Accommodation in PEI
 

Hi,

My wife, 2 kids and I are visiting PEI and in particular Charlottetown from 28 Oct to 3 Nov 07, with a view to emigrating late '08 early '09.
We are trying to find somewhere reasonable to stay for the week, ideally a room or rooms, kitchen would be good, but must have 1 double and 2 single beds, and be clean and comfortable. Has anybody got any ideas?

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Well your times are not the best time of the year to see PEI, alot of the touristy things will be closed. You could possible get some good deals on accomadations though. Check out this site and way down in the left hand cornor you will see a place to order your free PEI tourist guide....that will have all the info you need...

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http://www.gov.pe.ca/visitorsguide/i...number=1014310

We used the above link to book ours.

Use the read the text then use the begin your search link.

Then make sure you select each tab in turn before you hit search...bit of an idiots guide sorry but it can be easily missed.....like we did :blink:

Were staying here.

http://www.thesuite.ca/

Did us a good deal so drop them a line and as the other poster has said with it being out of season you should get some good prices.

Quite funny tho. When I spoke to a realtor who called me (lovely guy I can provide his contact details if you wanna meet him for a chat) last week, He asked where we were staying ...He said thats my first cousins place.

When I told him which companies I was visiting he said He was my nextdoor neighbour for 30yrs and the other fella is my Brother in law....:ohmy:

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Many thanks for the info, we have visited the pei tourist website previously, a personal recomendation is always appreciated.

Davie_Mac, when are you thinking of emigrating, and is PEI your location of choice?

Any advice on emigrating to PEI will be gratefully received.

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The following was the answers I recieved from a list of questions I sent to a couple in PEI. SORRY can't remember the exact questions but you should prob get the gist of it from the answers:

1..Crime rate...very low ,worst are for petty crime Summerside.
2.Re-max Charlottetown office Great guy..Aldo DeBacco.
3.Cornwall area ok but lots of nice areas within easy drive if you want a home with a water view.
Log onto.MLS.CA you can then search the whole island for homes prices locations etc.
4.Summerside .avoid prices cheap but lots of house break ins etc.
5.Dont know much about the company.
6.Re-OH.. she may have to attend night classes to get a certificate in admin the she could apply for admin posts in hospitals...dr.s office. insurance etc. although there are lots of summer jobs available which will bring in some money as she attends classes.
7.Cost of living:Petrol.....94 cents/litre =50p.
Elect....$86per month = 43 gbp..(4 bed house)
Heating oil...77cent /liter =40p.
Propane......As oil
Car....2 yr old good make and condition.14,00cd.
Car insurance..1300 fully comp. (uk no claims not
accepted.).......................................I'm sure you CAN use No-Claims
Joe.......no driving test needed swap uk for island.
Food....... Meats ..steak/ pork beef / cheap
Fish ...lobster/prawns.etc all cheap
Plastic cheese ..cheap /good mature
cheddar..expensive.
Wine.......about the same /beer cheap.
Dog food... about the same.
8. Wages below average but then house pices very cheap compared with uk.
9.Yes .............first class.
10.Beaches.fantastic never more than 30 mins from coast wherever you live on island.
11.Seasons.. Spring starts mid May ...mild
Summer.......mid June..Hot''
Fall.............mid Sept...mild.
Winter.........end Oct....Brrrrr cold
Snow .....Snow... temps 0 ...-36
Wind chill ekkkk freezing.
And with all the above there is always
Sunshine.The island has at least 4 atlantic storms in the winter with winds of 100 Klms but guess what.the roads are always clear and life goes on.
12. We find life great here......go back to the uk in the 60's and there you have it a nice slow pace stress free.People are really nice and love to chat.
I guess the ''have a nice day routine grinds at first but you get used to it.Its so much more enjoyable than the uk where you wait in line at the cash till and the staff almost ignore you..here they know who pays there wages and all the stores have well trained and pleasant staff.

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Quite funny tho. When I spoke to a realtor who called me (lovely guy I can provide his contact details if you wanna meet him for a chat) last week, He asked where we were staying ...He said thats my first cousins place.

When I told him which companies I was visiting he said He was my nextdoor neighbour for 30yrs and the other fella is my Brother in law....:ohmy:[/QUOTE]


Now that is small town PEI.......everyone knows everyone!!!!!

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Now that is small town PEI.......everyone knows everyone!!!!![/QUOTE]

That's ok for us, we currently live in Northern Ireland, so with out wanting to upset anyone, it isn't too different. Pretty much what we're used to, and we like it, it gives a nice sense of community which can be lacking in some areas.

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That's ok for us, we currently live in Northern Ireland, so with out wanting to upset anyone, it isn't too different. Pretty much what we're used to, and we like it, it gives a nice sense of community which can be lacking in some areas.[/quote]

I know it very very well.

I take it your from Antrim..whereabouts.

I used to spend a lot of time at Shanes Castle,

I have many friends & family still in NI from Carrick down to Dromore, Ex Wife did her nursing training in Antrim Hosp.....see it is a small world.

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Davie_Mac, thanks for the reply, I have sent you a PM.

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Hi
we arrived in Summerside (45 msn from Charlottetown) in April

have you found accommodation yet?

what kind of work are you looking for?
my partner got a job with Atlantic Turbines with the Provincial Nominee PRogram (we came over on holiday last september ,partner went in to 'have a look' and got offered a job! it it was all 'done' in 6 months!!!!

if we can be of any help....

i spend a year studying in Colerain loved it:)
vee

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Hi Vee

Many thanks for reading and posting, any and all info will be greatly received.

My OH is looking for employment within the aerospace sector, and would be called an 'engineer' in the uk, but I guess would be classed as a technician in canada, as he has a HNC not a degree. His C.V. is with Atlantic Turbines, is it worth arranging a meeting for when we are over?

We haven't yet found any suitable accommodation, not many people are answering their e-mails(!), and to be honest the prices seem to be quite expensive.

What's like living in summerside? Do you have kids? How was the summer? and loads of other questions.....

Thanks again,

Mel

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hi Mel
guess what my partner works for Atlantic Turbines!!!!!!!!!
from the uk he sent his resume phoned but no success!
then last september we came on holiday on arrival partner phoned them and asked if he could come and visit the place ,had an appointment and ....was offered a position they arranged for us to come here through the provincial nominee program
definetly worse for you to do the same

have you thought of staying in a motel?not that great but as you'll be here off season(end of october?)they could reduce price
if you are interested in doing so in Summerside let me know i could go and ask a few.

summer here was veryb hot and humide
because of baby born end of june i have not really been to many places but lots of things to do during the summer lots of tourist plus very family orrientated here

how old are your children?
there is a family place which runs groups for mums /baby/toddler nice to have somewhere to meet other mum

well hope i can help you in any way
let me know
vee

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hi again
partner just told me
in England a big company in aero space is closing and atlantic turbines are about to arrange interviews to recruit so may be worse phoning again to arrange interview for end of october when you come???
good luck

but apparently there is not only atlantic as an aerospace industry but a few others do you know about them?

good luck
vee

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hi again!
well must be extremely tired but my partner just pointed out that i wrote 'must be worse phoning' instead of 'must be worth phoning' hope it made sense but thought i correct it just in case
(do i need to precise that i am french? but i like the british expats!!!plus partner english and lived in england for more than 10 years so i think i can be accepted on an english expats site no ?:)
well of to bed before i make any more mistakes!!!!!
vee

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Vee,

Thanks for the posts. We were only planning to stay in Charlottetown, but have changed our minds, so we will no doubt be staying in the Sumerside area at some stage, so if you can recommend any where decent that would be great.
I have 2 kids, boy 13 and girl 9, so a big difference to your little one.
My husband is aware of the other aviation employers on PEI, and they should all have his C.V., but he will write to them all again and try to arrange a visit for when we are over. The problem is that we are not looking to emigrate until late next year, as his current contract doesn't expire until Feb 09, but we may be able to move a little earlier. Hopefully it will all work out.
Once again any advice would be fab.

Mel