Stargazing Hot Tubs, International Art, and Two Hearts Beating
Whale House Guest House in Mobile, Newfoundland, wears its wildness like a badge. Cliffs rise sharp against the Atlantic, the brine-soaked wind hums with tales of the deep, and hundreds of whales stack into the famous humpback whale feeding grounds just offshore. Into this raw beauty, Whale House Guest House slips a constellation of private-entrance suites, each a cocoon for couples seeking a night or two apart from the world. The Blue Whale luxury hot tub suite, however, casts a spell all its own, blending starlight nights with rotating international sculpture and painting, the only suite of its kind in North America.
Top Romantic Boutique Hotel
Step through this boutique suite's gate, and the bustle fades. The private decks stretch toward the sea, the outdoor hot tub’s steamy waters mingle with the crash of waves and crisp salty air. Below, humpback whales trace lazy arcs through their ancient feeding grounds near the protected Witless Bay Ecological Reserve, blows rising like fleeting ghosts in the salt air. You can perch, hand in hand, as a fin breaks the surface—a moment so close it feels like yours alone. “We’d wrap ourselves in blankets and wait,” says Sarah, who stole a weekend here with her fiancé from Toronto. “The whales turned every dusk into something ours.”
Inside the Blue Whale Stargazing Suite, floor-to-ceiling windows drink in the ocean’s restless dance like a lover’s mood while the king bed surrounded by windows and piled with linens invites you to sink in, the world forgotten. Then there’s the art, a quiet surprise that elevates the space. Right now, a famous Czech artist holds court—his bronze sculptures gleam with a surreal twist, catching perfectly balanced light reflecting from the water. “We’d sit with tea, tracing the lines of a sculpture,” Sarah murmurs. “It felt like the perfect moment."
Zero Light Pollution Stargazing Hot Tubs
When darkness falls, the Blue Whale reveals the star of the show. Bordering a marine protected zone where light pollution is a stranger, Whale House hushes its lanterns, and the private outdoor hot tub suite transforms into a stargazing throne. On a crisp night, the sky splits wide—stars glitter like shards of glass, planets hover in shy brilliance, and the Milky Way ribbons across the void. Constellations forgotten in the city sharpen into view, and you can’t help but lean closer, necks craned, breaths syncing in the stillness. “We made wishes we’ll never tell,” Sarah says with a grin.
Mobile’s own pulse beats through it all. Wander from the deck, and the ecological reserve unfolds with the east coast trail a your front door along with the best restaurants, whale watching boat tours, and best reviewed hikes close to St. John's.
You can't pick a better romantic hotel close to St. John's with outdoor hot tubs that's close to everything. Check out our Newfoundland Romantic Escapes for more romantic getaway ideas, and experience you won't want to miss. The communities surrounding Whale House, Mobile, Tors Cove, Witless Bay, and Bay Bulls have everything from quiet fishing wharfs to coffee shops, restaurants, wine shop, grocery, and more. It’s a place that feels both vast and intimate, just 30 minutes from downtown St. John's.