Helpful staff, good sized room, iron and ironing board as well as good hot water, large bed reasonably spacious room, parking at hotel and useful fridge! Fresh towels every day!

Bananas and apples ran out after first morning, otherwise breakfast was self service and ok! Could be less generous with the towels-I suggest you tell guests to leave dirty towels on the floor to save washing unnecessarily. Prefer to avoid disposables eg paper cups and plastic cutlery-more environmentally friendly. Also would like natural yogurt and fresh fruit at breakfast. Canada is famous for blueberries-we bought our own!

This location of this hotel is absolutely perfect! It’s a stone throw from the highway, shopping, cinemas, restaurants and only a short drive to downtown. What I liked best about the location is if you’re not an experienced highway driver, which can be scary, you can avoid them completely simply by turning right instead of left when leaving their parking lot. Within three minutes, driving along a slower-paced two lane road, you land among an array of everything you could possibly need. And absolutely no need to worry about taking a wrong turn and ending up on the highway! The staff were SO friendly and helpful. Very easy to talk to; made check-in swift; helped with directions; and even suggested movies we might like from our preferred genre (they have a DVD library). The room was VERY clean. I suffer with serious allergies and had no reactions at all. The king bed mattress wasn’t outdated, slouched or too hard/soft. Goldielocks would approve! Breakfast was great, not just boring carb heavy choices. The dining room was being restocked and cleaned while we were eating. We’ll definitely be back to this hotel whenever we have to travel to the IWK. Thank you!

The room with the swimming pool was very hot. It was a warm day out so we looked forward to taking a refreshing dip but we turned straight around the second we opened the doors leading in.

I like how spacious the room and the bathroom were. It was clean and well kept.

I booked my room through Booking.com and requested a ground floor room, which wasn't an issue, but then we were charged $40 extra for that request. They have to take into consideration that people have health issues and the ground floor is more convenient to them. We stayed at 3 difference hotels with the same request during the week and we weren't charged extra in the other places. Then we got charged $25 for our little dog, so it became quite pricey for a one night stay with no breakfast included. Also, next to us, outside, there were a couple of guys in their car blasting their music while smoking dope and drinking in the car and I guess the driver was sleeping in his car all night as he was still parked there in the morning. So it wasn't a very quiet night unfortunately.

There were a few Gluten-free breakfast options (baked beans, boiled eggs, fruit, yoghurt). I am keto so could only eat the boiled eggs but I was glad they were there. They had paprika (along with salt and pepper) for the eggs which was a nice touch. Wish more hotels and restaurants would find ways to do more truly keto items as many people are on the diet for health reasons (not just a personal choice); many guests will be looking for these items. Room was clean and comfortable. Staff were friendly. Location was very convenient.

I had asked about breakfast (eggs/meat) ahead of my arrival and never heard back from the hotel ... I wasn't sure going if I would be able to eat anything at breakfast so it would have been nice to know ahead of time.

We loved the location and how easy the staff were to work with. The room was clean and comfortable and was exactly what we needed.

The climate control unit didn't seem to be working properly. We were able to open the window to cool the room down to a more comfortable temperature. As someone with basic straight, long hair, I was disappointed that there was only a 2-in-1 shampoo/conditioner. It didn't work great to condition my hair so it tangled easily throughout the day. I prefer separate products.

Our room was perfect for what we needed. The front desk staff were wonderful, friendly and efficient. We were told upon check-in that there would be two hockey teams staying in the hotel and we were put in a top floor room to avoid some of the noise. The hotel staff dealt with the teams and their families appropriately. We were not bothered by any of the other guests.

Let's talk about the pool... it was so cold and very uncomfortable to swim. We did not enjoy that at all.

Clean / comfortable beds / room nicely renovated / suites available, giving us space to meet with travelling partners to plan our days in Halifax / lots of restaurants in reasonable driving distance / location provided relatively fast & easy route to Halifax habour / nice to gave breakfast provided / staff was very friendly

Wooden furniture is quite worn looking / not all rooms have been renovated / breakfast person didn’t show up to work one morning so front desk clerk had to try to manage two jobs

The person on the front desk was excellent! I'm terrible with names, so hers eludes me, but she went above and beyond when it comes to being friendly, professional, and accommodating.

We've been staying at the Coastal Inn - Bayer's Lake for years. I'd say, 20 or more. We have always found the staff to be friendly, it's a great family environment, and the location is good for our purposes. That said, the hotel, or at least some of the rooms, are becoming dated. Always clean, but just looking a bit worn-out.

Very clean stayed in a newly renovated room. Check in was quick

Had an all day rain 80+mm. Booked this hotel for the pool so that we could have a relaxing day between travel days and get out of the rain. When checking in asked about pool hours and was told pool was closed for two days. Wish something had been posted notifying guests about it…. Would have booked a different hotel

The location was great. Breakfast was great. Beds were very comfortable and shower was wonderful! I’ve stayed here before and will stay again.

Nothing about the hotel but there was a hockey thing going on and lots of young kids running in the halls and playing in the elevator. Booking.com doesn’t tell you these things when you book…thankfully they were only there one night and it didn’t disrupt my stay.