Harmony House, la paix sur South Bay, île Pelée

I miss this place already! Pat and Tom were very accommodating. They had great communication, via email and phone. So many great island suggestions and info in the home too! It was the perfect place for me, my family of 6, and yellow lab to spend the holiday weekend. It was spacious, clean, everything working (filter on the kitchen faucet was fantastic, yay for sulfur free cooking water! Also very lucky to have a washer and dryer!) There was more than enough space for us. The yard itself was huge, perfect for us to play frisbee. Sure, the house isn’t modern or hugely updated, but it’s a lived in cottage that’s been loved on and well taken care of. I’d highly recommend anyone planning to stay on Pelee to stay at Harmony House. You’ll be missing it too once you leave! :)

We are a group of 5 couples that vacation together every summer. Harmony House was a lovely, secluded getaway. We read in other reviews about the proximity to the barn - but it was empty during our stay so we cannot attest to that.

The kitchen and barbeque are well-equipped for cooking.

One member of our group has a dust allergy that was acting up a lot from the carpeting.

There is very little cellphone service and no internet in the house, which made it very secluded.

Overall, we had a lovely stay in Harmony House on Pelee Island.

Another great stay at Harmony House. House was clean, tidy and well ready for our stay. Easily sleeps ten (five bedrooms). Two large common areas allow for great togetherness and still have the option to sneak off for a bit of quiet time. The house is more practical than fanciful and the awesome bits are really on the outside!

Property is wonderful with the alley of trees, the enormous expanse of lawn, and the break water deck. Combined, they constantly call you outside.

This location is exactly what you are looking for if you need to house a number of people and you love outdoor living. It's ten minutes to the hike at Fish Point, 15 minutes to the winery (!!) but still on the quiet side of the Island.

We had a wonderful quality time at the Harmony House. It is located at the southern side of the of island which is very quite area away from the mildly more active Northern and Western sides. The following are the positive and the constructive comments:

* The owners are wonderful friendly couple! they stayed in the barn, but we hardly noticed them. We actually asked for some extra favors since they were reachable :)

* The island is very peaceful place, the shops close anywhere from 2pm, 4pm and very few later. The co-op has some essentials (eggs, milk, baking materials, and some snacks) But for our party of 10, we brought two big coolers and few bags full of food. We ended up buying milk. The trash dumpster has short operating hours and takes $3 per bag but free for recyclables, we took some trash in the trailer back to Ontario.

* The house has a large yard for kids to play around, located on a 15 KPH (10 mph) dirt road.

* Is on the edge of shallow beach that you can walk down the stairs and into a 100 ft length of shallow water. Which starts rocky then gets sandy further in. The stairs could use an update as few steps had some nails sticking out and the last cement step is tilted downward and slippery

* it's right next to a deserted marina which is great if you have a boat and want to drop it off. It is deserted so it's free to park, however it is pretty gone in terms of docking areas, so you probably want to lift off your boat out of water, park it in the northern marina, or enjoy a little swim back and forth to your boat

* The house has 5 bedrooms and 10 people can sleep in comfort. There are 5 small window A/C around the house which are sufficient when it's not too hot outside, but you will need to keep the bedroom doors open upstairs since only 2 out of the 4 rooms have ACs. We would appreciate more cleaning to be done prior to our stay. Carpets could use an update, and please remove the carpet from the half bathroom! More lighting needed around the house. charcoal grill works fine, the gas grill needs replacement.

* Water from the filtration system, although potable, had very strong sulfuric odor. Leaving the water in a pitcher for a while solves it, but we ended up filling water from a water machine on the W shore Rd. I think the filtration system may need some tuning.

* For fishing, go the Northern side of the island. Nothing bites on the southern side.

It was a great time to unwind and unplug!

Recommended!

We were delighted. Wonderful deck atop the breakwater makes this a fabulous spot if being outside is your thing.

Spacious accommodations. Not fancy but sturdy and practical. Well provisioned kitchen (including labeled cupboards & drawers) made it possible to easily execute all our cooking plans. Lots of storage for food. Outdoor grilling: charcoal grill superior to the propane in function.

House was very clean and tidy for our arrival. Movies, games and books available. Electric fireplaces made for cosy nights. Common areas are well setup and allow for togetherness without sitting on top of each other. Expansive property goes right to the water's edge. Decent fishing right next door at the abandoned marina. Well situated to move easily around the island.

Owners communicative and responsive. Would stay here again!