Awards accomplished by Brentwood B&B Accommodations

Volunteer Service Award (2005): 10-year Service Award presented to Joan Karstens owner of Brentwood B&B, Huron Tourism Association, Ontario Ministry of Citizenship & Immigration.

Spirit of Excellence Hospitality Awards (2001) – Finalist: In recognition of outstanding service which has enhanced the Spirit of Hospitality in London and Southwestern Ontario.

Blyth Festival Annual Tourism Development Award (2000)

Lake Huron a star attraction

By DOUG ENGLISH, QMI Agency
www.torontosun.com/travel/ontario/2010/06/18/14441766.html

ONTARIO - When you're young and the hormones are hopping, the summer hotspot on Lake Huron is Grand Bend. When you're older, and those juices are on simmer, you look for something a bit quieter - Bayfield or Goderich. What knits all three together is the lake. Make no mistake, it's Huron County's star attraction.

That's why, on an end-of-May weekend that felt more like mid-July, I was plopped on a deck chair transfixed by a seemingly limitless expanse of blue.

The deck was at Upper Beach House, a new rental property near St. Joseph built by Joan and Peter Karsten. Their nearby B&B, Brentwood on the Beach, is a rarity, having a virtually unobstructed view of the lake.

I could take root in a place like that, but there were back roads to explore and menus to taste-test.

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Annual Breakfast with the Stars at Ontario’s Brentwood on the beach B&B - Lakeshore Advance, May 21, 2008

Joan and Peter Karstens, innkeepers of Brentwood on the Beach, a spacious St. Joseph area bed and breakfast, are celebrating their 2008 Huron Country Playhouse theatre event: the Annual Breakfast with the Stars.

The Karstens will welcome resident Father's Day weekend guests to attend Huron Country Playhouse performances and then dine with the stars at the lakeshore location on June 15th, for the Sunday morning Breakfast with the Stars brunch.

Their B&B guests will be captivated audience, and will hear more about the theatre's season lineup, and chat with cast and theatre staff members about their own experiences on stage and behind the scenes. The featured cast is from this year's production of My Fair Lady, a popular and familiar musical.

Joan and Peter Karstens have created a special Father's Day getaway package that integrates this special theatre-fan event along with dinner before the Saturday evening performance attendance in addition to golf time coordination to make this a unique gift for fathers, sons and family members. “This is a one-of-a-kind location and our guests have been returning for this theatre weekend away for many years”, says Joan Karstens, long-time innkeeper at this welcoming location, perched on the bluffs overlooking Lake Huron shoreline.

“The golf course choices, the theatre and dining nearby and additional experiences like cycling and hiking trails – we know that our Father's Day weekend getaway will offer memorable moments for fathers and sons as well as families who are grown but want to get together without the hassles of hosting. We'll do the work for them!”

Brentwood On the Beach B&B, a quaint getaway, offers luxury hotel extras - Hank Daniszewski, London Free Press

The small comforts and high-end benefits at this Lake Huron lodge keep happy visitors returning.

As you sway in a hammock overlooking the beach and listen to a soothing waterfall, it's hard to imagine a more relaxing place on the entire Lake Huron coastline.

It's just one of the many comforts that's made Brentwood on the Beach a favourite of the bed and breakfast set for 18 years.

Located on a quite residential court just off Highway 21, Brentwood on the Breach is halfway between Grand Bend and Bayfield.
It's a sprawling suburban house with nine guest rooms, all with private bathrooms and some fireplaces, Jacuzzis and desks.

Proprietors Joan and Peter Karstens said the Brentwood has steadily evolved through the years with renovations and features to suite the guests.

"I learned from my guests what they wanted and what they needed," said Joan.

Although it's a bed and breakfast, it has many luxury hotel amenities including an indoor saltwater pool, sauna, hot tub and available spa treatments.

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Escape to Romance at Brentwood On The beach, B&B accommodations in St Joseph Ontario - Susan R. Pollack, The Detroit

Paula Tutman, Channel 4 reporter, escapes to Brentwood on the Beach, a Lake Huron-hugging bed and breakfast in St. Joseph, Ont., about three hours from Metro Detroit.

"You can actually hear the lake crash on the shore," she says. “When you pull up, you think, ‘Oh, this looks like somebody's house' – you have no idea how huge this place is, and there are cottages, too.

"There's an indoor pool and sauna and an elaborate library, and some of the rooms have whirlpools and fireplaces. And they serve incredible sunrise breakfasts.

"I love Ontario – I run away from home often."