Hotwire Hotel: 2.5* Halifax Best Western Chocolate Lake

[AngS1967]

I just booked using the site's HOTWIRE link The Best Western Chocolate Lake Hotel which is a Halifax area hotel for $49/night. Awesome price for the holidays!

The location was listed as Bedford - Chocolate Lake (2 1/2 stars) with 4.5/5 trip advisor reviews and 100% rating my Hotwire users and best value.

The amenities were listed as:

Beachfront, Smoke Free Rooms, Pool(s), Restaurant(s), Business Center, Laundry Facilities and High-speed Internet Access.

I also need to do a car rental and was wondering if anyone has any advice re: any deals for car rentals?

As always, thanks Better Bidding!

Angela :)

[thereuare]

Congratulations on your success!

Glad to see you received a nice deal for this very well reviewed property. Hope you're pleased with the outcome and looking forward to your stay.

As far as a car rental, have you tried search on HOTWIRE and/or bidding on PRICELINE?

Thank you for using the HOTWIRE links on the board to begin your purchase and sharing your win, helping us add this property to the Hotwire Hotel List.

Enjoy your stay.

[ycx21]

:) I paid over $130 / night for this hotel a few days before I discovered this site and priceline.

It is a nice hotel with friendly staff, but it is far away from downtown Halifax. Food places won't deliver that far. It's about a $20 cab ride into the city. I don't have any advice for car rentals, sorry. Just be careful when you drive, traffic lights are confusing at night.

It would probably still be better than cabs, you can't flag one down. You have to call (or go into a store and have them call) one for you.

[AngS1967]

This was a very nice hotel, I was extremely happy with it and feel it's more than a 2 1/2 star, it's definitely at least a 3 star and to be honest I have stayed in 3 1/2 stars not as nice. The amenities are all very new. The hotel is extremely clean and the most friendly of hotel staff. They definitely realize that HOTWIRE and PRICELINE customers are their 'bread and butter' there. While I was there someone came in to book a room and the price was more than they could afford so a staff member suggested they use the free computer in the lobby and try and book it off HOTWIRE or PRICELINE! We liked it so much for the price that on our way back we booked it again for another night (using this site's HOTWIRE link) (I will start a new thread for that hotwire hotel win). Thanks again, better bidding. A highly recommended hotel. :)

[AngS1967]

I know Halifax extremely well and although not in the downtown bar area, it is in the key shopping area of both the Halifax Shopping Centre and the Sears Westend Mall (within walking distance) and not far from a third mall (Bayers Road Shopping Centre). I am really very surprised to hear that food places wouldn't deliver there as there are a number of food places on Quinpool Road that is only a 5 min drive. I also am very surprised to hear you had trouble flagging down a cab, has never been my experience there. The traffic lights are set to flashing red and flashing yellow after 1 or 2 am so you don't have to sit and wait for them to change when there is not any traffic. They are to be treated as 4 way stops etc. Halifax is an amazing city I hope you get to go back and have a better experience next time. :)