Overview
Located 1 km from the nearest Highway 103 on-ramp and roughly a 15-minute drive from Mahone Bay, the pet-friendly Days Inn & Conference Centre is geared toward business and leisure travellers who are looking for an economical hotel with conference/event facilities and an indoor pool close to highway access.
This hotel has 70 air-conditioned guest rooms and suites, all of which offer free Wi-Fi, cable TV, a coffeemaker, a mini-fridge, a desk, and a hair dryer. Standard rooms offer one king, one queen or two double beds, while suites offer a separate king bedroom, a jetted tub, a bathrobe for each guest, and a living area with a sofabed.
Hotel amenities include an indoor pool, a hot tub, a business centre, a fitness centre, and meeting and conference facilities. Accessible rooms are available upon request, parking is free, and up to two pets per room are permitted free of charge.
The hotel offers a free continental breakfast to all guests, and also offers breakfast, lunch and dinner at its on-site restaurant, 50 North Street. Other restaurants located close by include A&W (down the street), and Two Chefs Family Restaurant, which can be found about a 3-minute drive south of the hotel.
Bridgewater Mall features shopping, and can be found roughly 15 minutes south of the hotel on foot. DesBrisay Museum and Exhibition Centre is a 7-minute drive southward, while Rissers Beach Provincial Park is approximately a 30-minute drive southwest. Halifax International Airport (YHZ) is about a 1-hour and 15 minute drive northeast. (All distances and travel time estimates: Google Maps)
Verified with a front desk agent: Free Wi-Fi, free parking, pets stay free. Call date: December 28, 2012.
The GoodThe majority of reviews consulted for this analysis were positive with praise going to the hotel's staff, value, and location.
Many guests were pleased with the level of customer service they received at this hotel. They characterized the staff as cheerful and helpful, and one guest mentioned the owner, "goes the extra mile to please all his guests and his staff".
Several patrons felt the hotel provided good value. These reviewers found the rates to be reasonable for the quality of hotel. The free breakfast was also mentioned numerous times in relation to the hotel's value, although a few reviewers would have preferred to have a choice of what they received. The free breakfast offers one type of hot breakfast only: bacon, toast, hashbrowns, scrambled eggs and coffee.
The hotel's location was a source of several compliments by lodgers. They described the hotel as close to highway access, Bridgewater's downtown area, as well as shopping and local restaurants.
The Bad
While many reviewers were pleased with their rooms and described them as clean and spacious with good water pressure and comfortable beds, a few guests were disappointed with certain features of their rooms. They reported cigarette odours in non-smoking rooms, a slow internet signal, a noisy air conditioning/heating unit, and worn carpets throughout the hotel.
It should be mentioned however, that the hotel is undergoing renovations until the summer of 2013, and will be replacing the carpets and air conditioning units during this time.
TripAdvisor.com guest reviews ranked the hotel #4 out of 5 Bridgewater hotels from 34 reviews.
Hotels.com guest reviews rated the hotel 4.1 out of 5 from 29 reviews.
Booking.com guest reviews rated the hotel 7.9 out of 11 from 11 reviews.
Verified with a front desk agent: Free Wi-Fi, free parking, pets stay free. Call date: December 28, 2012.
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Analyzed by Erin H.
Erin loves to travel, and considers it her personal mission to help fellow travellers get the inside scoop, both good and bad, on Canadian Hotels.
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