This is a 19th Century house converted to a B&B that was built and furnished in that sort of late Victorian dark and heavy style. The exterior of the place, for unknown reasons, has some of the windows boarded up. It sits on a relatively large piece of urban land that, perhaps because it is not fenced in or otherwise integrated with the B&B, doesn't seem useable.

Our room at the back was, you might suspect, dark and heavy. It was relatively hot in Charlottetown for the two days we were there but much hotter in the room and so we appreciated the interior air conditioning unit that rolled around on casters and vented to one of the windows via a long and snaky hvac flexible hose - this is not to say it produced great cooling, but only that it produced some and was better than nothing. All of the lighting in the room seemed to be low watt and virtually no natural light came through the windows. There was a fireplace that we obviously didn't need. The bathroom was renovated, relatively large and quite nice.

When we arrived, we inquired about a babysitter for our 8 month old. While the manager had a helpful and pleasant attitude, she was entirely clueless about such things and didn't even have any suggestions about who we could call for references. Using the available internet set-up upstairs, my wife determined that the biggest hotel in town (Delta) offered babysitting and, courtesy of Michele in Housekeeping at the Delta, we scored a baby sitter for dinner on both nights.

The Fairholm is well-situated for walking around Charlottetown and, except for the occasional motorcycle races down the street at odd hours of the night, it is close enough to the shopping areas, but not too close for the urban noise.

Breakfast (which was quite good) was served in the downstairs parlor room which does get significant natural light.

I don't know about the other rooms - some of the ones in the front may have more light- but I would say that this is more of a "cold weather" kind of a place which would be cozy in the winter in front of the fire. It is not inexpensive and I would not go back in the summer.

... is expensive but nice! The Fairholm is one of the nicest buildings in Charlottetown authentically restored and equipped with antiques. The breakfast is good, staff is nice and location is convinient. You feel as if you travelled back in time... Unfortunately that trip back in time is quite expensive...

We loved our vacation on PEI and the Fairholm Inn was a big part of that!! The staff was so warm and helpful. The service was excellent and breakfast was really good. They have some nice features such as free parking, spacious rooms and a lovely sunporch for just relaxing. Great location in downtown, Old Charlottetown..just walking distance to everything! We didn't need to rent a car until we did the rest of the Island.

I recommend Fairholm to anyone who's staying in PEI and is looking for warmth, history and a relaxing atmosphere to make your vacation the best it can be!

Juanita

We stayed at Fairholm this winter and absolutely loved it!! We were looking for a quiet, relaxing treat away from the kids. Not only did we get what we paid for, but found the place to be beautifully decorated, lovingly restored and the breakfasts were good too! The service was excellent, the rooms clean and large. The fireplace is a wonderful touch for a romantic getaway. We like to keep to ourselves and found the innkeepers informative, yet not intrusive. This worked well for us. It was a good mixture of hotel independance with the charm of a Bed & Breakfast. Nice balance!