Saint Mary's University Residence Summer Accommodations

Great accommodations. We had three people and each were able to have our own private room. Serviced like a hotel, with complimentary towels - but at a discount in cost. Would definitely recommend!

Room was hot, faced west. No AC or fans.

The room was on the 4th floor very clean, share bathroom with other three rooms, but we were lucky as there were no other clients in the same suite; the hot breakfast included is perfect including Italian sausages boiled eggs scrambled egg and many other choices; it looks that they only give two sausages at a time and if you need more, you need to line up to the end of the queue and wait another few minutes, sometimes the queue can be very long. This is fine. However, the staffs serving behind the breakfast counter may not always be friendly like many other hotels. My wife and I lined up in the queue, it was my wife's turn around 8:10 am, my wife asked if we could have one more plate for my little boy, the lady behind the counter (facing to the customer standing on the left) refused, she asked my wife to bring my son with her, I quickly went to grab my son from the table and back to see the lady, she then said that my son has to go to the far end of the queue to line up again. My son was just passed 6 years old so I had to accompany him to the end of the line, a young lady saw the whole story kindly offer us to line up in front of her. I don't want to complain much about the staff, but the ways she deal with this matter really makes me feel embarrassed. When finally turning to my son and me, the lady seemed still not very happy as we didn't follow her command 100% to go to the end, she put our plates on the counter heavily whilst ignoring our thanks.

Good location to visit Halifax. Basic breakfast included. Typical dorm rooms were comfortable. No air conditioning, window can only be opened slightly. Free parking. Good value.

It was a good experience overall. If you like walking, then most attractions in the downtown area are within 35 to 40 mins walking. Driving will only take you 5 mins. You can walk to Point Pleasant Park which is a beautiful place to walk your dogs or just be in touch with nature. As far as the room at St Mary's goes, you have to request a fan because there is not an air conditioner set up in the room. And trust me it gets pretty hot in July. The windows doesn't open so the option of fresh air is out of the question. But overall, if your traveling by yourself like I did, you will find the small bed and room is more than fine. Hope you enjoy Canada 150 !! Free admission to all of Canada's attractions. They are celebrating 150 yrs of their independence. Nova Scotia is really beautiful and you should definitely try their poutine dish and the Halifax donair. It is the typical food and very delicious exclusive to Halifax. Enjoy your trip !!