Ivy Manor Accommodations

Ivy Manor

An elegant Victorian home in downtown Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

At the Ivy Manor, flexibility is our specialty!

Offering you the Ultimate in Privacy and Comfort, you get to decide what type of accommodation best suits you. You can choose to use our facilities as either a Bed & Breakfast, or as just a Furnished Suite (i.e. with no breakfast). We are ideally suited to business travellers, families/groups, or really anyone looking for the space, privacy and amenities of home.

GREAT LOCATION

We're conveniently located just a few city blocks from the GO station and all major downtown venues (Copps Coliseum, Hamilton Convention Centre, the Art Gallery, etc.). We're just two blocks from St. Joseph's Hospital and are within a 10 minute drive to McMaster University, and a 20 minute drive to the Hamilton Airport. Access to the downtown, Mountain and major highways couldn't get much easier than this. Even Toronto and Niagara Falls are within a 45 minute drive. For those of you who don't plan on walking or driving, there is also a city bus stop just outside our front door.

ATTRACTIVE PROPERTY

Located in a designated heritage district in the downtown core, the Ivy Manor is surrounded by a bevy of large stately homes where there is much to be savoured outdoors. There is also a large city park just across the street (it even has playground equipment for those of you with children). Or, if you prefer to stay in and take it easy, you can relax on your own private covered porch and admire the backyard pond, abundant perennial gardens and breathtaking 150 year old copper beech tree.

HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE

The Ivy Manor, named after its english ivy covered exterior, was built in 1883 for Henry T. Bunbury. Mr. Bunbury was a highly respected court official who served as Clerk of the First Division Court for the County of Wentworth from 1877 until his sudden death in 1913.

The first floor of the Ivy Manor was originally used for daily living and entertaining, the second floor for family sleeping quarters, while the third floor provided modest accommodations for the servants.

While there have been some modifications to the exterior of the home over the last 120+ years, the main structure has remained mostly unchanged. Among some of the changes: the men's smoking room is now used as a large home office, the second floor which previously served as just bedrooms is now a complete 1500 sq ft apartment unto itself, and some of the elaborate ceiling light fixtures were converted from gas to electricity, just to name a few. Classic features such as the marble/cast iron radiator covers, 11 and 12 foot ceiling heights, ornate crown moldings and ceiling medallions have remained intact, demonstrating the fine craftmanship of an era gone by.

RESIDENT PETS

There are three little furballs that reside on the first floor with Bill, Sandy and Emma - they are a finicky feline named Soozie, a bouncy Jack Russell named Chip and a huggable shih tzu named Teddy. The first floor apartment is completely separate from the guest quarters though, so you may never even see them.

272 Park Street South, Hamilton Ontario Canada
Phone: 905 521-0925 Fax: 905 521-1555