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The history. The genuine friendly people. Walkable. Great restaurant and shopping options. Wish we had more time at Signal Point to hike along the trails from the Eco Park. We will be back with the Wooden60Catty cross Canada drive in August 2026 so that is on the list for next time!

The hotel is an old English fashion structure. Very clean. Rooms large and comfortable. Problems: our room was on the third floor with no lift and 4 staircase to climb. The last two being very steepy and narrow. It took us quite some time and effort to climb the stairs with heavy luggage (two large bags and two smaller ones). Older people or people with heart problems should be adviced about the difficulties. Breakfast was minimal with the same cup of fruits served every day. We finally decided to have breakfast in a near by cafeteria. Service very poor and unfriendly personnel.

We stayed at an Airbnb at 55 Cabott street that required a parking permit. I took the permit out of the car to ensure I wouldn't forget to leave it. We were doing a final look around to make sure we didn't forget anything and were ticketed for $60! We went to contest the ticket but we're told I would need a letter from the car rental owner to say I could contest the ticket and would have to go to court in 2026! I ended up paying the $60. Unfortunately it didn't leave a good impression for me as a tourist in your beautiful city.

St John's is a vibrant city. People are very kind and helpful. I ate at St John's Fish Exchange, Sprouts, Gingerroot and Duke of Duckworth. The Alt Hotel where I got picked up for my day trip has a great breakfast. I walked from McKay Manor to the Rooms Museum which was amazing and great to have lunch at. I did go on a great 4 hour day excursion to see the local area with St John's Tour w Celebrity Guide which included lunch.

You need to stay in St John's for at least a few days to take in all of the spots either before you branch out or towards the end. I generally don't dine in the place I stay for whatever reason but Blue on Water are serious about their food and eating there cannot be missed. Sully keeps it real and makes great suggestions along with his staff to were else to visit.

In St. John's we really enjoyed visiting the small area called Quidi Vidi and the Quidi Vidi Brewing Company where they now have a restaurant with good food and views. However, you have to park outside the small area and walk in. But it's definitely worth it and not too far! There were also some food wagons and washrooms. There were lots of souvenir shops downtown and restaurants. The main street was closed off to traffic during the day which was nice for pedestrians but not for drivers. Signal Hill offered a fantastic view and before you get to the top was a visitors centre with washrooms (none at the Cabot Tower). There is parking by the tower but it's sometimes full. You can park at the visitor's centre but it's quite a walk uphill. Some people just drove around the parking lot until a spot became available. Driving in St. Johns could be difficult as a number of streets sometimes converge or change names as you go. The signage isn't the best. Make sure you have a good, up-to-date map of the city and someone who can help the driver navigate. We didn't use GPS so I don't know how that would work. Gower Street has the most amount of colourful houses on it. The locals call them the row houses (or something like that) but other folks call them the Jelly Bean Houses. George St., one street up from the main street which is Water Street, is a short street totally of pubs. Mount Pearl is a smaller city right beside St. John's and has accommodations too. From St. John's you can get to a number of other places of interest so it's a good place to be based for awhile. But there is SO much more to see in Newfoundland. Give yourself at least 2 1/2 weeks and drive across to Gross Morne National Park then up to L'Anse aux Meadows where the Vikings first landed in North America over 1,000 years ago. Visit Twillingate and Trinity. The scenery is magnificent and the people are wonderful!