Travel & Accommodation

Accommodation

We will be staying in 3 different places.

Deerhurst Resort:

Deerhurst Resort is a resort in Huntsville. It hosts many different facilities such two golf courses, a spa, various dining options, an indoor swimming pool, a fitness room, tennis courts and squash courts. It is also in extremely close proximity to Peninsula Lake, where one can take advantage of the resort's canoes, windsurfers, kayaks, paddleboards, waterskiis, fishing gear, and Splash Zone with a Splash Pass ($20 per person).

We will be staying in a two bedroom condo. The condos contain a master bedroom with a king size bed, a guest bedroom with 2 queen size beds and a living room containing a sofa bed and a full kitchen. It costs $514 per night.

Cost:
Splash Pash - $20 x 5 people = $100
Condo - $514 x 2 nights = $1028
Total Cost = $1128

Canisbay Lake Campgrounds:

The Canisbay Lake Campgrounds are located beside Canisbay Lake in the Algonquin Provincial Park. They are non electric campgrounds but contain a facility with flush toilets, laundry and showers.

We will be staying on a 10x10 campsite with two tents that we will bring with us. It costs $40.50 per night. A vehicle permit comes with this accommodation.

Cost:
Campsite - $40.50 x 1 night = $40.50
Interior Camping Permit - $11.75 x 5 people = $58.75
Total cost = $99.25

Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Huntsville

This Holiday Inn hotel is located in Huntsville. It includes an outdoor pool and provides free wi-fi. It provides a continental breakfast.

We will be staying in 2 rooms with 2 queen beds in each. Each room costs $104 per night.

Cost:
Room - $104 x 2 rooms = $208
Additional person cost = $10
Total cost = $218

Transportation

There are no airports in Huntsville. We will be using a car as our method of transportation.

Huntsville can be accessed by Highway 60 and Highway 11.

We will get there from Ottawa via the 417 and then Highway 60. The total driving distance is 332km and without stops, the drive would take approximately 5 hours.

We will have to pay for gas. To drive there and to all of our planned destinations, we will need approximately two full tanks of gas. With our current average gas price of 130 cents per litre, it would cost us approximately $130 for the entire trip.