Baybreeze Motel & Cottages — Hotel in Boutiliers Point

The list of shortcomings for the Baybreeze Motel and Cottages is overwhelming. Firstly, the owner was friendly enought but diffident, and couldn't seem to remember what he was doing (remembering the key, remembering the registration papers, and remembering the receipt). The buildings have a fresh coat of paint which makes the place look somewhat attractive, but a broken-down minvan is one of the first things to see. You can only find the owner by chance, there is never an answer at the office, which looks abandoned, and the phone number only works sometimes. My wife and I had a room in a strip of 7 units in a row right on St. Margaret's Bay, which I suppose might have justified the price if the place was more up to snuff. There was a small, overgrown deck at the back with a quiet view of the bay. I say quiet because we appeared to be, certainly for the first night at least, the only customers in the entire place. The route to the back unit was narrow and filled with junk, paint cans, lumber, and tires. The unit itself was attractive from the outside with pleasant trees and landscaping. Unfortunately in the grassy areas between the parking and the unit there were many holes and dips in the ground that are definite tripping hazards. The unit had a 1960s feel about it, which might have been charming if it had been at all clean. It did not look like the unit got a proper spring clean, with much insect debris in the corners of the unit and the bathroom. The bed was only serviceable, hard, and the sheets looked like they had been in service continuously since the 1980s pattern on them suggested. There was a functioning fridge which froze everything we stored in it. I had to fix the plug on the microwave to keep it working. I don't think the faded fire extinquisher outside would pass any inspection and indeed it had no inspection tag on it. We found an empty hair conditioner container in the shower enclosure. There was sediment in the water from the bathroom tap. The worst part for my wife was a smell of rot and mildew that she said got in the back of her throat. I had to unscrew a bright, automatically-controlled light bulb in the soffit directly outside the unit's front window in order to be able to get any darkness in the room even with the blinds and the curtains drawn. Remarkably the air conditioning unit appeared to function despite the large pile of rusted debris in a pile beneath it...

We had read the negative posts about Bay Breeze, but everywhere else in the Hfx. vicinity was either booked solid or required 3 night stay minimum. We had 2 little girls who were expecting an ocean site for an overnite and decided to at least see it. What a pleasant surprise ! #11 motel "Suite" was roomy, clean and altho' not 5-star, quite acceptable for the 4 of us. New bathtub and tub-surround ; fridge, stove, Micro and toaster.. all clean and except for 1 burner on stove, worked well. Plenty of dishes but next year when we return we will take couple more pots and pans. Coffee pot, but take own cone filters and coffee. Take hand soap, and dish soap, paper towels and if you like a fairly thick toilet tissue, take that as well. Plenty of towels and face cloths provided, extra pillows and 2 extra blankets, which were clean , as was the bedding. We always take our own pillows ; beds were fine. Floor was tiled and easy to keep swept up, and outside table and chairs were perfect on our little deck. Also café table and chairs in kitchen area. Lots of sea-birds, gorgeous bay, and 2 small but clear beaches with shells and sea glass. A firepit with free wood, but no paper to start a fire, so we used paper towels we had.You need your own charcoal if you plan to bar-b-q on one of several small above ground bar-r-q thingy's. Can't vouch for other rooms, but we were very satisfied with ours and plan to return next summer, perhaps to a cabin. Pool was perfect !Just ask for #11 and I don't think you'll be upset...

Nice view. Good rooms. Strangely big gap between door and floor in bathroom.

Bring your own pots and pans! Can't stess this enough! The ones in our cabin were still covered in food from last person and were just awful for cooking anything. Also there was left behind salt and stuff. Didn't trust it.

Only 4 tv channels which doesn't make sense since the motel is located in the middle of nowhere and the internet is total garbage. I mean, yes, on vacation you go out and explore but one day of rain and you're bored out of your skull. Can't even watch Netflix. So much for a late movie and popcorn in the cozy cabin after a day of sun.

Also there were ants pouring into the cabin through somewhere near the big window in the front. I am not exaggerating. We had to leave a Kleenex by the window sill to wipe them away when there were too many.

Place had chickens roaming and a rooster so that was pretty cool. Rooster crowed at least 50 times a day but never too early. It was a surprise to find chickens but my dog kept trying to eat their droppings so watch out for that if you bring a canine friend. Don't walk around without sandals either (to avoid chicken poop and beer bottle glass). Multiple fire places and picnic tables.

Overall, nice set-up. Male owner was somewhat grumpy. Never met the woman who helped me book the place but she was very helpful.

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