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Mermaid Cove Retreats — Private Oceanfront Escape, Newfoundland
Norman's Cove · Newfoundland · Atlantic Canada

Mermaid Cove

A private oceanfront escape at the edge of land and sea. Intimate by design. Built for two — or for one who needs to be completely alone.

Come for the ocean.
Come for each other.
Come away.
View Availability & Book Your Stay Renewal Experiences
The Experience

The Cove Is
the Experience

Mermaid Cove is not built around an itinerary.

There is nowhere you need to be and nothing you are expected to accomplish.

Sleep late in the California king overlooking the ocean. Soak in the tub. Light the fireplace. Drink your coffee by the water. Walk down to the beach. Open the wine. Put on some music. Watch a Newfoundland storm move across the horizon.

Here, luxury is privacy, atmosphere and fewer demands.

It is having time to yourself. It is having time with the person you came with. It is being somewhere beautiful without needing to fill every moment.

Mermaid Cove interior
How to Come

Three Ways
to Come Away

01 Stay at Mermaid Cove

Book the Captain's Quarters through Airbnb for a romantic getaway, a solo escape or a quiet stay by the sea.

Booked via Airbnb
02 Celebrate at the Cove

Come for an anniversary, birthday, honeymoon, proposal or personal milestone. Private celebrations where the moment remains the focus.

Contact us to arrange
03 Mermaid Cove Renewal

A contained private wellness experience combining the restorative setting of Mermaid Cove with Tara's Biofield Tuning work.

Arranged directly — not via Airbnb
The Suite

The Captain's
Quarters

The California king faces directly toward the ocean, allowing you to wake up with the Atlantic outside your window.

The suite includes a deep bath, fireplace, warm linens, handcrafted details and grounding coastal textures. Every part of the space was designed to make staying in feel like the plan.

Whether you are soaking in the tub, watching the horizon shift from bed or sitting quietly with your morning coffee — the Captain's Quarters invites you to slow down and stay awhile.

Captain's Quarters Captain's Quarters detail
Your Arrival

A Thoughtful
Welcome

Every stay begins with a carefully prepared Mermaid Cove welcome. The details are generous but intentional — everything has been selected to help you settle in.

  • Snacks and a local pastry
  • Coffee, tea and fresh water
  • Slippers and a collection of small bathroom comforts
  • A custom bath bomb and our tiny emotional support duck
  • Enhanced fridge welcome for stays of two nights or more
  • Standard or alcohol-free welcome option — your choice before arrival
Mermaid Cove
Private Celebrations

Come for Something
That Matters

Not every celebration needs a crowd. Sometimes the most meaningful way to mark a moment is to go somewhere private and experience it together.

Mermaid Cove can be the setting for an anniversary, birthday, honeymoon, engagement, proposal or personal milestone.

We are building a small preferred list of Newfoundland photographers for guests planning private proposals, engagement photographs and intimate celebrations at the Cove. If you are a photographer interested in being considered, or if you would like to arrange photography during your stay, please reach out before booking.

Private Wellness Experience

Mermaid Cove
Renewal

There are times when a woman does not need another busy retreat, a room full of people or a long list of activities.

She needs to come away.

Mermaid Cove Renewal is a contained private wellness escape for the woman who has been carrying a great deal and wants dedicated time to rest, receive and reconnect with herself.

  • A stay at Mermaid Cove
  • Two private Biofield Tuning sessions with Tara
  • An integration follow-up after you return home

This is not a menu of casual add-on sessions. It is a deliberately held experience with a clear beginning, middle and completion.

Renewal experiences are booked directly through Tara Kinden and Co.
Accommodation and professional services are invoiced separately.
A professional service receipt can be provided for the Biofield Tuning portion.
Private Renewal dates are limited and arranged individually.
Who This Is For

Intimate
by Design

Mermaid Cove is best suited to couples, solo travellers and women seeking a private experience by the sea.

It is not intended for large groups, weddings, parties or travellers looking for a large multi-room cottage.

The intimacy of the space is not something we apologize for. It is the point.

Mermaid Cove was designed for two people who want to be together, or for one person who wants to be completely left alone.

Mermaid Cove
A Note on the Space

Mermaid Cove was created with deep respect for the land, the sea and the family history that shaped it.

From the handcrafted Boat Bar built from a family vessel to the intentional details woven throughout the Captain's Quarters, the property carries a sense of legacy, craftsmanship and care.

You do not need to know every story to feel them. They live quietly in the walls, the light and the relationship between the Cove and the sea.

The Vision

Built as a Decision,
Not a Business

My husband and I chose to go all in on something we believed in and create a place that reflected the life we wanted to live.

We built it together, often slowly and often uncertainly, learning as we went. Our son grew up watching the process unfold and seeing what it looks like to create something from nothing, take a risk and trust your own direction before the outcome is guaranteed.

That experience shaped Mermaid Cove as much as the ocean itself.

This space carries the energy of commitment, craftsmanship and family.

Not perfection. Presence. Not performance. Care.

Mermaid Cove is proof that life can be built differently — with intention, courage and room to breathe.

Mermaid Cove sea view