Algonquin Couple's Resort -Whitney Ontario

The Algonquin Couple's Resort was introduced to me by my friend Jessica who raved about a romantic getaway in Algonquin. It did not disappoint! It is an adult's only resort that offers a spa, 5 course dinners, breakfast, outdoor activities, and various water therapies in your own luxury suite. After some hiking in Algonquin park, we wanted to get to the resort! Check in was not until 4, but the resort has canoes, kayaks, bikes, a heated pool and a games room that we had access to so we figured we would head in around 1. Check in was nice and easy, we were in a Junior Exotic Suite called Kenya, with an African theme. Beautiful. And the best part? It was ready for us at 1!                                               

The room was gigantic, and came complete with a king bed, 50" tv, steam shower, wood burning fire place, indoor jacuzzi, and private hot tub on the deck! There was even a birthday card waiting for Shay. 

Photosynth view of the room. A little shifty, but you get the idea.

Photosynth view of the bathroom

Needless to say, Shay went right for the hot tub as soon as we walked in! It was very rewarding after a day of hiking, a night of sleeping on a bad air mattress, and a body covered in black fly bites!

A room complete with wine glasses Is my kind of room!

We had a resident gopher, who would come and visit us while we soaked in the hot tub. 

After the first dip in the hot tub, we thought we should burn some calories from all the eating we planned to do later. So we went down to the sports center and got canoes. The resort is on Galeairy Lake, every room faces the lake. It is long, and not too rough. There weren't many bugs out unless we paddled close to shore, but even then, our room provided bug spray!

Some of the Inn rooms from the dock

Another view of the villas from the canoe

There are some beautiful homes on this lake that are all very private. We went as far as the bridge, and decided we should head back. Our dinner reservations weren't until 8:00 so we figured we could swim before dinner, or visit the hot tub again. The temperature outside was perfect, it wasn't hot, and it wasn't cold. The temperature in the pool was 91 degrees. Very nice for a cool overcast day! The only problem with the pool is they close it at 4:30. We pretty much got to jump in before it closed, then we headed back to the room for snacks and more hot tub!

A cool 91 degrees.

Dinner is formal, cocktail dresses, and a shirt and tie, though many of the men didn't have ties. The ones who did looked better, so I recommend the tie. The service is good. Derek, the maître'd was hilarious. Not in a funny ha ha way, more of an eccentric this is my first job and I take it very seriously kind of way. He sat us at a nice table then went through the script of specials and how the 5 courses worked. At first we politely watched, nodded and smiled as he recited his part. But as he looked from Shay to myself and out to the invisible script in front of him, it was getting harder to keep a straight face as the speech carried on. Shay kicking me under table and trying to get me to look at him didn't help either. We made it through without laughing and met our server, who was also named Derek who was very nice. The couple across from us were laughing along with us the next time we heard Derek seat a new couple. 

I had the option to be gluten free, but I could not turn down the phyllo wrapped brie with honey garlic drizzle. I think they actually referred to it as a honey garlic cuddle. How can you not go for a cuddle? It was devine. They brought out an amuse bouche, a small bread-oriented sampler, and then you chose two appetizers, a main and a dessert. It was very good. I would still say that the food at the Bonnie View resort in Haliburton was better, but this was decent. I like the fruit and cheese option for dessert, and that we could take it to go, as well as the tea and coffee. 

Breakfast was served in the dining room the next morning but you could also have it delivered to your room. It was tasty, nothing fancy, just your typical breakfast. The granola and yogurt option was nice. 

Checkout was at 11:00 but you were allowed to stay and hang out at the resort. We managed to squeeze in a little more hot tub and some deck lounging before having to pack up and head home. 

The drive was going to be long and we had to hit up that Walmart to return that horrible tent. We were making good time down HWY 60. I suggested we keep our eyes peeled in case we see my moose friend again. Shay made fun of me, as if we would see the moose again. 

I'm not kidding you, almost as soon as he said it, the moose sauntered out of the forest for another drink. I am pretty sure it was the same one too. He wasn't very big. 

As you can see I didn't get as close to him this time. I gave him some space. Other people began to stop and this made the moose run into the forest again. This is a big thing here, to slow down and stop when you see someone else stopped on the side of the road. 9 times out of ten they're taking a bathroom break. We thought it would be funny just to stop somewhere and see how many people would pull off beside us.

So in hind-site I'm thinking maybe it wasn't the same moose? The earlier moose was more of a show boater. This guy was much more timid. 

We were sad to leave, but will definitely be back. I recommend this place to anyone looking for a romantic getaway, or even a girl/spa getaway, heck I would go here on my own!