St. Andrews, New Brunswick, CANADA - - (September 16, 2016) –Crisp sweet apples, colorful autumn leaves and pumpkins, a brat and a pint and some spooky fun are the fallmarks of October.  The Algonquin Resort in St. Andrews has all this and more with nightly ghost tours, and fiendishly fun special events that will have guests falling all over themselves to get to New Brunswick this season.

Oktoberfest

Saturday, October 15 – Twist and shout with some schnitzel and stout.  Algonquin's Oktoberfest package includes overnight accommodations, Oktoberfest-themed dinner, mug of beer in a souvenir glass, and a dance party featuring Halifax favourites Mac and Hawes.  Rates start at $285, double occupancy.  Dinner and dancing only $65 per person. 

Murder Mystery Dinner & Dance

Saturday, October 29 – Capt. Curly Jones, the most unscrupulous man to sail the seven seas, has found his way to St. Andrews.  Come in costume and play a part in unravelling he mysteries that wash ashore in Curly's wake.  This package includes overnight accommodations, murder mystery dinner followed by a costume dance party.

Rates start at $329, double occupancy.  Mystery dinner and costume party only $85 per person.

Nightly Complimentary Ghost Tours

When a hotel is as storied as the Algonquin, guests often say, “if these walls could only talk.”  Well, sometimes they do…sort of.  The Algonquin Resort offers complimentary nightly ghost tours for anyone brave enough to walk the back halls.  Just inquire at the front desk and follow the bellman.  Guests are encouraged to give him a gentle pinch before embarking on the trip.  Here's why: 

 
The Bellman
During past winters, the hotel only opened the Prince of Wales wing.  People would check in and go to the elevator to find the new wing their room.

Sometimes, the guests were met in the elevator by a kind bellman who would assist them to their room, telling them all about St. Andrews' and the hotel's history.  The people would be so impressed with the bellman that, they would go to the front desk and would want to leave a thank you for the bellman.  The first time this happened, the front desk agent questioned the guest knowing that there was no bellman working nights in the winter.  After this happened a few times, they would just promise to pass along the guest's thanks, rather than trying to explain about the ghost bellman.  

The Algonquin Resort is located at 181 Adolphus St. in the picturesque seaside town of Saint Andrews, New Brunswick.  For additional information about special events, or reservations, please visit www.Algonquinresort.com or call 855-529-8633.

About the Algonquin Resort

The Algonquin Resort, ranked among Canada's Top 10 hotels by Conde Nast Traveler, and awarded CAA's prestigious Four-Diamond designation, overlooks the picturesque Passamaquoddy Bay from St. Andrews-by-the Sea, New Brunswick, Canada. Originally opened in 1886 and meticulously renovated in 2014, the Algonquin's 233 guest rooms and suites reflect the hotel's original Victorian style while meeting the needs and desires of modern travelers. The resort features two restaurants, Braxton's Restaurant and Bar and the Clubhouse, as well as in-room and anyplace dining, 19,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor meeting space, a lounge with outdoor patio, fire pits with loaner guitars, an indoor pool and waterslide, outdoor pool and hot tub. Now in its second century of service, the Algonquin is a member of the prestigious Autograph Collection and was awarded Marriott International's Best Renovation award for 2014, and also is home to the seaside Algonquin Golf Course. Ranked among Canada's top 100 courses and adjacent to the Bay of Fundy, the Algonquin Golf Course is home to two of the top ten golf tees in Canada.  The Algonquin Golf Course will open for the 2017 season showcasing an extensive redesign by top architect, Rod Whitman.

The Algonquin Resort is managed by New Castle Hotels & Resorts, of Shelton Conn. and owned by a partnership between New Castle and Southwest Properties of Halifax, NS. 

For reservations or additional information, please visit www.algonquinresort.com.

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