Shaw's Hotel
99 Appletree Road, Brackley Beach, PEI
Business Description
Since 1860, when the Shaw family began accepting paying guests in their home, this hotel has occupied a prominent place in Prince Edward Island’s tourism industry. Over the last 19th and early 20th centuries, the original farmhouse was enlarged an cottages added reflecting the evolution of vacation hotel facilities on the Island. Beach holidays became increasingly popular during this period, as tourism boomed worldwide and recreational opportunities expanded across Canada. Continuously operated as a family run hotel, Shaw’s is a rare, early illustration of a significant era in the history of tourism in Canada.