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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
Property grounds
Deluxe Suite, 1 King Bed, Non Smoking, Jetted Tub | Living area
Point of interest
Deluxe Suite, 1 King Bed, Non Smoking, Jetted Tub

Reviews

7.0 out of 10
Good

Popular amenities

  • Housekeeping
  • Air conditioning
  • Free WiFi
  • Parking included

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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

  • McCulloch Heritage Centre - 5 min walk - 0.5 km
  • DeCoste Entertainment Centre - 11 min walk - 1.0 km
  • Hector Heritage Quay - 15 min walk - 1.3 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

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The Lionstone Inn Motel and Cottages Reviews

Reviews

7.0

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 159 out of 699 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 234 out of 699 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 141 out of 699 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 98 out of 699 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 67 out of 699 reviews

7.2/10

Cleanliness

7.8/10

Staff & service

6.6/10

Amenities

6.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

6.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Jody

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The price is very reasonable
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Anita

Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Bruno

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Tout pres du centre- ville de Pictou ,15 min,a pied. Et un Subway et un Mc Do a 5 min pour dejeuner.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

2/10 Terrible

Niels

Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
They charged me for a stay that i didn't book. I booked a stay in 2024 which i canceled, but they charged me 1 year later. When i called the manager about this, he told me to go *#@% myself.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Linda

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Not much to say, good amenities, we arrived at 10pm, they were waiting for us, it was nice
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Yaping

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

4/10 Poor

Arindam

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities
Not a well maintained place. Lobby smells so bad due to food preparation. Room had dust behind doors. Appliances don’t work often.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

ursula

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Quick check in and polite. Surprised to have to pay $10 cash for early arrival as room was already empty. Decent room and bathroom which was appreciated. Parking directly outside of door. Location great for access to local amenities
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Adrian

A great
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

6/10 Okay

Michael

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

2/10 Terrible

Erin

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

2/10 Terrible

joseph

Room was dirty and and all the table tops and bathroom floor very sticky and not been cleaned in a very long time. No recom
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Ruth

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Check in/ check out were easy. Basic, but clean.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

4/10 Poor

Kenneth

Travelled with group
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Motel is old and run down
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

6/10 Okay

Kathy

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
It needed a cood cleaning no ice only a small machine at office.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Valand

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The manager was very helpful and supportive we have a great stay of 4 nights kitchen and washrooms were very clean Would visit again ❤️
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2025

4/10 Poor

Jose

Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
no service no cleanliness supplies like coffee only first day had to ask for clean towels by 3rd day
Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2025

4/10 Poor

Jody

Business traveller
Was there for 7 nights no service at all , no garbage taken out of room or no fresh towels at all
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2025

2/10 Terrible

Damian

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Was very dirty and run down
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Tara

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We booked a 6 night stay, Staff was so friendly and their hospitality went above and beyond.
Stayed 6 nights in Jun 2025

2/10 Terrible

Louise

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

6/10 Okay

gordon

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

6/10 Okay

Michel

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Unthinkable, they charge a fee of $10.00/hour if you arrive earlier than 3.00 p.m. I've never seen this in my travelleing life.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Scott

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

Reveiw a

It is feeling its age, but all was clean and comfortable. Bonus for having a small kitchen.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

4/10 Poor

Murray

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Our room was not great at best! The bed was terrible, the bathroom not great but I guess the price reflected on it. We stayed in 10 hotels/motels along our Maritime trip and this was the worst hands down.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025