Wood-burning fireplace. Oceanfront views. Fully stocked kitchen. Luxury linens
Harbour House is A Place That really Earns Its Reputation
The Harbour House is a fully restored waterfront property sitting on the edge of Mahone Bay's working harbour. It's not a designed-for-Instagram rental. It's a real Nova Scotia home — original hardwood floors, a kitchen that gets used, a deck that faces the water — that happens to be available for guests who know what they're looking for.
Jason and Lisa Macgilvary
We've been coming to Mahone Bay since we were kids. The harbour, the churches, the smell of the water in the morning — it's the kind of place that gets into you early and doesn't let go. When we had the chance to restore The Harbour House, we didn't hesitate.
The goal was simple: create a place where guests could experience Mahone Bay the way I do. Not the tourist version of it — the real thing. Fresh lobster from the dock. Long evenings on the water. A kitchen worth cooking in. A town that rewards people who slow down enough to notice it.
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200+ five star reviews
"Mahone Bay completely won us over and The Harbour House was a huge part of that. The deck, the lobster we picked up from the wharf, the view at golden hour — we've already blocked off the same week next year. There is nowhere else we'd stay."
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"We've stayed in a lot of places. The Harbour House is the first one we'd already booked again before we left. The lobster, the deck at sunset, the quiet — there's nothing like it."
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"We came for a long weekend and stayed a full week. The house is exactly what it looks like in the photos — clean, well-stocked, and genuinely beautiful — but it's the location and the host's local guide that make it unforgettable. Mahone Bay is the real Nova Scotia and this is the best seat in town."
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One of Nova Scotia's most storied fishing villages. Three bedrooms, two bathrooms, a deck that hangs over the shore, and a fireplace for when the fog rolls in.
But what sets it apart isn't the views, as good as they are. It's the access. Step off the deck and you're a short walk from fishermen selling the morning's catch directly from their boats. This is where your seafood dinner starts — not at a restaurant menu, but at the wharf.
This is authentic Nova Scotia. The kind that's been here for generations and hasn't been polished for the tourist brochure.
The Harbour House sits right on the water in Mahone Bay