Clyde Hall, in Ontario's Lanark County, is a place that you go when you're tired of being at home, but you don't necessarily want to be away from home either. If you must, make a call to the cliché police, but Clyde Hall really is a home away from home.

I've stayed in all sorts of accommodation in Ontario but, for me, Clyde Hall was just special. The property itself is stunning, the history is fascinating, and, no word of a lie, I would drive back up to Clyde Hall from Toronto just to eat another breakfast there. While the property has unparalleled charm, and the cuisine is downright tantalizing, the heart of Clyde Hall is Liisa and Rob.

The efforts that Liisa and Rob go to on a daily basis to ensure that everyone has the best stay possible is something I've never seen. I also got the sense that they weren't going the extra mile because they felt they had to, but rather because they wanted to. I would recommend everyone to visit Clyde Hall (though the secret is out and availability is sparse) because I know they'd get the same treatment. I've already told my parents that they need to book a stay for that very reason.

I'll put it this way, staying at Clyde Hall aside, if I was up in Lanark County, I wouldn't hesitate to just drop-in and say hello. Bri and I struck an instant bond with them, and that's a bond that only continued to grow. Both Rob and Liisa are fond of one of the comments that was left in the Clyde Hall guestbook not long ago and it says that Clyde Hall is a place "where you arrive as a guest and leave as a friend."

I couldn't have said it better myself.

The History of Clyde Hall