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Ontario Cottage Vacations & Getaways

Cottage rentals in the summer-time offer group getaways, family reunions, romantic adventures, and lots of Ontario outdoor summer fun and sports getaway opportunities.  Beach and dock sunning are favourite pass times.   Visiting cottage country towns and cities for local Ontario events and festivals ....a fun family experience. 

Cottage Rentals Year Round

Ontario Cottage rentals are a year round ritual for GTA (greater Toronto area) residents vacationing north of Toronto in what is often described as... life in "cottage country".  The traditional cottage rental time is summer when a lake waterfront, beach or dock setting allows for quick cooling.  There are many options from romantic cottages with fireplace, hot tub and jacuzzi for two or a Honeymoon couples cottage. Cottages for 10 or more guests with several bedrooms for large families or larger groups for their Ontario summer vacation holiday or extended summer family cottage vacation.

Ontario Cottage Country

Cottage visitors unfamiliar with geographic destinations can view Ontario's Cottage country resort destinations where they will learn about  various locations for cottages on the  lakes and rivers north of Toronto. The notion of a cottage vacation, cottage retreat, owning a cottage, having a regular cottage rental is almost considered a right of Ontario residents, and is the major vacation getaway escape out of the city. 

Where is Cottage Country?

The question "Where are you going for the weekend?" when answered "to the cottage", can mean anything from a cabin in or near Algonquin Park or Wasaga Beach, to a luxury summer cottage resort in Muskoka, Georgian Bay, or Haliburton. A trend today is to a more amenities at cottages resort.  Visitors who sample the cottage lifestyle often become cottage country owners. Cottage experience can be tried first with a weekend getaway, or summer family vacations with one of the many romantic cottage getaways or family cottage getaway during a holiday season.

Seasonal Cottage Rentals

During the summer a chalet rental in Collingwood is considered equivalent to a cottage. Cottaging implies swimming, golfing, boating, libations, water skiing, wakeboarding, card games, sunshine, sun tans, bathing suites, birthday suites, canoeing, kayaking, BBQ's, friends and family fun, or any number of activities associated with accommodation by a lake where the informal setting means rest and relaxation. During the winter season cottages can accommodate snowmobiliers, skiers, snowboarders, snowtubing families, or girls getaway weekends. The May 24 weekend signals the start to the traditonal summer cottage season in Ontario and ends for the seasonal cottager on the Labour Day Weekend or the Canadian Thanksgiving weekend.   The vast majority of Ontario residents are looking for cottage rentals, or cottage resorts mostly for a week of cottaging up north or just for a weekend getaway with friends or family. The newest trend in cottaging is fractional cottage ownership where one can rent a luxury fractional residence, or share in the purchase of a cottage usually in a block of 5 weeks.

Cottage Shows in Toronto

One of the best places to assess the scale and scope of cottage country and the many varieties of cottage accommodation is the CottageLife Show held every spring and fall in Toronto.

More Accommodation links in Cottage Country

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• Bed & Breakfast
• Condo-Chalet
• Cottage Country Real Estate
• Country Inn
• Hotel
• Motel
• Resort
• Romantic Inns
• RV Resort
• Seasonal Resort

Ontario Getaway Packages

The following offers up quick links for your Ontario Package Getaways north in Ontario.  Select Ontario getaways by Special Occasion, Resort Destination, Month, Activity, Vacation Period, Long weekend, Last Minute, or Road Trip and this may lead to the cottage rental of your choice.