Trust the Fat Guy at the Hillcrest House B&B

Guest Rooms and Amenities

The three Victorian-style guest rooms on the second floor are all quite large, with separate sleeping and sitting areas.

All have private baths (stocked with fluffy robes and slippers), as well as TVs, DVD players, and electric fireplaces.

Room rates, which typically run CAD$135/night for two people, include Wi-Fi (available throughout the house), parking, and a full hot breakfast.

Guests are welcome to use the microwave, fridge, and dishes in the first-floor kitchen and to help themselves to complimentary coffee and tea. If you get bored, you can check out the Schusters’ collection of board games.

Gourmet Breakfasts

Morning meals, served in the stately dining room at the time you prefer, typically start with a parfait of yogurt, fresh fruit, and homemade granola, followed by a hearty hot dish.

Expect gourmet fare when Stefan takes to the kitchen. His eggs Benedict, for example, might include poached eggs served on a potato “rosti” (a crisp potato cake) and topped with smoked salmon.

The Schusters are long-time innkeepers who know how to make their guests feel at home. They’re quick to make suggestions about things to do and places to eat in the area.

What to Do in Waterloo

The formerly industrial communities of Kitchener-Waterloo now buzz with high-tech companies (Research in Motion led the region’s tech rebirth back in the 1990s with the BlackBerry smart phone) and an emerging art scene.

Kitchener-Waterloo has several excellent small museums and galleries. The Waterloo Region Museum, with its striking, multicolored glass exterior, traces the region’s roots from the original aboriginal inhabitants to today’s high-tech community, while THEMUSEUM is part children’s museum and part eclectic “museum of ideas.”