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The Lionstone Inn Motel and Cottages

2.0 star property

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Deluxe Cottage, 2 Bedrooms, Non Smoking, Kitchen | In-room dining
Point of interest
Property grounds
Deluxe Suite, 1 King Bed, Non Smoking, Jetted Tub
Deluxe Suite, 1 King Bed, Non Smoking, Jetted Tub | Living area

Reviews

7.0 out of 10
Good

Popular amenities

  • Housekeeping
  • Air conditioning
  • Free WiFi

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241 West River Road, Pictou, NS, B0K1H0
  • Place, DeCoste Entertainment Centre
    ‪11 min walk‬
  • Place, Hector Heritage Quay
    ‪15 min walk‬
  • Place, Pictou Marina
    ‪4 min drive‬

Room options

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Deluxe Suite, 1 King Bed, Non Smoking, Jetted Tub

Deluxe Suite, 1 King Bed, Non Smoking, Jetted Tub

8.8 out of 10
Excellent
(3 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Standard Room, 2 Double Beds, Non Smoking, Refrigerator & Microwave | Room amenity

Standard Room, 2 Double Beds, Non Smoking, Refrigerator & Microwave

  • 33 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Double Beds

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Standard Double Room, 2 Double Beds, Non Smoking, Kitchenette

Standard Double Room, 2 Double Beds, Non Smoking, Kitchenette

  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Double Beds

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Standard Room, 1 Queen Bed, Non Smoking, Refrigerator & Microwave

Standard Room, 1 Queen Bed, Non Smoking, Refrigerator & Microwave

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Superior Suite, 2 Double Beds, Non Smoking, Refrigerator & Microwave

Superior Suite, 2 Double Beds, Non Smoking, Refrigerator & Microwave

  • 28 sq m
  • Sleeps 5
  • 2 Double Beds

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Deluxe Cottage, 2 Bedrooms, Non Smoking, Kitchen

Deluxe Cottage, 2 Bedrooms, Non Smoking, Kitchen

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(2 reviews)
  • 56 sq m
  • 2 bedrooms
  • City view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Double Beds

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About the area

Pictou

Located in Pictou, The Lionstone Inn Motel and Cottages is within a 5-minute drive of DeCoste Entertainment Centre and Pictou Marina. .This motel is 7.9 mi (12.8 km) from Waterside Beach Provincial Park and 10.9 mi (17.5 km) from Nova Scotia Museum of Industry.
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What's nearby

  • DeCoste Entertainment Centre - 11 min walk - 1.0 km
  • Hector Heritage Quay - 15 min walk - 1.3 km
  • McCulloch House Museum - 1 min drive - 0.4 km
  • Pictou Marina - 4 min drive - 2.9 km
  • Caribou and Munroes Island Provincial Park - 10 min drive - 11.9 km

Restaurants

  • ‪McDonald's - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Murphy’s Margaritaville - ‬2 min drive
  • ‪Tim Hortons - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪Cassa De Chief - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪The Nest - ‬12 min drive

About this property

The Lionstone Inn Motel and Cottages

Motel with free parking, near DeCoste Entertainment Centre
The Lionstone Inn Motel and Cottages offers 14 accommodations, which are accessible via exterior corridors and feature coffee/tea makers and hair dryers. Guests can make use of the in-room refrigerators and microwaves. Bathrooms include shower/tub combinations and complimentary toiletries.

This Pictou motel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Cable television is provided. Additionally, rooms include ceiling fans and blackout drapes/curtains. Irons/ironing boards and hair dryers can be requested. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Make yourself at home in one of the 14 guestrooms featuring refrigerators and microwaves. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming is available for your entertainment. Private bathrooms with shower/tub combinations feature complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include desks and coffee/tea makers, and housekeeping is provided daily.
Take in the views from a garden and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access and tour/ticket assistance. Additional features at this motel include a picnic area and a vending machine.
The front desk is staffed during limited hours. Free self parking is available onsite.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Free self parking on site

Family friendly

  • In-room microwave
  • In-room refrigerator

Conveniences

  • Limited-hour front desk
  • Vending machine

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Picnic area

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • No lift (single-level property)

More

  • 1 floor
  • 3 buildings
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Blackout drapes

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower/bathtub combination
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 32-inch TV with cable channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator

More

  • Access via exterior corridors
  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Ceiling fan
  • Desk
  • Heating (climate-controlled)
  • Iron/ironing board on request

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: 8:00 PM
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 24

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Front desk staffed during limited hours
If you are planning to arrive after 6:00 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation
For any questions, please contact the property using the information on the booking confirmation

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Children up to the age of 5 years can stay for free if using existing beds when occupying the parent or guardian's room
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Payment types

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
Minimum Spring Break check-in age is 25 years old
The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation
This property accepts major credit cards and debit cards; cash is not accepted
This property reserves the right to pre-authorize the guest's credit card prior to arrival.
Noise-free guestrooms cannot be guaranteed
Property Registration Number RYA-2023-24-03011430334276559-241

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
This property's policy is to refuse certain bookings for the purpose of group events or parties, including pre-wedding stag/bachelor and hen/bachelorette parties
Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms

Property is also known as

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Reviews

The Lionstone Inn Motel and Cottages Reviews

7.0

Good

7.2/10

Cleanliness

7.8/10

Staff & service

6.6/10

Amenities

6.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

6.4/10

Eco-friendliness
Rating 10 - Excellent. 160 out of 710 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 236 out of 710 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 145 out of 710 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 101 out of 710 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 68 out of 710 reviews

Reviews

4/10 Poor

Gordon

Business traveller
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I won't ever go back there. The place needs a LOT of "necessary" repairs and maintenance. Some of which is many years overdue.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

2/10 Terrible

Donald

Travelled with family
Liked: Amenities
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Don't get fooled by old reviews, this place didn't get cared of since a lot of time. Look at recent reviews. Room was dirty (sticky floor, wall) Room was in a bad condition (missing tiles, wallpaper peeling off and more) Plumbing doing awful loud noises (had hot water) Uncomfortable beds. Broken furniture. mattress protector was stained bad. Tv and wifi was good. Worst night ever.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

David

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

2/10 Terrible

Shelley

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Water stains down the wallpaper, white stains on the curtains, a maggot…yes a maggot in the room. Would NOT recommend
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Peter

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
It had a nice little kitchen area. Didn't like the bedthat much some what uncomfortable
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

4/10 Poor

Julia and John

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Try somewhere else. Owners do not care.

Hot plate on top of stove. Blackish mold on tub grout, and tub was tiny. We shipped a shower and just hit the road. Ewwww.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Marilyn E

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Donna

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

In Pictou for a family wedding

Great affordable room, very friendly staff. My only wish is that I needed a plug in for my hair dryer next to a mirror! Bathroom one wouldn’t work, and the only other one I found was in the kitchenette. One other small disappointment, I could get th3 coffee machine to work properly, got lukewarm coffee. Would indeed stay there again.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

6/10 Okay

Mandeep

Disliked: Cleanliness
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

keith

In serious need of updating A little outdated
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Corina

Liked: Cleanliness
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

François-Xavier

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Motel qui a besoin d'être rénové et mis au gout du jour. Près du traversier et de l'essence. Une nuit seulement pas plus... Très cher pour une chambre de motel très très ordinaire. Lit confortable, mais le lit à la tête plus basse que les pieds.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

4/10 Poor

Ken

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

2/10 Terrible

Amanda

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Lowest price in area for a reason. Property is old and not maintained.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

ruth

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness
We were initially sent to a room that smelled quite bad with a fridge that didn’t work. We were able to change to a cabin which met our needs and matched the pictures that prompted us to book here. Worked very well for our needs.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

2/10 Terrible

Natia

Travelled with partner, Travelled with group
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very disappointed that Expedia would have this property as a choice. It smelled, the sheets were stained, not one amenity.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

4/10 Poor

Taylor

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

2/10 Terrible

Kimberly

Travelled with family
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The motel charged us $10 per child, per night, just keep this in mind when booking!!!! The rooms are poorly taken care of, mold in the bathroom, even the bathroom toilet seat is peeling. The pillows are as flat as pancakes. The staff argued with us that we brought a dog to our room, but we had only brought blankets from home and we have 3 dogs in our household. There were dead squirrels in the front green space of the hotel, which is the only “hang out” space around. The staff were rude and ignorant when asking for extra towels (they only gave us 1 towel even though they knew 4 people would be in the room). Rude again when asked for extra bedding for a fold out couch. There is no soap/shampoo/conditioner or even a box of Kleenex provided in the rooms, just as a heads up to future renters!
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

4/10 Poor

Chris

Travelled with family and small children
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
40$ charge for two kids. 2 adults, 2 kids in a two double bed room with a pullout couch. Extra charge but had only two towels. Pullout couch bedding was filthy and needed me to ask to change. When cooking originally said kitchenette. There was only a microwave and mini fridge.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

4/10 Poor

Cherry

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Poor and old property conditions. Bathroom was dirty and old, with mold and dirty curtain.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

2/10 Terrible

Marybeth

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very outdated. The room was super dark and dingy. They put a tub insert over the existing tub but didnt glue the insert to the bottom of the tub, so it clicks when you are standing in it. Smelt damp. Theres small trees and weeds growing in the gutters above the entrance to the rooms. They need a better over haul. Its quite expensive for what your getting!
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

2/10 Terrible

Jean-Paul

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

2/10 Terrible

Lorena

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This hotel is in need of a serious upgrade. The room was dark and looked dirty. The had something in the room that I am guessing was supposed to make the room smell nice but it just seemed like it was disguising a musty smell. We didn't end up staying and found a different motel nearby.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

2/10 Terrible

michel

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Patricia

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025