When Leamington was incorporated as a village in 1876, it was a crossroads hamlet with about 300 residents and was known for its lumber products rather than its tomatoes. There were several docks, and fish were plentiful in Lake Erie... so much so that sturgeon could be speared from the shore and fish was about the cheapest food around.

A settler named Peter Conover owned 170 acres along the shoreline and called it Seacliff Farm. He later set aside 20 acres and offered it to the municipality as a park. Surprisingly, his first offer was declined, but Leamington voters finally said "Yes" to Seacliff Park in 1907.

The records are sketchy about when a hotel was first built nearby, but a clapboard structure named the Erie House existed before the turn of the century. It may have been destroyed by fire, but there's no doubt that an establishment named the Dew Drop Inn arose near the docks and used to be a favourite haunt of sailors.

The name was changed to the Bay View Hotel and finally to the Seacliffe Hotel, which reopened early in 1999 as a country inn with luxury rooms and distinguished dining.

The re-born Seacliffe now offers twenty three rooms, each with computer access; fireplaces; even room service. The restaurant's menu ranges from the traditional roadhouse style to steak and lobster,and there's a room available for private parties of up to 70 people. You don't have to stay at the Seacliffe to use it.

Standard Queen
Spacious rooms with one queen bed, varying designs and layouts. Standard queens are not lakefront rooms.

Lakeview Queen
Spacious rooms of unique design, with one queen bed. All rooms overlook Lake Erie.

Lakeview Double Queen
Very spacious rooms, each with two queen size beds. All rooms overlook Lake Erie.

Lakeview Suite
Executive accommodation at its finest. Each spacious suite is uniquely designed and individually decorated. Superior view of Lake Erie shores and harbour.

Please visit Seacliffe Inn Website.

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