Name: Aurora Inn
Address: 831 Main St, Kingston, Nova Scotia, CA
Price range: $121–$184 per night
Rating: 8.75

What guests think

Aurora Inn is a small, older roadside property that many guests find exceptionally clean and comfortable, with very friendly staff, quiet rooms, and easy drive-up parking, making it a practical, convenient base for visits around Kingston/Greenwood and the Annapolis Valley.

Rooms feature very comfortable beds and recent updates, though sizes vary and some bathrooms feel small. Common drawbacks include no breakfast, microwaves often not in rooms, and limited mid-stay housekeeping with supplies available on request. A few guests noted nighttime noise or lingering smoke or musty smells, and the front desk is not staffed overnight. Expect a clean, basic, well-run motel stay.

Facilities

Cleanliness

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Service

Location

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Facilities

Ground-level, drive-up parking by the door is widely appreciated, and the property is pet friendly with well-kept grounds.

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Darlene

Apr 19, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The beds and bedding were 5 star. Air conditioning available. Lots of restaurants, including those specializing in Chinese, donairs and deserts. Pet friendly. First class.

10

Milton

Aug 9, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Quiet, easy parking

10

Beverly

Oct 16, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

We had a lovely room, comfortable bed which was very much appreciated. The washroom has been updated which was very nice. The staff was kind and informative. The power outlet in the room was worn and couldnt hold a power device. There was lots of parking and we could park directly in front of the door. Even though the motel is located on a busy corner, our room was very quiet and it was appreciated.

10

ENOS

Oct 24, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The staff were great and very friendly. The rooms were very clean and quiet. Parking was great and just next to my room door and all amenities were very close to the hotel. I recommend this place to everyone.

10

Sarah

Dec 9, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Nice rooms. Beautiful grounds.

10

Jason

Aug 5, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

I like that all the rooms are ground level so you can drive up to your door.

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Charles

Sep 21, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Staff were friendly and helpful, grounds were beautiful, Had best sleep in years due to great mattress and pillows and all amenities worked well and bath was very clean and shower was first rate. Both check-in and check-out were efficient and easy.

8

Gwen

Aug 6, 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

The Aurora Inn is an older property but well maintained, updated and clean. It has beautiful expansive lawns with large trees and a few picnic tables. The staff was very friendly. If you stay for more than one night, your room does not see the housekeeping staff (except to empty your garbage) until you leave. Not a big deal but if you need more towels, coffee, tea etc., you need to go to the office and ask. We thought the in-room coffee was awful, so maybe another brand should be used? There's a nice patio area outside but there are no chairs or tables. It would be nice to include a continental breakfast - there's lots of room inside.

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Monique

Oct 6, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Parking was good Pillows were nice

10

Michelle

Sep 15, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Great staff property is is dated but they are actively updating it. Everytime we come the have updated something in the room. Great value for the price very pet friendly. Everyone we met loves dogs. Rooms have good sound proofing. Wonderful fluffy white towels. Beds are very comfortable and new.

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Cleanliness

Cleanliness receives strong praise across reviews, though a few report odors or missed items and note that multi-night stays often get only garbage removal unless additional service is requested.

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Jasmine

Oct 13, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Rooms are so clean and well kept. Staff are pleasant and helpful. Check in and check out is a breeze and we love staying here when we're in the Valley visiting family. See you again soon!

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David

Oct 26, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Room was clean but smelled of cigarette smoke. People staying beside us used both parking stalls and left an ashtray of cigarette butts spread all over the one parking stall.

10

Mike

Aug 24, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Property was exceptionally clean and modern. Quick and easy check-in process.

10

DOUGLAS

Nov 4, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Comfortable beds. Nice big TV. Clean for sure

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Catherine

Sep 14, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Very small rooms, seemed clean at first but then found 2 different dirty socks on the floor (not ours!) and the A/C unit was moldy.

10

Randy

Jul 29, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Very clean and well maintained. Friendly staff.

10

james

Dec 20, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Clean room wonderful staff

8

dAVE

Apr 2, 2025

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Stayed 5 nights

Only had housekeeping 1 day which was only to remove garbage and no housekeeping or anything else for the entire 5 night stay maybe this is standard for multiple night stay?

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Tim

Apr 25, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Person in room next to us made noise all night. Creepy guy smoking at corner of building watched our every move. No front desk after 10pm room smelled like old cigarette smoke

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Jacques

Aug 13, 2024

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Stayed 3 nights

The only minor complaint is the strong musty smell inside the room. We purchased a room deodorizer and all was good

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Rooms

Guests like the very comfortable beds and generally quiet, updated rooms; sizes can be tight in some units, and in-room microwaves are commonly absent. Occasional noise from neighbors is mentioned.

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Doreen Hawco

Aug 7, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Beds are super comfy with very clean and cool linens…

8

Christopher

Mar 30, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Not a bad place to stay, however, in my opinion, definitely not a $150/night room especially without some sort of breakfast offered ($109-$119 would be a more appropriate price range). An older property with a lipstick renovation in the room. No microwave in room. Beds were quite comfortable on the positive side.

10

Nina

Feb 16, 2026

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Stayed 2 nights

2 bedroom suite is amazing! Comfy beds, lots of space and the hotel staff are great!

10

Suzanne

Aug 8, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Clean, quiet and the rooms are modern with comfy beds.

8

David

Oct 14, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Nice clean, spacious suit with a comfortable bed.

8

Michelle

Feb 1, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

The property is older redone property. The service is very basic. Once we realized this we could function. To have dogs they make you sign a lot of papers . It seems they have had bad owners with their dogs before. Make sure you have your own poopy bags as they supply 0 complimentary. Be prepared to buy your meals hot we had a fridge but no microwave in the room to heat stuff up. If you want to heat stuff up there is a microwave in the front office. There was supposed to be hot tea and coffee in the front office/dining area but when i went in the morning there wasn't any. It was a nice stay but people need to know what's not available to prepare.

10

brenda

Mar 7, 2023

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Staff was super friendly! Rooms are very cean. The only thing i would recommend would be to put microwaves in the rooms :-)

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Robert

Apr 9, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

For an older property it has been very well maintained. Bed, linens, towels,internet, bathroom, amenities all top quality. Being an older property the room with a king bed was fairly tight. Bathroom rather tiny also. The smaller room size characteristic of older motels/hotels I have found is now becoming vogue again in new properties. Sign of the times, less room equals more rooms. Unfortunately not of the owners making I along with the owners had a bad night's rest. The adjacent room had an awful unruly guest.

10

Sharron

Jun 21, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The woman at the front desk was great and very helpful. The room was very clean and updated. The kingsize bed was comfortable and we slept really well. We had people staying on both sides of us and never heard a thing. Highly recommend it!

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Glen

Jan 3, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

The outside may be older, but a lot of effort has been made to update the rooms themselves - toiletries, bathrooms, TVs... latest and greatest. Only drawback was that you could hear EVERY door slam... but a comfy bed helps ease that

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Service

Service is consistently friendly, helpful, and efficient, with easy check-in and staff who handle requests promptly. A few report unresponsive follow-up or curt greetings, and the front desk is not staffed late at night.

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Andrew

Sep 30, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Great staff, room very clean, staff are very nice and easy to talk to

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Federico

Mar 29, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

The staff was very helpful. I had to go out early before they open the next day and wanted to use the Microwave so they let me borrow the extra Microwave. Awesome customer service.

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Nicole

Dec 31, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

We’ve stayed at this hotel a couple of times. First time was great. Clean room, quiet, comfortable bed, pleasant staff. Our second stay was on a Friday night and there were so many noisy neighbours. We tried getting to sleep around 10pm but heard doors slamming and occasional music until 3am. In hindsight we should’ve called the hotel to see if they could’ve done something but didn’t want to bother them since they weren’t on site after 10pm. No other complaints other than the noisy guests nearby.

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Julie

Jun 30, 2024

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Stayed 4 nights

We stayed at Aurora Inn for 4 nights; 3 adults & a dog. The greeting on arrival was unwelcoming & no smiles! (a guy). The lady was more friendly & approachable. We were told that towels & bedding get replaced on the third day & garbage is removed daily. On our third day we had ran out of toilet paper & coffee & needed clean towels, (didn't see the point of changing bedding when we were leaving the day after!) No one checked our garbage or recycling each day, which we disposed of ourselves. I had to remind staff twice to give us clean towels, toilet paper and coffee! We also have a dog and there is lots of green space but no garbage bins at all near the premises for garbage or dog waste. I had to walk across the street to the gas station to dispose of garbage & dog waste each time! The mini fridge in our room didn't work properly and froze our food/snack & waters. One of the lamps didn't work! Rooms were clean & tidy, but small for three adults, one medium dog & all our luggage. Aurora Inn is situated in a good location for all amenities, but some of the staff came across as unfriendly and not very welcoming. They didn't offer any info regarding the area or amenities. There is a market & live music every Thursday from 3pm until 7pm which was good, but gets busy.

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Florence C

Aug 31, 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

We had a late check-in (After 10 PM) and the hotel called to let us know to give them a call when we were 10-15 minutes away so they could have someone on the desk as they don't staff the front office all night. It worked out nicely. The staff were pleasant. There were no toiletries in the room on check in. They provided us some the next day. It wasn't a problem as I always travel with a bar of soap for hand washing.

10

Charles

Sep 21, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Staff were friendly and helpful, grounds were beautiful, Had best sleep in years due to great mattress and pillows and all amenities worked well and bath was very clean and shower was first rate. Both check-in and check-out were efficient and easy.

10

Lisa

Feb 13, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Always a great stay front staff is always friendly and helpful

10

Mike

Sep 10, 2025

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Stayed 13 nights

Stayed for a few weeks while back east visiting family. Staff were great, cleaners were super friendly and attentive, would recommend.

10

Erin

Aug 4, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Staff and management were outstanding -- service above and beyond the call!!!

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Christopher

Nov 20, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Bed had dirty socks made in it. Staff moved us to a new room with smaller beds. Told we would be compensated for the downgrade but the situation was completely neglected and disregarded at check out. Seemed they didn’t care or had any interest in compensation. Left my phone number for management to contact me and nobody bothered to reach out and make things right. Disappointing evening there to say the least and will question going back.

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Location

Convenient for Kingston/Greenwood with eateries and shops nearby, and many describe the setting as quiet. It also works as a base for exploring the Annapolis Valley and Fundy coast, with a farmers market next door on some days.

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Anthony

Aug 4, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

While the Inn is in rural Kingston, it is very quiet and a nice place to unwind from city life. A lot of the store ms are within walking distance.

10

George

Aug 20, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Nothing unique just location was practical.

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Shane

Nov 14, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Rooom was great Lots of towels Very nice staff It was close to everything we Wonted to see

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Ken

Jul 28, 2023

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Stayed 4 nights

Very quaint, quiet inn. The location suited our travel plans exploring the fundy coast and the many towns along route 1.

10

Jo Ann

Oct 14, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Clean room and friendly staff. Great food options very close by.

10

Isabelle

Aug 19, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

It was perfectly located between Port Royal and Grand Pré on our tour of Acadia region of western Nova Scotia.

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Robin

Oct 21, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Stayed there for a wedding in town. We were able to check in a little early in order to get ready. Rooms were clean and bed was comfortable. Across the street from a Tim’s, so easy to grab a bite and coffee.

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Alvin

Sep 2, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Good location for visiting various areas

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Gary

Sep 7, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Nice room. Great staff. Park and market next door.

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Chris

Jul 18, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

A small 20 room motel in a quiet location. The bed and room were comfortable. We had a pleasant stay.

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Dining

There is no breakfast, which many guests missed. Dining options are close by, including coffee and casual spots.

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marie

Apr 4, 2023

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Stayed 3 nights

It was advertised with free breakfast but upon check in breakfast was not available.

10

Maria Gabriela

Mar 15, 2025

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Stayed 6 nights

Nice quiet property. Clean and well maintained. I wish they offered continental breakfast.

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Maria Gabriela

Jun 20, 2025

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Stayed 4 nights

Very clean and well maintain property. They have too many pillows on the bed and none of them are thin. they’re all very thick pillows that you can’t sink your neck into so they’re hard to use. Also they offer no breakfast. Given that it’s a motel and that it’s over $200 a night do you think that a continental breakfast would be served?

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Jo Ann

Oct 14, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Clean room and friendly staff. Great food options very close by.

8

Stephen

Jul 8, 2023

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Stayed 3 nights

It would be nice if we had a kettle to make tea. When you use a Kuerig the tea tastes like coffee. The bathroom was clean no mould and mattress was very comfortable.

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Herbert

Sep 12, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Overall good, except AC and heat control were a little quirky. Price seemed a bit high for a basic place with no breakfast. Margaretsville is nearby on the coast, providing a nice rural loop drive, a lighthouse, and a great little artists co-op.

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Robin

Oct 21, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Stayed there for a wedding in town. We were able to check in a little early in order to get ready. Rooms were clean and bed was comfortable. Across the street from a Tim’s, so easy to grab a bite and coffee.

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Jacob

Sep 2, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Property well located clean. Good stay. However, no breakfast provided. Good stay.

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Alannah

Jul 11, 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

We had a good stay at the Aurora Inn. It would’ve been great to have the option of breakfast, though I know it’s not part of their offerings anymore. The room was clean and well maintained.

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Christopher

Jul 14, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

The breakfast was crowded, very basic, over cooked and kept running out.

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Aurora Inn

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Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds

Superior Suite, 1 Queen Bed

Superior Suite, 2 Queen Beds

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