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Charlottetown is a great place to spend a few days. It's a quaint and pretty town, small enough to be able to walk around, and has lots of good restaurants and bars. It's also within easy reach of the PEI National Park.
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By plane
The Charlottetown Airport , 250 Maple Hills Ave, [url=http://www.flypei.com/]]has nonstop flights to Toronto, Montreal, Halifax, Ottawa, and New York (JFK).
*Air Canada/Air Canada Jazz ([[Halifax (Nova Scotia)|Halifax[/url]], [wiki=0004b45d97463070fbfd2c26207c427d]Montreal[/wiki], [wiki=aeee33366b173305b90377ed63c1084a]Ottawa[/wiki], [wiki=948ce72be6c871b84f6d0dab24f209ed]Toronto[/wiki])
*Westjet ([wiki=948ce72be6c871b84f6d0dab24f209ed]Toronto[/wiki])
*Sunwing Vacations ([wiki=948ce72be6c871b84f6d0dab24f209ed]Toronto[/wiki])
*Delta Air Lines ([wiki=87809c954948d8a20507bee3648281b3]New York[/wiki])
Charlottetown Airport is one of the most user-friendly airports. Clearly, some of this is due to infrequent flights and small aircraft. Check-ins usually take five minutes or less. The airport is small, accessible, and friendly -- just like the city itself!
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Taxis are cheap. $13 gets you from the Airport to downtown. 6-10$ will get you anywhere around town. All taxis are flat rate by zone. None has any specific licensing information in them; not to worry though, taxi drivers are typically friendly, enjoy meeting tourists, and are honest above all else. Charlottetown is a small highly accessible city, you can walk almost anywhere downtown.
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St. Dunstan's Basilica, 45 Great George St, +1 902 894-3486, [http://www.stdunstans.pe.ca/]. Tourists welcomed between services.
*This National Historic Site and has functioned as the provincial legislature since 1847.
*Get familiar with the City and the important role it played in the Confederation.
*The Confederation Centre is open year-round and showcases the best in the Canadian visual and performing arts. It houses several theatres, an art gallery, Mavor's Bistro and a gift shop.
*The Beaconsfield Historic House Museum is open year round for tours. One of the Island's finest residences, built in 1877, the site offers a program of house tours and lectures, and special events in the Carriage House.
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At the harbour front you can get on a seal-watching tour boat.
* Go on an air tour which depart from the airport's skyplex.
*Walk around Victoria Park one of Charlottetown’s most beautiful and popular parks. The park has walking trails, a harbor-front boardwalk, three play structures and an outdoor pool and splash park.
*Book a Peake’s Wharf Harbor and Seal Watching Cruise and relax while cruising Charlottetown’s scenic and historic harbor.
*Visit Cows Ice Cream. Cows Ice Cream is voted the best in Canada year after year. You can also buy many types of “cow-themed” merchandise like apparel, mugs and calendars.
*Peake’s Quay is a wonderful shopping and dining area located right on the marina and is just a short walk from downtown. There are many souvenir shops, activities, and restaurants right to choose from.
*Walk down picturesque Victoria Row for great shopping, drinks and dining. Both Victoria Row and Queens Street have excellent art galleries.
*Anne of Green Gables the musical runs seasonally from the end of June to the end of August. The musical is based on the novel Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery. Tickets start at twenty dollars. There are both matinee and evening showings.
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Charlottetown contains two major shopping centres: the Confederation Court Mall (right downtown, across from Province House), and the Charlottetown Mall, which is just out of town in West Royalty, on University Avenue. They contain the usual anchor stores (Winners, SportChek, etc), as well as many smaller stores. West Royalty also has many stand-alone big-box stores, such as Wal-Mart, Canadian Tire, Best Buy, etc.
If you get off the beaten path, though, you'll find lots of great specialty shops just waiting for your business. Walks along Queen St. and University Ave. (among others) will yield wonderful surprises in terms of shopping selection.
Groceries are readily available from many major supermarkets within Charlottetown. Typical closing time is 10:00PM. Since 2011, the government has allowed Sunday shopping year round, which will be in place until further notice. Sunday store hours are generally noon to 5:00PM.
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Charlottetown, and PEI in general, have an abundance of great restaurants. For a city of its size, Charlottetown has a far better selection of Asian, Mediterranean and Indian food than you would normally expect.
* Great Lebanese food and reasonable prices. They have won many awards and have a great atmosphere. Shish Taouk, Falafel and other traditional dishes are prepared much more thoughtfully and are far tastier than the normal hole-in-the-wall Mediterranean joints in most cities.
* Romantic meal, sophisticated atmosphere, and there is a well stocked bar upstairs called Marc's Studio.
* Home of Gahan Micro Brewery, with great fresh-brewed beer! A favorite is Iron Horse, but the others are all great. The Nachos are a favorite with locals and the best value on the menu. Tourist dished such as the Fish and Chips can be paltry and overpriced.
* Both The Merchantman Pub and The Pilot House restaurants offer great pub fare with a good value overall. Great atmosphere for the mature set:
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* Offers one of the freshest and tastiest menus in town. Well-liked by residents, though its prices are considered somewhat high.
* The newly renovated food court in the Confederation Court Mall. They serve the best lunches possible: Simple sandwiches, soups and pizza all run by an in-house chef. This is a great place to feed a family.
* Provides shockingly inexpensive vegetarian meals. Serving a selection of fine Asian teas, dim sum treats like dumplings, and large bowls of noodles, vegetables and vegetarian "ham", you won't go hungry. The menu is small but every item on it is delicious and very reasonably priced.
* Offers simple but well prepared seafood meals at exceptional prices. Start with an order of fresh Malpeque oysters, and then have a lobster roll, some lightly battered fish and chips, or even a 2 lb. steamed lobster.
* Serves authentic Chinese cuisine; well-known for their Kung Pao Gar Ding, Hot & Sour soup, and friendly service.
* "Asian Fusion" cuisine. Formerly a Lebanese restaurant, their menu now contains Lebanese, Indonesian, and Canadian items. Impressively tasty food for a good price. Great Indonesian curries.
* A cozy British pub and restaurant. Well known for their curries, everything is tasty and affordable. Portions can be quite large.
*Famous for their fish and chips as well as their casual and friendly atmosphere.
*Casual restaurant serving breakfast and lunch. Extensive breakfast menu.
*Cows ice cream is voted the best in Canada year after year. Ice cream flavors are cow inspired like “goey moey” and “wowie cowie”.
*Peake's Quay Restaurant is located just a few feet from the Charlottetown Waterfront with a full lunch and dinner menu to satisfy anyone’s appetite.
*Rated by ZAGAT as the #1 for service and the #2 for food in PEI, the Northern Italian owner Italo and his Italian chef Antonio serve authentic Italian regional specialties that take advantage of the Island's seafood. You will get delectable dishes here that you will find nowhere else on PEI, such as grilled octopus, many handmade pastas and desserts prepared on site. Many visitors remark that it is the finest cuisine they have eaten since they left Italy. A not-to-be-missed gem, it manages to be both family-friendly and to cater to those looking for a special night out.
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A seasonal bar and restaurant, located on Charlottetown's historic Victoria Row. Great atmosphere and more than reasonable prices.
* A spot that many young locals go year round. Generally the most reliable but is quite small. Very Small.
* An authentic Irish pub.
*Outdoor patio that looks over the marina, very popular with young locals during the summer months. Great food and drinks.
*A small outdoor patio is a great location to order a grappa, limoncello or other Italian liqueur. The wine list also contains personal selections of the Northern Italian owner, not available elsewhere in PEI.
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There is no reason to stay at a chain hotel or motel in Charlottetown. The city is dotted with some of the cutest, and most comfortable, Inns and B&Bs you can imagine. All offer fantastic service and most have locations that allow you to walk downtown. They will often be cheaper and offer much more comfortable accommodations than a hotel. These places live and die by their reputation, so most innkeepers are incredibly helpful.
* Only hostel in Charlottetown. Single-sex dorms, co-ed dorms, and private rooms available. Free wifi and internet terminals. Open April to October.
* Elmwood Heritage Inn [url=http://www.elmwoodinn.pe.ca/]]was the first 5-Star Bed&Breakfast in Charlottetown and is still one of the best. InnKeepers Jay and Carol are known to be some of the most helpful.
* The Great George [url=http://www.thegreatgeorge.com/[/url]]Charlottetown's Historic Boutique Hotel. Probably the best location in all of Charlottetown. It is getting pricier over time, but it is probably still one of the best overall values in town. It is right in the middle of it all.
* Fitzroy Hall [url=http://www.fitzroyhall.com/[/url]]is another well located Bed& Beakfast and is typically well maintained. The Shipwright Inn [url=http://www.shipwrightinn.com/[/url]]is right next door and is highly rated, and The Dundee Arms [url=http://www.dundeearms.com/[/url]]is right across the street and is an Inn with an attached motel. The Dundee has a nice pub frequented by locals.
*Fairholm National Historic Inn is a designated National Historic Site and boasts large rooms with superb architectural detail, walking distance to theatre, restaurants, shopping and waterfront.
The Red Oak Inn-number one spot to visit.
*This Hotel is in the most perfect spot in Charlottetown. Two blocks away from the city centre, and filled with staff members who are familiar with the city. It's rated #1 on Tripadvisor.
*Great location, close to the city centre. Highly rated, and updated with new furniture. This spot is perfect for families, as it has many rooms with multiple beds. Ask for the Standard Rooms with 2 Double beds and a sofa bed for families of 5. Great breakfast too!
*Nice, modern boutique hotel in downtown Charlottetown
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