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Reviews of University of King's College

2.5 out of 5
University of King's College
6350 Coburg Rd, Halifax, NS

Reviews

8.0

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 70 out of 213 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 92 out of 213 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 35 out of 213 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 10 out of 213 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 6 out of 213 reviews" "

8.0/10

Cleanliness

8.8/10

Staff & service

7.6/10

Amenities

7.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

2/10 Terrible

rui

Travelled with family
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
the environment is good. the reception girl acutually is not good. cheated on parking lot fee not tell me it is free parking after 4 pm and charge 17 dollor for almost 1 hour parking! why dont tell customer the truth? halifax shame!

10/10 Excellent

Colin

Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

Tammy

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great price, everything was good but it was very hot...we brought a fan, next time we will bring 2!
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Paul

Travelled with group
Liked: Amenities
A really great job! Amazing staff and facilities. Had a great visit.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Chanwoo

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely staffs!
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Lisa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely stay!
Accommodations were fine. Pillows could be more appealing but overall, it was quiet and just what we needed for the two nights. Cannot beat this price. Will definitely stay again!!
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

Keegan

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

Jason

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023
Response from Emily on 13 Aug 2023
Hi Jason, Thank you for providing us with feedback, we appreciate it! We hope to see you again! All the best, Emily University of King’s College Conference Services Supervisor

6/10 Okay

Dana

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Amenities
Staying here would have been a lovely experience...except there was a guest in the room next to mine who screamed obscenities and banged on the walls from the time I arrived at 2pm until 1am that night, and began again the next morning at 8am. When I knocked on their door after midnight and they opened the door, they appeared to be using drugs and said they were having a bipolar episode. The college staff was very apologetic the next day and moved my room, but they let this guest stay, which I question. After communicating with the guest that night, I was afraid to reenter the hallway or even use the bathroom because they were clearly not in a stable place and were extremely angry.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023
Response from Emily on 14 Aug 2023
Hi Dana, Thank you for the review, we appreciate the feedback! We are so sorry that you had this experience! Our staff were working with mental health support systems, and ensured that any decisions made maintained safety for all guests staying with us. We apologize again that your stay was disrupted! Thanks again for your feedback, and we hope to see you again! All the best, EmilyKing's College Conference Services Supervisor

6/10 Okay

Elizabeth

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023
Response from Emily on 23 July 2023
Hi Elizabeth, thank you for leaving a review, we appreciate the feedback! We hope to see you again! All the best,EmilyUniversity of King’s College Conference Services Supervisor

8/10 Good

Michelle

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
It was good overall and a great price for people who don’t need a lot. It could be a tad cleaner. Some random hairs and dust were in my room.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2023
Response from Emily on 14 July 2023
Hi Michelle,Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review! We are glad that you were satisfied with the price of your room and that you enjoyed your overall stay! You mentioned that the cleanliness of the room was lacking. We will pass your comments along to housekeeping so that they know to dust and sweep extra thoroughly. Thanks again for your feedback, and we hope to see you again! All the best, Emily (she/her) University of King’s College Conference Services Supervisor

8/10 Good

Thomas J

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
This is a good operation, and the staff seems to be great all the way around. The issue seems to be how the building was remodeled with all its fire doors etc, there's no cross-ventilation and the building just retains heat. It could be 15C outside and your window wide open, and it'll still be low 20s in your room and mid 20s in the hallway. The mattress is pretty tough, too. A guy with a butt and and upped back and a smaller waist isn't gonna have his lower back touching the mattress all night, and will be feeling that in the morning (and for several mornings) Having said that, I'd choose this place again for a summer visit to Halifax given the value and enough time for my back and body to recover.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023
Response from Emily on 14 July 2023
Hi Thomas, Thank you for the review, we appreciate the feedback! We are so glad that you had a good experience with our staff! With regard to your feedback about the building being too hot, we apologize that you experienced this issue during your stay. We offer a limited amount of fans at front desk on a first come first serve basis, but if you stay with us again and there are no fans available, our staff would be happy to direct you to the nearest place where fans can be purchased cheaply. You also mentioned that the mattress was uncomfortable. We apologize, and we will pass your comments on to our Housing Administration Team so that they can look into improving the mattress quality. Thank you for letting us know about this issue! Thanks again for your feedback, and we hope to see you again! All the best, Emily (she/her) University of King’s College Conference Services Supervisor

10/10 Excellent

Briony, Cochrane

Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2023
Response from Emily on 3 Aug 2023
Hi Briony, thank you for leaving a review, we appreciate the feedback! We hope to see you again! All the best,Emily (She/her)University of King's College Conference Services

8/10 Good

Sharon

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
👍
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023
Response from Caroline on 11 July 2023
Hi Sharon, Thank you for leaving a review; we appreciate you taking the time to give us feedback! We hope to see you again! All the best, Caroline University of King’s College Conference Services Supervisor

8/10 Good

Richard, Red Deer

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
all you need to rest.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023
Response from Emily on 8 July 2023
Hi Richard, Thank you for leaving a review, we appreciate the feedback! We hope to see you again!All the best,EmilyKing’s College Conference Services Supervisor

8/10 Good

Don

Travelled with family, Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023
Response from Emily on 8 July 2023
Hi Don, thank you for leaving a review, we appreciate the feedback! We hope you will consider staying with us again!All the best, EmilyKing’s College Conference Services Supervisor

10/10 Excellent

Shane

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Loved it and will stay again.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2023
Response from Caroline on 7 July 2023
Hello Shane,Thank you for the review! We appreciate the feedback.We're so glad that you enjoyed your stay, and we hope to see you again.All the best,Caroline (she/her)University of King’s College Conference Services Supervisor

10/10 Excellent

BILL

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Everything you need for your stay is provided. Rooms are quite spacious for dorm rooms. Bathrooms close to the room. My only complaint was the bottom of shower curtain was dirty. $10 Uber ride to waterfront, would definitely stay again.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023
Response from Emily on 4 July 2023
Hi Bill, Thank you for leaving a review, we appreciate the feedback! We are so glad that the room was to your liking and you found the transportation options from campus convenient! With regards to your feedback about the shower curtain, we will pass this on to our cleaning staff so that it can be replaced. Apologies for that! Thanks again for your review, and we hope to see you again!All the best,Emily King's College Conference Services Supervisor

4/10 Poor

Kathleen

Travelled with group
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Shared washroom with showers on 1st floor had little to no hot water, no paper towels, and two shower units had no handles. Entry door to the room, so heavy it had to be propped open with a shoe which is what guests directly across also had to do. I had to clean room desk top because it had congealed something on it. Expedia listing mentioned dining hall which there was not.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023
Response from Emily on 4 July 2023
Hi Kathleen, Thank you for leaving us feedback, we appreciate it!You mentioned that the showers in the 1st floor washroom in Alex Hall had no handles and that the hot water was not working. Thank you for bringing this issue to our attention. A member of our Housing Administration team has verified that this is the case and has submitted a work order to fix the problem. We sincerely apologize that you experienced this inconvenience during your stay! We are sorry that the surface of the desk in your room was not clean, and we will pass this along to our housekeepers so that they can pay extra attention to these surfaces. With regards to your feedback about the lack of a meal hall, while there is a dining hall on our campus, as listed on Expedia, we do not offer any food services to guests staying with us during the summer. Apologies for any confusion this may have caused! Thanks again for your review, and we hope that you will consider staying with us again! All the best,EmilyKing's College Conference Services Supervisor

10/10 Excellent

Wynn

Stayed 8 nights in Jun 2023
Response from Thomas on 3 July 2023
Hello Wynn,Thank you for your excellent review! We're glad you enjoyed your stay, and hope to see you again!All the best,ThomasUniversity of King's College Conference Services Supervisor

8/10 Good

Rebecca

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Fine for a residence accommodation. Parking is fine but not available until after 4 pm.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023
Response from Thomas on 3 July 2023
Hi Rebecca, Thanks for taking the time to leave a review of your stay here at University of King's College. We're glad you enjoyed our residences! If you stay with us in the future and need to park your car before 4pm, please consider dropping by our front desk, as we may have some paid parking passes available.Regards,ThomasUniversity of King's College Conference Services Supervisor

4/10 Poor

Yuan

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
The towels have poor quality. It is not made of corton and doesn't absorb water. And it faded and the microfiber is stick to all body
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023
Response from Emily on 2 July 2023
Hi Yuan,Thank you for leaving a review, we appreciate the feedback! With regards to your feedback about towels, our towels are made of cotton, but we have recently opened a new box, so it is likely that the towels were shedding because they are new. I will pass your comments on to housekeeping so that we can wash them a few extra times in order to solve the issue. We apologize for the inconvenience. Thanks again for your review, and we hope to see you again! All the best, EmilyUniversity of King’s College Conference Services Supervisor

10/10 Excellent

Alby

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Good
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023
Response from Caroline on 27 June 2023
Hi Alby,Thank you for the review! We appreciate the feedback. We're so glad that you found our accommodations to be good. We hope to see you again!All the best,Caroline (she/her)University of King’s College Conference Services Supervisor

8/10 Good

sajjad

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
an alright option for a nite or two. Neat and tidy, good surroundings. Transportation and parking.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023
Response from Caroline on 27 June 2023
Hi [name of guest],Thank you for the review! We appreciate the feedback. We're so glad that you found our campus an agreeable place to stay for a night or two, and we hope you'll visit us again!All the best,Caroline (she/her) University of King’s College Conference Services Supervisor

10/10 Excellent

Robert, Moncton

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023
Response from Emily on 14 July 2023
Hi Robert,Thank you for leaving a review, we appreciate the feedback! We are glad that you enjoyed your stay with us, and we hope to see you again!All the best,EmilyUniversity of King's College Conference Services Supervisor

8/10 Good

Barbara

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Sharing a bathroom with men when the shower curtains did not provide privacy made no sense to me. Toilet and stall area were not always clean. Convenient for walking or biking, library had a water bottle refill station, security was good, and wifi was excellent.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2023
Response from Emily on 20 June 2023
Hi Barbara,Thank you for taking the time to leave a review! We appreciate your feedback! Due to the dormitory style nature of our accommodations our bathrooms are shared by all guests on a floor, we apologize if this was not made clear enough on our website! With regard to your feedback on the cleanliness of the washrooms, we will pass this on to our cleaning staff. We are glad to hear that you were satisfied with the location of our campus and with the security and wifi. We hope you will consider staying with us again! All the best,Emily (she/her)King’s College Conference Services Supervisor

10/10 Excellent

Burton

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023
Response from Caroline on 19 June 2023
Hello Burton,Thank you for the review! We appreciate the feedback, and we're so glad that you enjoyed your stay.All the best,Caroline (she/her)University of King's College Conference Services Supervisor

10/10 Excellent

Malcolm

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023
Response from Thomas on 19 June 2023
Hi Malcolm,Thank you for taking the time to give a review of your stay here at University of King's College. We're glad you enjoyed your stay with us, and hope to see you again!All the best,ThomasUniversity of King's College Conference Services Supervisor

10/10 Excellent

Rachel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023
Response from Thomas on 19 June 2023
Hi Rachel,Thanks for your review! We're glad you enjoyed your stay at University of King's College. We hope to see you again!All the best,ThomasUniversity of King's College Conference Services Supervisor

8/10 Good

mathew

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023
Response from Caroline on 7 July 2023
Hi Matthew,Thank you for the review! We appreciate you taking time to give us some feedback on how we're doing. We're very glad you enjoyed your stay, and we hope you'll consider staying with us again in the future.All the best,Caroline (she/her)University of King’s College Conference Services Supervisor

2/10 Terrible

Henri

Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2023
Response from Caroline on 9 July 2023
Hello Henri,Thank you for taking the time to rate our accommodations. We are so sorry that you did not enjoy your stay here. We hope you have a good rest of your day.All the best,Caroline (she/her)University of King's College Conference Services Supervisor

6/10 Okay

DR. DAWN

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Brutal quality (no AC, bed bad). Great staff!
I feel very sorry for students who sleep on those mattresses during the uni term. It was brutal for us. The rooms are very hot (no AC), sheets and towels are very thin/well used; dirty dirty dirty coed shared bathrooms (e.g., hair in drains, toilets soiled) - no change in the cleanliness in the 3 days we were there. No coffee or kettle to use. No TVs (not even a shared one). It was an expensive stay for so little in return. The saving grace were the the student hosts - very kind. No parking M to F - only street parking which is nearly impossible to find open space. No closeby eating places. Walked to the harbour each day - about 35 min walk.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2023
Response from Thomas on 15 June 2023
Hi Dawn,Thanks for taking the time to post a review. We're very sorry you weren't satisfied with your stay here at University of King's College. If you do choose to stay with us again, we have some fans and kettles on hand that guests can borrow for their rooms.All the best,ThomasUniversity of King's College Conference Services Supervisor

10/10 Excellent

Elke

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Comfortable and quiet room. Convenient location.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2023
Response from Thomas on 13 June 2023
Hello Elke,Thank you for your review! We're glad your room was comfortable and quiet, and you found our location convenient. We hope to see you again!All the best,Thomas

10/10 Excellent

Kulvinder

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023
Response from Thomas on 9 June 2023
Hey Kulvinder,Thank you for taking the time to give feedback on your stay at University of King's College. We're glad you enjoyed your stay with us and hope to see you again!Best,ThomasUniversity of King's College Conference Services

8/10 Good

Shalma

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
I enjoyed the experience of staying in a dorm room and the convenience of being on campus because I didn't do that when I was in university. It was clean and nicely renovated. Staff was helpful when I locked myself out. My only concern was the accessibility of the bathroom and shower. It was a good use of space but close in for someone bigger.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2023
Response from Caroline (UKC Conference Services Supervisor) on 5 June 2023
Hi Shalma,Thank you for the review! We appreciate the feedback.We're so glad that you enjoyed your stay and that our staff were able to help you out.We're sorry to hear that the bathrooms and showers weren't accessible. We are in the process of making all of our buildings and facilities as accessible as we can for all our guests. We will pass on your concerns to the applicable department.Thank you for taking the time to review us and we hope to see you again!All the best,Caroline (she/her)University of King’s College Conference Services Supervisor

10/10 Excellent

Sharad

Stayed 2 nights in May 2023
Response from Caroline (UKC Conference Services Supervisor) on 5 June 2023
Hi Sharad,Thank you for taking the time to rate and review us!We're so glad you enjoyed your stay and we hope you'll come again.All the best,Caroline (she/her)University of King’s College Conference Services Supervisor

10/10 Excellent

Nancy

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The beds are hard. You have to like a hard bed. But otherwise, fantastic, with amazing staff.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2023
Response from Thomas on 3 June 2023
Hi Nancy,Thank you for taking the time to give feedback on your stay here at UKC! Sorry about the hard bed, we hope the provided pillows helped. We're glad you enjoyed our staff! Hope to see you again.Best,ThomasUniversity of King's College Conference Services Supervisor

8/10 Good

qi

Stayed 1 night in May 2023
Response from Emily on 22 June 2023
Hi qi, Thank you for taking the time to leave a review, we appreciate the feedback! We hope to see you again! All the best,EmilyKing’s College Conference Services Supervisor

10/10 Excellent

May

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
I enjoyed staying at the University. The restroom down the hall was clean and secured. Laundry facilities available, though you do need to load money on a card you can get from the desk.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2023
Response from Thomas on 1 June 2023
Hi May,Thank you for taking the time to provide feedback on your stay at University of King's College! We're glad you were satisfied with our restrooms and were able to make use of a laundry facilities, which our staff are always happy to help with. All the best,Thomas University of King's College Conference Services Supervisor

6/10 Okay

Chunlei

Stayed 1 night in May 2023
Response from Emily on 22 June 2023
Hi Chunlei,Thank you for your review, we appreciate the feedback! We hope you will consider staying with us again! All the best, EmilyKing’s College Conference Services Supervisor

8/10 Good

Paul

Business traveller, Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in May 2023
Response from Eden on 30 May 2023
Hi Paul,Thank you for the review! We appreciate the feedback.All the best,EdenConference Services SupervisorUniversity of King's College

8/10 Good

Kimberley

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in May 2023
Response from Eden on 25 May 2023
Hi Kimberley,Thank you for the feedback!All the best,EdenUKing's College Conference Services Supervisor

4/10 Poor

Isaac, Camperdown

Disliked: Amenities
Mice in room, bathroom out of order
Stayed 14 nights in May 2023
Response from Eden on 22 May 2023
Hi Isaac,Thank you for taking the time to fill out a review! We appreciate the feedback. For future reference if you stay with us again, upon request our staff would do their best to move you to a room that is closer to a washroom that is not under construction, and provide pest control devices. All the best,EdenUKing's Conference Services Supervisor

4/10 Poor

Christopher

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Pay for parking was $15 extra, staff was banging on the door next to ours at 12:40 am saying House Keeping over and over. and no one was in the room. They began moving furniture on the floor above before 9 am and then had fire alarm drillsthat began around 10:00 am. and they continued for close to 2 hours Coming from a western province the effective time zone was 6am. Beatiful exterior very tired interior. Staff friendly
Stayed 3 nights in May 2023
Response from Thomas on 20 May 2023
Hi Christopher, Thanks for taking the time to give us feedback, through Expedia and our in-house comment cards. We hope you enjoyed your stay, and apologize for the fire alarm drills and furniture moving that were so disruptive. We hope to see you again in the future!All the best,ThomasUniversity of King's College Conference Services

6/10 Okay

Tracy

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Though the city is highly walkable, there is no information available about mass transit costs, how often common bathrooms are cleaned, and the surrounding area is unlevel causing tripping hazards. I didn't feel safe walking alone at night. I was uninformed about uber, or taxis serves. I was an unfamiliar stranger with little or no information about the local community, or area.
Stayed 4 nights in May 2023
Response from Thomas on 18 May 2023
Hi Tracy,Thanks for giving us feedback on your stay. If you do stay with us again, our front desk staff would be happy to provide you with any information regarding public transport or Uber services. Sincerely,Thomas University of King's College Conference Services Supervisor

8/10 Good

Tim

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great location. Room was as expected. Bathrooms not the cleanest and run down. Otherwise the facility was great and the staff at front desk were friendly, knowledgeable and helpful. Location is perfect.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2023
Response from Eden on 13 May 2023
Hi Tim,Thank you for the review! We appreciate the feedback, and will work on improving the state of our washrooms. Have a great day!EdenUKing's Conference Services Supervisor

10/10 Excellent

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Hidden gem
I had an overnight stay for a society dinner being hosted at King's. The reception staff were very friendly and helpful and I very much appreciated the free overnight parking. I could have stayed at a more expensive hotel in downtown Halifax but this very much suited my needs and was a bargain at the price and an excellent choice for budget conscious visitors to Halifax.
Stayed 1 night in May 2023
Response from Eden on 13 May 2023
Hi John,Thank you for the feedback! We are very glad that you enjoyed your stay, and hope you stay with us again in the future.All the best!EdenUKing's Conference Services Supervisor

8/10 Good

Michael

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Beautiful area, close to water and downtown Friendly staff Doors close brutally loud There was nowhere to drop off the keys at checkout as we left early, therefore we left the keys in the room, but couldn't lock the room, this leaves the guest's reservation vulnerable to other guests that can go in the room, for example, theft or vandalism
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2022

8/10 Good

Lori

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Recommend a summer residence stay to everyone. Not that inexpensive but cheaper than many going hotel rates at the moment.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

8/10 Good

jeanYves

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022
Response from Eden on 8 Aug 2022
Thank you for the review! We appreciate the feedback. Best, Eden