If you are planning a visit to Prince Edward County and are looking for a unique place to stay, I’ve got the perfect place for you : Tiny Stays. Located just a few minutes outside of the County, Tiny Stays has the cutest and coziest tiny houses for your next getaway. This blog post will tell you everything you need to know before your night(s) with Tiny Stays.
I can’t explain why, but I just love tiny cabins! It might be because they are always so cozy, or because I’m tiny myself (I’m 5’0 feet!), but I just love them. So when Tiny Stays invited me to spend the night at one of their cabins in Prince Edward County, I immediately said yes. Here is what you need to know for your next tiny cabin stay! The rest is now history… I’ve now stayed in 3 of their 4 tiny houses and it would be absolutely impossible for me to pick a favorite.
So if you love tiny houses just as much as me, here’s what you need to know for your next visit at Tiny Stays!
The Tiny Homes at Tiny Stays
Tiny Stays as 4 tiny cabins that are all next to each other in a small seasonal camping ground in Tyendinaga (Mohawk Territory), across from Prince Edward County. Each cabin has it’s own unique style and perfectly decorated. The Nest and The Loft are both tiny cabins with full kitchen and bathroom (with a shower), a living space and a loft bedroom. The Nook is a bit different : it’s a small, open space caravan, also with a full kitchen and bathroom. The Nook also has an outside bathtub to pamper yourself after a day of adventures. The Nomad is the newest addition to the Tiny Stay family. Added in May 2024, this 1971 renovated Airstream is a vintage dream!
The Nomad : Airstream Dream
The Nest : The Cozy Retreat
*The interior of The Nest has just been renovated and doesn’t look like my photos anymore.
The Nook : The Tinyest and the Cutest
The outside
Outside of each cabin, you’ll find a BBQ, fire pit surrounded by cozy chairs and a hammock! Each cabin also comes with it’s own canoe that you can bring down the road to the river.
Each cabin also comes with it’s own little unique surprise. The Nest has an indoor & outdoor bar top, that can also serve as a desk.The Nook and the Nomad both have their private outdoor soaker tub with a rainfall shower. And the Loft (the only one I have not stayed in yet…) has an outdoor wood pizza oven.
The Inside
On the inside, this cabins are thoughtfully designed, ensuring that every detail is taken care of. Every square inch has been utilized to make sure you have everything you need. It has a fully equipped kitchen with a gaz stove top, a deep sink, a microwave, toaster and a coffee bar.
Warning // Running water gets turned off after Thanksgiving long weekend in October until May long weekend to prevent pipes from freezing. But don’t worry, they leave a 5L jug of water for you to use during this period.
Each cabin also has a full bathroom with a shower. A luxury in such tiny spaces!
It’s also worth nothing that the WIFI connexion is extremely good! So this makes it the perfect place for remote work!
What to bring with you to Tiny Stays?
Honestly, there isn’t much that you will need to bring! They provide all the basic kitchen supplies you’ll need, so you can focus on bringing the groceries to create a delicious meal. You’ll have cookware, utensils, salt, pepper, oil, sugar and coffee at your fingertips. And to ensure you can kickstart your day right, they even include a kettle and a coffee press!
They provide one face cloth and one towel per guest. And they even have phone chargers next to the bed in case you forgot yours at home.
So what will you have to bring? Here is a list :
- Bug repellent
- Your own food & drink
- Firewood (you can buy it from them for 10$/bundle – they provide the lighter and newspaper to start the fire)
THE DETAILS
Price | Starting at 175$ per night.
Reservations | Book your tiny stay here
When | From mid-May to mid-October
* P.S. I was invited by Tiny Stays for these stays but all opinions (and obsessions) are 100% mine!
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When I walk into a space for the first time, I’m not really looking at the room. I’m looking at the light.
Where it comes in. How it moves through the curtains. What it does at 7am versus 4pm. That’s what tells me what kind of story I’m going to be able to tell.
Closs Crossing gave me a lot to work with.
The morning light through the treehouse windows. The deck faced east so the sunrise came in early and golden, through the trees, catching the string lights just right. By late afternoon the whole property turned amber. The hot tub at sunset, the hammock in the trees, the still water reflecting everything back, I was basically chasing light from one corner of this property to the other and I didn’t want to stop.
The interiors were just as beautiful. Every room had its own personality: the wallpaper, the vintage furniture, the carefully chosen details that tell you the people behind this place genuinely care about how it feels to be here. That kind of intentionality shows up in photos. You can’t fake it.
This is the kind of property that makes my job feel less like work.
If you own a cottage, a rental property or a stay and you’re looking for someone to capture it, this is what I do. Feel free to reach out. 🌿
Which shot is your favourite? 👇
A huge thank you to my friend @melina.e.l.i.a.s for helping me capture this one, some shots just need a second set of hands and she was the best person to have behind the lens. 🤍
Thank you to @closscrossing for hosting me.
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Ontario is big. Like, really big. And most of us end up visiting the same handful of cities on repeat, which honestly makes sense because they’re great.
But this province has so many towns and cities that fly completely under the radar and I have been on a mission to find them.
Some of these I stumbled across by accident. Some were recommended by people who clearly had very good taste. And a few of them genuinely surprised me in ways I didn’t expect.
Swipe through and tell me how many you’ve actually been to. I have a feeling most of you will surprise yourselves.
Drop a number below : how many have you visited? 👇
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Muskoka. Algonquin. Haliburton.
Three of Ontario’s most beautiful regions, and most people visit them separately, on different trips, in different summers. But do them together as one loop and something clicks. It just makes sense. And it is so good.
363 kilometres of waterfalls, lakes, hikes with, wildlife encounters you’ll be talking about for years. And some of the most beautiful stays in Ontario tucked right along the route.
Save this, summer fills up fast and this loop deserves a spot on your calendar.
Have you done this loop before? What was you favourite stop?
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I still remember the first time I drove up to Bruce Peninsula. I had no idea what to expect. I just knew the water was supposed to be blue and the hiking was supposed to be good.
What I did not expect was to be standing at the edge of the Grotto looking down at water so clear and so impossibly turquoise that I genuinely questioned whether I was still in Ontario. Or to be paddling over a shipwreck from 1885 in water I could see straight through. Or to watch the sun melt into Lake Huron from Tobermory harbour.
Bruce Peninsula is definitely the kind of place that makes you want to cancel everything and just stay another day. And then another.
So if you’ve never been, or if you’ve been and want to go back with a proper plan, swipe through. I put together everything I’d tell a friend who was going for the first time. The hikes, the hidden beaches, the glamping spot, where to eat, and the sunset you absolutely cannot miss. 🌊
Save this for your next Ontario summer trip 🔖
Have you been to Bruce Peninsula? Drop a ❤️ if it’s on your list this summer 👇
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Okay so I have driven the 401 from Toronto to Kingston more times than I can count. And every single time I would just put on a podcast, set the cruise control and mentally check out for two hours. It never even occurred to me to stop.
Until one day I did. And then I stopped again. And again. And now I genuinely look forward to that drive.
Turns out there is a goat farm, a world class spa, a UNESCO biosphere lookout, a secret wetland boardwalk with turtles, a provincial park with one of Ontario’s oldest lighthouses and the most ridiculous Thousand Islands view waiting for you, all less than 20 minutes off the highway exit.
Six stops in the reel. Three more on the full carousel lower on my page.
Which one are you stopping at first? 🚗
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