Description: After a long flight to Canada, I came to Halifax International airport. Straight to car rental Herz, where I had booked my car and then looking for my hotel that night. I have made more use of the Howard Johnsom chain and also in Halifax. I was exhausted, but I was still here to stay alert because I had yet to find my hotel, that I had reserved via Internet.
Location
Address: Howard Johnson's Inn & Suites 636 Bedford Highway Halifax, Nova Scotia.
By car it takes about 25 minutes from the airport. Located only minutes away from down town Halifax. Through the internet I found a good offer for this hotel. For the amount of 89 Canadian dollars for a room, including breakfast. Keep in mind that taxes are not included (15%). Well you have to imagine that breakfast is not too much, because it is a continental breakfast. I know by now. A special promotional price, as it was called. Of course there are special conditions attached. A cancellation is not possible. You will receive a confirmation email with address and directions.
Howard Johnsons
It is a chain of hotels and restaurants, mainly in Canada and the U.S. This chain is another part of the Wyndham International Group. The Wyndham Group, is a group of hotels with different names like Daysinn, Ramada and Johnsons. The notice states that there are rooms equipped with disabled facilities. The hotel has a non-smoking policy. In the hotel you have the typical conditions for business. You can reserve meeting rooms for various group sizes.
Arrival
Lying on a hill overlooking down town Halifax. It looks like a country house in the mountains, a chalet type. The hotel is a large parking lot. That's just an outcome. At the entrance there is disabled parking spaces. The entrance is just cozy. Right in a room is the kind of place where you can get coffee in the morning and where the breakfast is ready. Links are two computers with Internet connection and the reception is a lounge area with armchairs easy. Here is a kind of library, where several little booklets are. I took a book along to my room and I saw them in special order of the chain are printed. This is a great service. I'm just the pleasant feeling that I am visiting family.
Reception
Friendly reception staff that you all want to be helpful. Of course a working student who has something to earn it. Pathetic how helpful he is striving. Check-in is perfect. All data were received by them. You get the electronic key and explained the capabilities of the hotel. Then go to the elevator. At the reception, including information on car hire.
The room
You come from a stuffy elevator, in a long corridor. It smells a little musty, but the cleaning crew came to visit it regularly. You are immediately in a hotel atmosphere. You enter a hallway and left the bathroom with a bathtub and shower. Ongoing you enter the room. With two large double beds. A typical American hotel room. The television is already with a nice welcome message to you personally on the screen. A kettle is ready and I can make myself a cup of tea. Alarm clock and radio, telephone and internet facilities are available. There is also a minibar.
The bathroom
It is a large bathroom with a bathtub and shower, toilet and sink. It looks neat. Around the sink has plenty of room to make you stuff to put down. The shampoo, shower lotion and soap are brought to you by the hotel.
Breakfast
The restaurant / breakfast was well arranged. There is a buffet. Hot and cold options. Oh well! Coffee, tea and juice, you can toast your bread, and yogurt cups and there are donuts. Frankly, not my kind of tea! So much sweetness in the morning. And what about those pancakes you can warm up and what you drape a huge sweet sauce. Fortunately there is some fresh fruit. All day find it coffee or tea. But there are no lunch or dinner options. But in downtown Halifax, you can find enough nice restaurants.
Facilities
The sanitary facilities are cleaned regularly. It looks neat. The polish team, I regularly seen at work
Disabled facilities are perfect. I must say Americans, Canadians, sorry in this case, are perfect in this. They know how to behave. Tourist attractions are sufficient in Halifax. By public transport is fine travel. Nice also the ferry crossings. The city is crossed by a river.
Staff
Typical American / Canadian hospitality. Spontaneously and sincerely try to service. No matter what you ask.
Conclusion
A good quality hotel for a reasonable price. I think a hotel of this chain every time just fine. With a good value for money. I highly recommend this hotel.
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