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Sands on Golden Lake

3.0 star property

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Interior
Couples treatment rooms, hot stone massages, deep-tissue massages
American cuisine
Superior Room, 2 Queen Beds, Balcony | Lake view
Balcony

Reviews

8.8 out of 10
Excellent

Popular amenities

  • Spa
  • Parking included
  • Free WiFi
  • Restaurant
  • Gym
$148
$131 nightly
$148 total
Total with taxes and fees
Jan 26 - Jan 27

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13163 Highway 60, North Algona Wilberforce, ON, K0J 1X0
  • Place, Golden Lake
    ‪20 min walk‬
  • Place, Bonnechere Caves
    ‪38 min drive‬
  • Place, CFB Petawawa Military Museums
    ‪54 min drive‬

Room options

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Blackout drapes, iron/ironing board, rollaway beds, free WiFi

Standard Room, 1 Queen Bed, Lake View

9.2 out of 10
Wonderful
(13 reviews)
  • 140 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed
  • Beach view

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Standard Room, 2 Double Beds, Beach View | Blackout drapes, iron/ironing board, rollaway beds, free WiFi

Standard Room, 2 Double Beds, Beach View

9.6 out of 10
Exceptional
(4 reviews)
  • 160 sq ft
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Double Beds
  • Beach view

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Superior Room, 2 Queen Beds, Balcony | Blackout drapes, iron/ironing board, rollaway beds, free WiFi

Superior Room, 2 Queen Beds, Balcony

9.2 out of 10
Wonderful
(10 reviews)
  • 205 sq ft
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds
  • Lake view

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Deluxe Suite, 1 King Bed, Jetted Tub | Jetted tub

Deluxe Suite, 1 King Bed, Jetted Tub

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(4 reviews)
  • 200 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed
  • Lake view

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Deluxe Cottage, 3 Bedrooms, Fireplace, Lake View | Living area | Flat-screen TV

Deluxe Cottage, 3 Bedrooms, Fireplace, Lake View

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)
  • 1000 sq ft
  • 3 bedrooms
  • Sleeps 6
  • 3 Double Beds
  • Lake view

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About the neighborhood

Golden Lake

When you stay at Sands on Golden Lake in North Algona Wilberforce, you'll be on the waterfront, within a 5-minute drive of Golden Lake and Golden Lake Marina. .This beach hotel is 8.8 mi (14.1 km) from Homestead at Wolf Ridge and 10 mi (16.1 km) from Brewster Lake.

What's nearby

  • Golden Lake - 20 min walk - 1.1 miles
  • Round Lake - 30 min drive - 14.1 miles
  • Bonnechere Caves - 38 min drive - 25.5 miles
  • Logos Land Water Park - 46 min drive - 38.6 miles
  • CFB Petawawa Military Museums - 54 min drive - 49.1 miles

Getting around

  • Ottawa International Airport (YOW) - 124 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Kokomish Cafe - ‬10 min drive
  • ‪Green’s Chip Truck - ‬9 min drive
  • ‪Engine House Café - ‬9 min drive
  • ‪BeaverTails - ‬9 min drive
  • ‪Golden Lake Chinese Restaurant - ‬7 min walk

About this property

Sands on Golden Lake

Beachfront hotel with full-service spa
Sands on Golden Lake offers 19 accommodations with coffee/tea makers and complimentary toiletries. Flat-screen televisions come with satellite channels.

Bathrooms include shower/tub combinations. This North Algona Wilberforce hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Irons/ironing boards, hair dryers, and change of towels can be requested. Housekeeping is provided daily.

A private beach and a health club are featured at the hotel.
The onsite spa has 2 treatment rooms including rooms for couples. Services include deep-tissue massages, hot stone massages, facials, and manicures and pedicures.

The spa is open select days. Children under 15 years old are not allowed in the spa without adult supervision.

Stay in one of 19 guestrooms featuring flat-screen televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and satellite programming is available for your entertainment. Bathrooms feature shower/tub combinations, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers. Conveniences include coffee/tea makers and blackout drapes/curtains, and housekeeping is provided daily.
Relax at the full-service spa, where you can enjoy massages and facials. You can soak up the sun at the private beach or enjoy other recreational amenities, which include a health club. Additional features at this hotel include complimentary wireless internet access, concierge services, and wedding services.
Enjoy a meal at the restaurant or snacks in the coffee shop/cafe. The hotel also offers room service (during limited hours). Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at the bar/lounge. Cooked-to-order breakfasts are served on weekends from 8:00 AM to noon for a fee.
The front desk is staffed during limited hours. Free self parking is available onsite.
Cooked-to-order breakfasts are available for a surcharge between 8:00 AM and noon on weekends.
Onsite venue - This restaurant specializes in American cuisine.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Free uncovered self parking on site
  • Free RV/bus/truck parking on site
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking and van parking available

Food and drink

  • Weekend cooked-to-order breakfast available 8:00 AM to noon for a fee: CAD 21 for adults and CAD 12 for children
  • A bar/lounge
  • A coffee shop/cafe
  • A restaurant

Things to do

  • Full-service spa
  • Health club

Family friendly

  • Rollaway/extra bed (surcharge)

Conveniences

  • Limited-hour front desk
  • Newspapers in lobby

Guest services

  • Change of bedsheets (on request)
  • Change of towels on request
  • Concierge services
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Tour and ticket assistance
  • Wedding services

Business services

  • Business center
  • Meeting room

Outdoors

  • Barbecue grill
  • Garden
  • On a lake
  • On a private beach
  • Picnic area
  • Terrace

Full-service spa

  • 2 treatment rooms
  • Couples treatment rooms
  • Deep-tissue massages
  • Facials
  • Hot stone massages
  • Manicures/pedicures
  • Spa open select days

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • 3 accessible parking spaces
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only
  • Well-lit path to entrance
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible concierge desk
  • Wheelchair-accessible lounge
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk (44 inches high)
  • Wheelchair-accessible restaurant
  • Wheelchair-accessible van parking

More

  • At least 80% lighting from LEDs
  • Banquet hall
  • Comprehensive recycling policy
  • Local artist showcase
  • Local culture and ecosystem education
  • Smoking not allowed

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Blackout drapes
  • Rollaway/extra bed (surcharge)

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer (on request)
  • Shower/bathtub combination
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV with satellite channels

Food and drink

  • Chef service
  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Limited room service

More

  • Heating
  • Iron/ironing board on request

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3 PM; Check-in end time: 8:00 PM
Contactless check-in available
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 8:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Front desk staffed during limited hours
If you are planning to arrive after 8:00 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation
For any questions, please contact the property using the information on the booking confirmation
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools
Guests planning to arrive outside of normal check-in hours must contact this property in advance to arrange check-in.

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

Pets not allowed (service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees)

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are available for CAD 15.0 per night
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for cooked-to-order breakfast: approximately CAD 21 for adults and CAD 12 for children
  • Rollaway bed fee: CAD 15.0 per night

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
This property reserves the right to pre-authorize the guest's credit card prior to arrival.
This property has outdoor spaces, such as balconies, patios, terraces which may not be suitable for children; if you have concerns, we recommend contacting the property prior to your arrival to confirm they can accommodate you in a suitable room
Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property; the policies listed are provided by the property

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
Reservations are required for massage services and spa treatments; reservations can be made by contacting the property prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
Children under 15 years old are not allowed in the spa without adult supervision

Property is also known as

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Sands on Golden Lake Reviews

Reviews

8.8

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 172 out of 337 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 119 out of 337 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 31 out of 337 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 9 out of 337 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 6 out of 337 reviews

9.0/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Staff & service

8.4/10

Amenities

8.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Martha

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Room immaculate and spacious, though the external building surfaces need cleaninf and sweeping. The waiter with the vikings tattoos was very freidbly and helped my husbans fins gluten free food and beer
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Beth

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Nice property on a really nice lake!!!
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

WITOLD

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

2/10 Terrible

Kuk Ja

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great view, but very inconvenient. Amenities are just shampoo and soap. No teas Staff didn’t stay at the property, had to make a phone call to reach, even no answer. They said there‘s a grab and go breakfast, but no staff showed up with breakfast at the office until 8 a.m.which was locked up over night. Won’t come back to this hotel again,
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Emily

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We arrived late but our room had been set up, and someone came back into the office to welcome us. The room is comfortable and clean, but the real stunner is the view. You can sit outside your door and have an uninterrupted panoramic view of a big lake, which is spectacular at sunset and when the stars come out. Can’t wait to come back.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

juanpa

Traveled with partner
Liked: Amenities
Zack and team were awesome to us. Wonderful place that we’ll for sure come back. Ideal place to take a few days off. Unfortunately we couldn’t enjoy the spa, but we’ll do that next time; we’ll make sure to book it in advance
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Robert

Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Linda

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We arrived after sunset and left around s foggy dawn, so we didn't get to see much of the lake view. But the room was very nice; wedstay there again. Our only disappointment was that breakfast wasn't available until 8, and we needed to be on the road before then.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

2/10 Terrible

John

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Don’t be fooled by the website.

Stopped for one night. Definitely would not recommend. Dirty, not very friendly staff at the check in nice lady on duty in the morning. Breakfast was an experience, muffin, banana, coffee out of a dirty coffee pot and a limited choice of cereal out of 3 old beaten boxes, actually looked like the breakfast was put together from what they could find in the owners kitchen cupboards, this did give us a chuckle though as never seen anything like it. Biggest complaint is how dirty the place is. Clean bedding and towels but everything else was dirty, old and tired. Great view of the lake and nice (misleading) website.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

francis

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Mauricio

Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great view by your room!
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Shelagh, Park City

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Zach was very helpful at check in and extremely personable in the dining room. This place is a hidden gem. Sweet rooms all with wonderful lake views. I’ll be back.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jeff

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Excellent!!!!! Large room, very comfortable beds and the beach was right outside our door. The restaurant offered great food at a great price.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Sharon

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
AMAZING!!!
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Cathy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Sandra

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We only stayed for one night but it was perfect for what we needed. The view is gorgeous!
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Lauren

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Love our annual overnight stay
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Eduardo Hurtado

Traveled with group, Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We request for late check out because regular check out it's at 11:00 am, we were told that won't be possible due to the room has been already reserved which was not true l, we drove a couple of times in front of the hotel and there were no one. Check out at 11:00 am it's ridiculous, so early, not enough time to relax and get ready.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

William

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Friendly and knowledgeable staff
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Katrina

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Manijeh

Traveled with family
Liked: Amenities
Very nice and cozy location with good quality service
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Garth

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great location. A bit rundown and dated but clean and very friendly.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Nils

Traveled with family and small children, Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The view on the lake is just amazing. Private beach.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Brian

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Motorcycle stop over

Staff were awesome, good breakfast burritos. Very nice beech
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Brian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Cute hotel an

A cute hotel on Golden Lake with views from the room. Low pressure on the washroom taps and seemingly not a lot of hot water for a shower Exhaust fan in room needed some cleaning.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025