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The Verandah B&B
Category: Hotels & Travel Bed & Breakfast Bed & Breakfast [Edit]
1394 Edward StHalifax, NS B3H 3H6
(902) 494-9500
2 reviews for The Verandah B&B
2 reviews in English
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Review from Dennis H.
10/19/2011
I stayed here a few years ago, but wanted to add my comments. If you do a simple internet search of this place, you'll see that most reviews are negative - and rightly so.
When I arrived, a single traveler, despite the fact that I had a confirmed reservation, the owner told me that there were no rooms available but that she would give me her "son's room." I wasn't in the mood to go off in search of an alternative, so I went with it. Extremely small room, uncomfortable bed, and clearly not set up as a guest room. As they say, "Strike one."
In the morning, despite having a set time for breakfast, the owner was nowhere to be found. All of the guests gathered in the living room / dining room area, and we were fairly unimpressed. Then, the owner appeared with bags of groceries. Of course, she still had to prepare the breakfast, so all of us were inconvenienced by the wait and having to accommodate the owner's schedule. Strike two.
When I was leaving, I was told that the owner's credit card machine was down and I would have to pay cash instead. This required the extra step (and delay) of having to run to a bank as I did not have the cash on hand. Strike three.
Finally, a personal note: the owner is a prolific gossip and even during my very brief stay, I overheard her make nasty comments about both former and current guests. She also made some fairly critical and generalistic comments about American citizens, which I found offensive but more importantly, from a business perspective, not very wise on her part. I'm sure that many of her customers and potential customers live in the United States of America...
Bottom line: you can easily do much better than the Verandah, so you should avoid it. -
Review from Angel K.
Kingston, ON
7/29/2011
This B&B looks charming from the outside and is in a lovely part of Halifax, within walking distance to many great spots. Unfortunately, the owner was rather unpleasant to us and our children. Needless to say, we found another place to stay for the rest of our visit.
