Website redesign concept for The Picton Harbour Inn · prepared by Tech LoopThis is a design proposal, not the live site · techloop.ca
Picton Harbour Inn& Lighthouse Restaurant
Waterfront inn with white balconies and new docks on a calm harbour at golden hour
Picton · Prince Edward County · An inn near this shore since the 1790s

The only waterfront hotel in Picton.

Twenty-nine rooms and three suites at the head of Picton Bay, with the Lighthouse Restaurant downstairs and your boat tied up out front.

Check-in 3 pm · Check-out 11 amOpen year-roundWalk to Main StreetDocks for guests and the boating public

Locally owned, recently renovated, and a short walk from everything the County is known for.

The Picton Harbour Inn sits where Picton Bay meets the town: golf, shopping, fishing, kayaking, craft breweries and cider makers are minutes away, and Sandbanks Provincial Park, the wineries and the studios and farm markets that dot Prince Edward County are an easy drive.

The rooms have been renovated and redesigned so they feel like home. Every one has free Wi-Fi, a TV, air conditioning, a microwave, a mini-fridge and a coffee maker. Downstairs, the Lighthouse Restaurant serves home-style cooking from 7 am.

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29 + 3Twenty-nine rooms across three floors, plus the Alexandria and Aletha Suites and the Rosebud Room
7 amThe Lighthouse Restaurant opens daily; breakfast and lunch until 1:30 pm
34 ftBoat slips at the inn's own shoreline, $25 a night with a room
2 hrsFrom the GTA; under an hour from Kingston
Mon–ThuCorporate rates available, with an on-site conference room
4.5Google · 1,013 reviews · the Inn
4.7Google · 640 reviews · Lighthouse Restaurant
1790sAn inn has stood near this harbour since
Stay

Pick your floor, pick your view

Harbour-facing windows on the ground floor, balconies on the second and third, and three suites with room to spread out. Rates and real photographs for each room slot in here on the live site; this concept shows the layout.

King room with white bedding and a balcony door open to the harbour
Third floor · King · Balcony

Third Floor Rooms

One king bed and a stunning view of Picton Harbour. Morning coffee on the balcony, watching the boats.

Access to the third floor is by staircase only.

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Photo: second-floor balcony rooms
Second floor · Two doubles · Balcony

Second Floor Rooms

Two double beds and a balcony over the harbour, with walk-in access straight from the front parking lot.

Room 208 faces Bridge Street: one queen bed, no balcony and no harbour view.

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Photo: ground-floor rooms
Ground floor · Two doubles or two queens

Ground Floor Rooms

A large window facing Picton Harbour. Some rooms have walk-in showers and some have bath tubs; tell us which you'd prefer.

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Photo: the King Room
King · Pull-out couch · Sitting area

The King Room

One king bed, a pull-out couch and a sitting area, for a longer stay or a small family.

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Photo: the Alexandria Suite
Suite · Ground floor · Two bedrooms

The Alexandria Suite

Two bedrooms, each with a queen bed, a four-piece bathroom and a kitchenette with a two-burner stovetop, microwave, coffee maker and dining table. Entered through a private courtyard.

Faces the road, so no harbour view from this suite.

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Photo: the Aletha Suite
Suite · Third floor · Kitchen · Balcony

The Aletha Suite

A kitchen, a living room and a balcony overlooking the harbour. The main bedroom has a king bed; the second has two queens. Sleeps a family comfortably.

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Photo: the Rosebud Room
King · Balcony · Named for the red tugboat

The Rosebud Room

Named after the beautiful red tug that used to dock in Picton Harbour. A king bed and a balcony over the water.

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Every roomFree Wi-FiTVAir conditioningMicrowaveMini-fridgeCoffee makerSmoke-freeOpen year-round
Breakfast plate with eggs, peameal bacon, home fries and coffee beside a window onto the harbour
Dine · The Lighthouse Restaurant

Home-style cooking, seven mornings a week

Licensed, family-style and reasonably priced, which is why locals eat here as often as guests do.

The Lighthouse is downstairs from the rooms and doubles as the front desk, so check-in comes with the smell of coffee. Breakfast and lunch, every day of the year.

Daily7:00 am – 1:30 pmRating4.7 on Google from 640 reviewsBusy?Call ahead and we'll put you on the waiting list
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Dock

Arrive by water

New docks on the Bay of Quinte, right at the inn's shoreline, for guests and the boating public.

Tie up, walk upstairs to your room, and have breakfast at the Lighthouse before you cast off. Please check in at the front desk inside the restaurant when you arrive.

SlipWith a room reservationWithout
34 ft slip$25 / night$2.00 per foot
20 ft slip$20 / night$2.00 per foot
Call to book a slip
New wooden floating docks with boats tied up on a calm harbour morning
Experiences

Book a room, unlock the County

Partners around Picton extend discounts and packages to guests of the inn. Ask when you book and we'll line it up.

The Golf Studio

An always-open, automated practice studio and golf simulator in the heart of Prince Edward County.

Any weather, any hour

Golf packages

Book a room or suite with us and enjoy discounted golf at the Picton Golf & Country Club.

Guest discount

Sailing

Happy Sailing is a Sail Canada-affiliated school offering 3-hour, 5-hour and all-day introductory sails, plus multi-day courses on Lake Ontario.

Leaves from the harbour

Wine tours

Discounted wine tour pricing with Sandbanks Vacations and Tours when you stay with us.

Guest discount

Fishing

Prince Edward County fishing packages through Quinte Fishing Charters. Spring and fall seasons.

Walleye country
Meetings & corporate groups

Bring the team to the County

A quiet conference room on site, Main Street a walk away, and fishing, wine tours and golf for the afternoon.

The conference room seats 15 at six tables with office chairs you can reconfigure, a TV with laptop inputs, audio, whiteboards, a phone to the front desk and its own washroom. Unlimited coffee and water come with every rental. Corporate room rates run Monday to Thursday.

Plan a corporate stay
Half-day7:00 am – 1:00 pm or 2:00 pm – 8:00 pm
$100
Full-day7:00 am – 7:00 pm
$175

Plus HST. Includes unlimited coffee and water.

Seats 15TV + laptop inputsAudioWhiteboardsPrivate washroom
Availability

Ask about your dates

Tell us when you'd like to come and what kind of room suits. On the live site this form sits beside a live booking calendar; either way a person answers.

This is a design concept. On the live site this enquiry goes straight to the front desk, with a live booking calendar beside it.

Good to know

  • Check-in from 3 pm, check-out by 11 am
  • Smoke-free rooms, open year-round
  • Free parking, including walk-in access to second-floor rooms from the lot
  • Corporate rates Monday through Thursday
  • Access to some rooms and the restaurant may be difficult for guests with mobility issues. Call ahead and our staff will be ready to help.
33 Bridge Street, Picton, ON K0K 2T0 (613) 476-2186 Toll-free 1-800-678-7906 Directions
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A note from Tech Loop

Why we built this concept for the Picton Harbour Inn

Over a thousand Google reviews at 4.5, a restaurant locals rate 4.7, the only waterfront rooms in town, and a website that still says © 2015. Guests comparing you against the County's newer inns are deciding on their phones, and right now the site makes you look smaller than you are.

What we found on pictonharbourinn.com

  • A 2015 Zoho Sites template with a copyright line to match
  • The "Book" buttons open a separate booking engine instead of showing rooms and rates on the page
  • The restaurant page's photo gallery is still showing the template's "Title / Caption" placeholders
  • The rooms are described in long paragraphs with no photos, no rates and the same amenities sentence repeated five times
  • Not a word about the 1,013 reviews, the docks are buried under "More", and there's no tap-to-call bar on a phone

What this concept changes

  • One page that answers the three guest questions in order: where is it, what's a room like, can I book my dates
  • Your Google ratings in a trust band near the top, and the "only waterfront hotel in Picton" line where it belongs: in the headline
  • Rooms as a grid with floor, bed and view at a glance, so Room 208 never surprises anyone
  • Dock pricing, the conference room and the partner experiences each get a clear section with a phone number
  • A sticky call / check-dates bar on phones, since that's where County trips get planned

What's included

  • This concept was free. The full site is one fixed price: design, build and launch on pictonharbourinn.com
  • Built from your own photos: send us what you have on the phone and on Instagram, and we fill any gaps with licensed stock (the images here are placeholders)
  • Live booking calendar wired to whichever system you already use
  • Google Business Profile tidy-up: photos, amenities, booking link
  • Simple editing so the desk can change rates and seasonal notes, with hosting and updates for the first year
Current site, desktop
Screenshot of the current Picton Harbour Inn website on desktop
Current site, phone
Screenshot of the current Picton Harbour Inn website on a phone
Want this live before the 2027 season books up?

Cameron O'Neill · Tech Loop · Web design for small-town Ontario · hello@techloop.ca

techloop.ca

Details on this page come from your Google Business Profile and the current website. The photographs are placeholders until we swap in your own. Anything that's changed is a two-minute fix.