I just stayed here 2 nights and was a bit concerned at first but that feeling did not last long. The location was perfect, the rooms were clean and the staff were great. Price was reasonable and have to say again the staff were great.

We stayed at the Super 8 Dartmouth, Nova Scotia for three nights. We chose Dartmouth because it was cheaper, and we were looking for some downtime from our travels rather than a location more centrally located in nearby Halifax.

We had a hire car, but only used it one day during our stay to drive across one of the large bridges linking Dartmouth to Halifax (small toll fee), to explore the greater Halifax area, including the Fairview Cemetary which is the final resting place for many of the titanic victims.

A regular ferry service connects Dartmouth to Halifax (about a ten minute trip). The ferry terminal is a ten minute walk from the Super 8 and costs around $3 per person, per trip. It's a great trip on a sunny day, and there is a nice waterfront park near the terminal, with nice views towards Halifax. Catch the ferry across to Halifax, take a short (but steep) walk up through town to the Botanic Gardens and Citadel.

Parking under the Hotel was available for $6 a night, and whilst the hotel was really quiet during our stay (Thanksgiving), the park spaces are small, and I could see from other Tripadvisor comments how it might be a bit tight and difficult to manouvre in. I believe there is an additional, open air paved area near the hotel for parking also. Parking on the street outside the hotel is free on weekends if you can find it, but during the week you'll have to feed a parking metre.

Let's be reasonable - it's a two star hotel not a Hilton. Overall though we found it to be a pretty comfortable stay and good value (much cheaper than a hostel). We paid around $69 per night booked on Hotwire the night before our arrival. This price included a basic breakfast of cereal, toast, bagels, muffins and some pastries, juice and coffee which I think was offered from 6.30am until around 9.30am.

That price gave us a clean room with a balcony (weather too cold to use though), two double beds, a small bar fridge, coffee machine and great selection of cable tv channels. In addition, the free wifi was really strong and consistent, and we were able to make Skype (phone) calls clearly without any drop outs.

We also made use of the laundry in the basement with no hassles. (Small fee for use of machines).

Nearby there are drugstores, pubs and take-away shops within a couple of blocks walk, with a post office (ask about their ghost!) diagonally across the road.

We had two excellent dinners at the nearby (a few blocks down towards the water) Celtic Pub, and had a couple of great local beers on the rooftop while watching the sun set over Halifax.

Minor downsides to our stay was that our room door had some gaps (about 1 inch) at both the top and bottom of the door which tended to let a bit of the usual door slamming from other guests in. We did request use of an extra fold-out luggage rack however the receptionist seemed more interested in sitting in the foyer watching night-time sport and was unable to assist with our request. No big deal though and like most hotels, we find great customer service tends to be individual-based. Staff were generally pleasant and efficient.

The condition of the hotel and the guest rooms was not very good. VERY old building and the rooms really need to be upgraded....very dark and dingy. However the gentleman on the front desk was very friendly and could not have been more helpful! The rooms on the harbor side have great views and there's a pub within walking distance with great food.

Instead of battling Halifax traffic to attend meetings at one of the big chain hotels, and having to pay very high rates to be in or close to the meeting site I decided to check out the Super 8. I was able to book a large room with 2 Queen size bed on line for less than half of what the host hotel was asking. They also charged $23 a day for parking. Underground parking at Super 8 was $6 and the attendant comped our parking as a courtesy as we had driven quite awhile to get there.

The room was clean, & spacious, beds were great and the Dartmouth side of the harbour is much quieter than the Halifax side so our sleep was good. Continental breakfast, while not fancy was, very adequate and the only thing I might have appreciated which I didn't see was soe fresh fruit. The breakfast room was bright and airy and not overcrowded at the time we were there .

The hotel is in need of some refreshing -, particularly stairwells and parking levels, but it is obvious that management is implementing positive changes and I will definitely return the next time business takes me to metro.