Hotels near Wawa Airport - YXZ, Wawa

Nature spectacular. Wawa lake was very peaceful and not at all crowded. Unlike Lake Superior, it was very warm and swimmable. They do a brilliant job of displaying the history of the town and the boom and bust cycles (presently more towards the latter). Really humanises the place. Hiking is not as plentiful as other areas unless you include Lake Superior Prov Park. And running into bears on walks out of town is a constant possibility.

I was surprisingly happy with our experience at the big bird inn. Previous reviews were less then flattering. The property is undergoing renovations. We stayed in one of the “new rooms.” It was clean and fresh looking. Bathroom is big and modern in style. Laminate floors felt clean to walk on. I wish there were more convenient plug ins, to charge my phone and electronics. The parking lots was pretty full, so I was worried about the hotel being nosey. We were able to sleep just fine, without hearing nose from other rooms. There was a mini fridge in the room, but no coffee maker. However there was a coffee station in the lobby area by the front desk. The town of Wawa is small and industrial. Expecting a 5 star hotel is not going to happen. The Big Bird Inn was a great little hotel for a family stop over, as we drive across Canada. The staff were pleasant, room was clean, beds were ok to sleep on (though very high for kids). What more can a person ask for?! I would recommend the big Bird inn to others. Btw the Tim Norton’s (down the street) opens at 4am of you want coffee before you hit the road.

This was the last leg of a road trip in an EV Chevy Bolt from Southern Ontario to Northwest British Columbia. The booking was made late when I decided Wawa would be the stop for the night. With a late booking, you do not expect a lot. The room was very nice. Had a great sleep and an early start. Plus a Petro-Canada Fast Charger was close.

The beach was lovely. The Goose was the main attraction, and that took about 15 minutes. The facilities at this location should be closed. It was really really nasty and stink. The Tim Hortons was closed cause they did not have enough staff on the night we arrived. Subway was awesome. Customers in the Tim Hortons walked around without masks, walked up to the counter and checked out all the breakfast meals that were partially there as they were being setup. NO ONE HAD ANY OBJECTIONS TO ANY OF THIS!

Beach and snowmobile trail enjoyable. Main road set up well with sidewalks; wide area of interlocking stone in downtown area with many benches to suit people of all abilities. North of 17 restaurant had very good food at a reasonable price. The Chinese restaurant was not as good as I expected and they only had take out.

It was smaller than I expected, but very friendly and quaint, and easy to navigate. I had a great time looking through the thrift shop and met wonderful people at the roadside restaurant called Krazy Fries. Food was great too! I was able to pick up all the supplies I needed for my trip, and had dinner at the sub shop on my last night.