Dvele Inn

Style

Nordic-Newfoundland hook-up

Setting

Rainbow-hued Georgestown

Dvele Boutique Inn’s name comes from the Norwegian for ‘linger’. There may be a landscape of caribou and icebergs, breweries and seafood stops on this bed and breakfast's doorstep, but hunker down you might. Watching the light play through Queen Anne-revival stained glass, learning Newfoundland lore in the library, eating local pastries in bed — all amid meant-to-be color matches and statement picks by the interior-designer owner — is a gentle, warm introduction to the wildest of worlds.

Facilities

Rooms

Seven.

Checkout

10am, and check-in is at 3pm. Both are flexible, on request and subject to availability. Staff are on-site from 7.30am to 6pm; outside of hours there's a number you can call.

More Details

Rates include a breakfast box and free sweet and savoury treats in the lobby (could be cookies, pretzels or popcorn).

Also

Dvele Inn has some five steps up to its entrance, which means it’s not entirely accessible. Room 1 is step-free for guests with mobility issues, and staff are happy to assist guests.

Free Internet Access

Room Service

At the Hotel

Lounges, library, Overpur water dispenser in the lobby, umbrellas and sleep masks to borrow on request, and free WiFi throughout. In rooms: smart TV, mini fridge, Nespresso coffee machine and tea-making kit, handheld steamer, bathrobes, custom scent and candles by Alder + Ox, and East Coast Glow bath products.

Our Favourite Rooms

Room Five is Dvele’s largest and maybe the most romantic, too. Dressed in subtle pink hues, with a bath tub and a peaceful location tucked away on the second floor, it’s the honeymooners’ choice. On request, staff can arrange amorous accompaniments to your stay, from flowers to caviar, to charcuterie boards and oysters.

Packing Tips

Some kind of stylish sou’wester (or something more Gore-tex-y) for blustery boat trips; boots with strong constitution for hiking; and luxurious pajamas for all that other time when you’ll be cozied up in bed.

Also

Before arrival you’ll receive a short questionnaire to customise your experience. There's even a scent menu — from cedarwood and tobacco leaf to amber and musk — so you can pick your preferred in-room perfume.

Children

Kids can stay (charged as an adult from 12 upwards). However, the prevailing mood is ‘before the kids came along’ and the atmosphere serene — so, this is one for the lovers.

Gallery

Food & Drink

Top Table

Cuddled up in bed, avoiding crumbs.

Dress Code

Freestyle, once the ‘do not disturb’ sign is up.

Hotel Restaurant

There’s no restaurant at Dvele Boutique Inn, but each morning you’ll find a breakfast box outside your door filled with local baked goods, yogurt, house-made granola, fruit and fresh juice — to be enjoyed as you please in your room. This gives you leeway to explore St John’s delectable dining scene.

Hotel Bar

You can help yourselves from the honor bar in the beautifully decorated lounge on the second floor or raid your minibar. With Lightfoot & Wolfville wines, Nova Zero non-alcoholic wine from Nova Scotia, and Quidi Vidi Beer from the brewery down the road, local producers are well-represented. Books such as rugged chef Jeremy Charles’s Wildness: An Ode to Newfoundland and Labrador and Pam Hall’s Towards an Encyclopedia of Local Knowledge will put you in the company of some local champions.

Last Orders

You'll receive your breakfast at around 8am.

Room Service

Listen out for that breakfast-delivery knock.

Planes

The Inn is a mere 10-minute drive from St John’s International Airport. Most long-haul visitors will need a connecting route, but direct flights run from some cities in North America, Canada, the Caribbean, UK and France.

Automobiles

Each room is allocated one parking space in the hotel’s lot (they’re big enough for regular-sized vehicles, so if you’re riding up in an SUV, you may have to park on the street). St John’s is a very walkable city, but — as long as you’re prepared for driving in whatever weather the Atlantic has to offer — a car will open up a world of natural wonders to you.

Worth Getting Out of Bed For

Dvele Inn’s setting, the city of St John’s swings from the cozy to the colossal. One moment you’re ‘aww-ing’ at Downtown’s collection of quaint rainbow houses, adorably dubbed Jellybean Row, the next you’re dwarfed by a beast of an iceberg as you sail out into the Labrador Sea or spot a rare, wide-of-wingspan Steller's sea eagle. You won’t feel insignificant, as the locals are welcoming and may initiate you in a ‘screech-in’ or ‘kissing the cod’ ceremony: the former involving rum and oath-taking; the latter, self-explanatory.

St John’s is also walkable, so wander genteel Bannerman Park, nose around the lieutenant governor’s house, and hike up Signal Hill to see Cabot Tower and get the chance to fire a cannon — keep your eyes peeled for resident foxes and bald eagles, too. Or tackle a stretch of the East Coast Trail: clifftop, coastal views accompany hikes between Fort Amherst and Blackhead on the Deadman’s Bay Path. From June to August, you might not even need to hop in a boat to see pilot whales and dolphins that visit the coastal waters. Quidi Vidi is a village within St John’s that’s famous for its brewery, picturesque harbor (known as ‘The Gut’) and the annual regatta, held on its lake. Get a history lesson at The Rooms, a cultural centre telling the story of the province’s indigenous peoples and settlers; and with a spell at The Crow's Nest, a retreat for allied naval and merchant officers during World War II, now a living museum with a growing collection of artefacts. then pay homage to your new home’s style, with a stop at the owner’s SAM Design store.

Earn or Redeem Points with World of Hyatt

This Mr & Mrs Smith hotel participates in the World of Hyatt loyalty program. As a member, you can earn and redeem points and enjoy exclusive benefits for qualifying nights. .