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About

We are located in beautiful Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada. Cape Breton was voted the second-best vacation destination in the world!

The Jacques Cartier Motel is located in a scenic country atmosphere on the Sydney/Glace Bay Highway, Route # 4 east, 2 kilometres west of the Sydney Airport and 1 kilometre east of Cape Breton University.

We offer 15 clean and comfortable rooms (including some with kitchenettes), each equipped with 24-hour telephone, cable television, clock radio and individual thermostat control. Laundry facilities are located on the premises.

Come and enjoy a relaxing stay with us!

Open year-round.

Amenities

  • Kitchen/Kitchenette
  • Pets Welcome
  • Television
  • WiFi

Locals Know Blog

5 Places to Square Dance with Locals

While in Cape Breton, if wanting a real slice-of-life night out, be sure to check out one of our dandy dances.

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How to Eat Lobster Like a Local

On Cape Breton Island, lobster isn't a delicacy you eat with polite restraint. It's a bib-on elbows-on-the-table kind of meal, and it's not one to rush. Here's how to do it like a local, and how...

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Katie Returns: @Katiegoldie Returns to Cape Breton Island in Autumn

A 5-day fall itinerary on Cape Breton Island, covering the Cabot Trail, Cape Breton Highlands National Park, Margaree, Chéticamp, Baddeck and Northern Cape Breton.

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