight – time to chow down at the Shag It. Hope to see you – today, tomorrow, or Sunday!

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Don’t Make Us Blush!

Ocean front resort in NewfoundlandWe’ve been so busy getting ready for wedding season and just trying to offer the best possible customer service and experiences possible to our guests, that we often go to bed too exhausted to think of little else besides all our plans for the next day. We’re working on slowing down, but we don’t always take the time to step back and appreciate all that we’ve currently accomplished. That’s why it was a thrill to learn that MSN Travel included The Doctor’s House on their list of the top seaside resorts in Canada. It’s a small list, and we’re in stellar company, and we’re humbled and honored to have already made it to their radar. And we’re doing our best to live up to the accolades!

And big thanks again to guests Stephen and Kayla, who shared some of their beautiful photos (like the one you see above), on a recent stay with us. As you can see, we’re really seaside!

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Our Ponies’ Debut!

Newfoundland ponyWe love our ponies and so do our guests, so it was only a matter of time before they got a little online-love! Thanks to Newfoundland & Labrador Tourism for their recent blog featuring all the wonderful things to do on the Western shore of Conception Bay. And thanks to blogger, Dominique Chiasson, for staying with us, writing such a nice review of The Doctor’s House, and including our girls, Bridie and Shamrock in it. They’re our rescued Newfoundland ponies, and we’re happy to get the word out about how special they are!

And thanks again to recent guests Stephen and Kayla for the beautiful photo of Bridie.

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Great Whiteway Neighbours

RV Park near our oceanfront cottage rentalsWith summer upon us and lots of travelers exploring the Baccalieu Trail, seems like a great time to introduce our Whiteway neighbours, the ShagView RV Park. Just like us, they’re right on the ocean, with front row tickets to viewing Shag Rock. They offer all the services you’d expect in an RV park, plus firepits, access to the beach, free WiFi and, again, that view! With 9 lots, we’re happy to direct RV’ers here anytime, with nightly, weekly, monthly and seasonal rates. Find them on Facebook, or just ask Jerry or The Berry to point the way!