Lakeside Inn Orillia

Muskoka Lakes


Run by a young couple, this renovated '60s-era motel offers simple rooms with wood floors, good beds and cozy comforters. Each has a private balcony or porch with gorgeous views of Lake Simcoe. A spa was in the work at the time of research.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Muskoka Lakes attractions

1. Leacock Museum National Historic Site

1.58 MILES

In 1928 Canadian humorist Stephen Leacock built a lavish waterfront house that has since become the Leacock Museum. Some rooms were kept as Leacock left…

2. Coldwater Canadiana Heritage Museum

15.29 MILES

Halfway between Orillia and Midland, on Hwy 12 before it connects with Hwy 400, you'll find this charming riverside folk museum with its sweet collection…

3. Muskoka Steamships & Discovery Centre

22.33 MILES

This well-conceived museum tells the region’s rich history of the First Nations people who lived here, the European settlers and loggers who displaced…

5. Martyrs' Shrine

25.37 MILES

This monument to six Jesuit missionaries and two laypeople who met their gruesome demise during an Iroquois raid features garden walkways and the imposing…

6. Ste-Marie among the Hurons

25.41 MILES

Costumed staff members dote on visitors to this reconstructed 17th-century Jesuit mission, offering stories about hardship and torture with a cheerful…

7. Huronia Museum

27.4 MILES

Don't be fooled by the dated building or displays – this museum has an impressive collection of artifacts, many related to the region's maritime history…