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The Inn at Manitou
Centre Road
McKellar, Ontario 
P0G 1C0
Innkeeper: Sheila Wise
Meeting Coordinator: Tom Linton
705-389-2171
www.manitou-online.com
 

 
Style with substance. The Inn at Manitou provides business meeting facilities and services designed for those with discriminating tastes. The marriage between the unspoiled landscape of central Ontario and the best traditions in European hospitality has produced a sophisticated business retreat that meets exacting standards for luxury and service. Business guests benefit from a high staff-to-guest ratio (one to one), a wide variety of recreational amenities, and an elegant conference centre characterized by privacy, convenience and comfort. 

From its genesis as a top-notch tennis teaching facility on the rugged shoreline of ManitouWabing Lake, the Inn at Manitou developed to include a fine French kitchen, an extensive spa, and a golf academy-a small luxury resort of renown. Corporate guests enjoy a harmonious business experience with the support of a full-time conference coordinator, a designated conference porter and a concierge. Inn at Manitou's size means that visiting groups may enjoy exclusive use of the facilities during their stay. 

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  Location The Inn at Manitou  
   
The Inn at Manitou is a 2.5 hour drive from Toronto Pearson Airport. Air transport by floatplane from Toronto to the inn's docks or to nearby Parry Sound Airport can be arranged.

Click for map and driving directions.

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  Conference Facilities The Inn at Manitou  
   
Meeting facilities The Inn at Manitou provides two conference rooms and three break-out rooms, each one with a unique ambiance, but all with an elegant and practical design. Each room has individual climate controls, armchair seating, high ceilings and large windows with lake or garden views. Some meeting rooms have private balconies. 

The largest room, the Manitou, accommodates 60 people theatre style, and comes complete with ensuite office for fax, photocopy, telephone and office supplies. The Tea Room and Gazebo Bar is an inviting hospitality area with fireplace and outstanding lake views; this room especially to medium sized groups seeking reception space. The Octagon Room features a giant television with satellite reception and surround sound.

Click on a room name to view a floor plan. 
 

Room Capacities
Meeting
Rooms
Dimensions Stand Up Reception Banquet Theatre Class-
room
Board-
room
U-
Shape
Hollow Square
Manitou Room 34' x 30'

10.4 m x
9.1 m
75 60 75 60 24 30 30
Board Room 34' x22'

10.4 m x
6.7 m
- 16 - - 14 24 24
Tea Room & Gazebo Bar 37' x 20'

11.3 m x
6.1 m
35 (soft seating for 20) - - - - - -
Octagon Room 26' x 26'

7.9 m x
7.9 m
20 (soft seating for 20) - - - - - -

The Inn at Manitou provides the following meeting equipment and services free of charge to business groups:

bullet TV/VCR
bullet overhead projector
bullet screen
bullet slide projector
bullet flipcharts
bullet chalk or white boards
bullet cocktail tables
bullet faxing
bullet photocopying
bullet word processing

The following equipment is available at additional cost:

bullet LCD computer projector (rear projection)

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  Accommodations The Inn at Manitou  
   
The inn's 36 rooms and suites are hillside chalets overlooking the ManitouWabing Lake. All accommodations feature cathedral ceilings, elegant furnishings, wood-burning fireplaces with marble mantles. Most rooms have sitting areas and private sundecks and many have whirlpool baths. Corporate entertaining with flair is easily arranged at the Executive House, a three-bedroom home with living room, dining room, kitchen, and private sundeck for barbecuing or meetings al fresco. The Country Homes, also onsite, offer three or four bedrooms with ensuite baths, living room, dining room and kitchen.

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  Dining The Inn at Manitou  
   
DiningThe Inn at Manitou's team of twelve French chefs has earned the property a wide reputation for culinary excellence. Corporate groups enjoy full English or American breakfasts. Lunch buffets are served on the terrace, weather permitting, and vary from barbecue to Mediterranean to French country. 

Dinners are very special, and are either hearty French bistro menus or a more elegant gourmet style (jackets for gents) that are gastronomic delights. The kitchen is happy to design meals to meet the requirements and dreams of any group. The inn's sommelier can suggest the perfect match for menu selections and special wine or Scotch tastings can be arranged with advance notice.

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  Corporate Packages The Inn at Manitou  
   
Includes accommodation, three meals and two coffee breaks daily, and meeting facilities. The Inn at Manitou individually prices corporate packages according the needs of each visiting group; this allows for flexibility in meeting planning. Please contact the inn for pricing details.

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  Recreation The Inn at Manitou  
   
The Inn at Manitou has an extensive list of on-site recreational amenities:
bullet golf academy with practice fairway (18-hole golf course next door)
bullet tennis clinics (13 courts, one indoor)
bullet fitness centre
bullet fishing on-site or fly-in
bullet sailing
bullet windsurfing
bullet canoeing
bullet kayaking
bullet heated outdoor pool and hot tub
bullet mountain biking

Some team-building events organized by staff include

bullet cooking classes
bullet scotch tastings
bullet wine tastings with sommelier
bullet casino nights
bullet karaoke nights
bullet costume or theme nights
bullet guided bird watching
bullet autumn mushroom outings
bullet wine and food events
bullet horseback riding
bullet fly-in fishing

A full-service health and beauty spa allows conference guests to relax and rejuvenate with such treatments as

bullet facials (prescription, European, aromatherapy, oxygen)
bullet massage (Swedish, sports massage, reflexology, shiatsu, Indian head massage)
bullet hydrotherapy
bullet Vichy waterfall
bullet pedicures

Spouses of meeting participants may arrange for golf, tennis or spa experiences on an a la carte basis.

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  Regional Highlights The Inn at Manitou  
   
The Inn at Manitou is set within the forest and lakes of central Ontario near Parry Sound, where outdoor pursuits such as fishing, hiking, mountain biking, are easily arranged through local outfitters and professional guides. Nearby Parry Sound offers shopping, Georgian Bay boat cruises, and guided kayaking excursions to nearby islands. Art studios and galleries are located throughout the nearby Muskoka Lakes region, and thus backroad exploration is rewarding for shopping as well as for scenery. 

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  Contact Information The Inn at Manitou  
   
The Inn at Manitou
Centre Road
McKellar, Ontario 
P0G 1C0
Innkeeper: Sheila Wise
Meeting Coordinator: Tom Linton

705-389-2171
www.manitou-online.com
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  Memberships The Inn at Manitou  
   
Relais & Chateaux Four Diamond Award - CAA, AAA