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"What a delight it was to be with you. It was only our second experience with a BandB. Your hospitality, the furnishings, were so charming – far exceeds a hotel or motel. The Norman Rockwell collection makes me so nostalgic!" - Cliff & Marion Schiffer, New York, USA

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Reastaurants

April 27, 2014 -
Very close to McGee's Inn at 506 Rideau Street is Pharaoh's House.  It is Ottawa's only Egyptian Restaurant. Run by Hassan Ghanim it is a welcom addition to the culinary far of Sandy Hill. Pharaoh's House offers 12 traditional Egyptian plates, including the popular Koshari (rice, macaroni,

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Each year for over two decades, thousands of people have flocked to the Glebe for the annual Great Glebe Garage Sale. This year's event is on Saturday, May 24, 2014. I'm sure you've heard about this legendary local garage sale. It's the one where people walk away with

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Bank Street

April 16, 2014 - Shopping Ottawa
Bank Street has more dynamic and eclectic stores along it's route than any street in Ottawa.  If you're shopping for antiques, this is the place to go. There are a variety of restaurants that you can drop in and out of while shopping. Bank Street Restaurants The

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The Rideau Centre is just a 10 minute walk from McGee's Inn. It opened the second Victoria Secret store in Ottawa in April.  Some of the stores that are in the Rideau Centre are: Coach, Zara, Apple, Michael Kors and Lacoste to name just a few. The Centre is

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Grey Line - Lady Dive

April 15, 2014 -
We had a wonderful visit from Annabelle of Lady Dive and Grey Line Bus Tours.  Summer must be coming because they will start their tours on April 26th. They offer a pick up for our guests just 2 minutes from here.  We also will be offerring our guests the

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Silver Cleaner

April 07, 2014 - Helpful Hints
One of our return guests left this recipe/hint for us.  This is the easy way  to clean silver    It is better done in a dishpan * Mix  together 1/3 cup salt  & 1/3 cup Calgon water softener Place tinfoil in the bottom of the pan Pour

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Today the ladies from the Parkdale Friendship Group came to McGee's Inn to have tea. There were 8 of us that came together to celebrate the beginning of Spring and Easter. I really enjoyed have this wonderful group of women come together today and I certainly hope we do it

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