Blue Forest Lane Bed and Breakfast
Blue Forest Lane Bed and Breakfast
14 Blue Forest Lane Halifax, Nova Scoita, Halifax, Nova Scotia B4B 1L1 Canada
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Blue Forest Lane Bed and Breakfast is situated in Halifax, Nova Scotia in a country setting, a beautiful neighborhood tucked into a forested area. We are only 10 minutes to the city and 20 minutes to the city waterfront where you will find fine dining, boutique shopping and lots of history about this Maritime city. Come and enjoy a few days of serenity and find out why our guest have called Blue Forest Lane one of the best Bed and Breakfast experiences in Halifax Nova Scotia
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14 Blue Forest Lane Halifax, Nova Scoita, Halifax, Nova Scotia B4B 1L1 Canada
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My husband and I escaped for the weekend. Wanda and Brent are lovely ! Their home is spectacular. It’s very clear they’ve poured their creatively and hearts into their home and business. The breakfasts are made with quality ingredients, are cooked to perfection and have a culinary flare. The bed in the Garden Suite was super comply. We woke to the peaceful quiet forest with the smell of freshly brewed coffee and bacon. The hosts are incredibly respectful of privacy, needs and pandemic concerns.
This is by far the best B & B experience we’ve had and highly recommend this little oasis.
This is by far the best B & B experience we’ve had and highly recommend this little oasis.
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Date of stay: March 2021Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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We recently returned from our east coast vacation. What a beautiful holiday. Even though we ended the last few days hunkered down thru Fiona.
We were so fortunate to start our holiday by staying at Blue Forest Lane. Brent and his wife were absolutely amazing from the time we walked in until we left. Our room was the garden room. HUGE. They have kept the ambience of the home, beautiful.
Brent was a host to the nth degrees, always made sure his guests were comfortable at the breakfast table , chatting and sharing their holiday experiences. Then off to the kitchen to present us with fabulous breakfasts.
Thank you for starting our vacation with the feeling of welcome and warmth.
Note: take a leisurely walk thru the garden- gorgeous
We were so fortunate to start our holiday by staying at Blue Forest Lane. Brent and his wife were absolutely amazing from the time we walked in until we left. Our room was the garden room. HUGE. They have kept the ambience of the home, beautiful.
Brent was a host to the nth degrees, always made sure his guests were comfortable at the breakfast table , chatting and sharing their holiday experiences. Then off to the kitchen to present us with fabulous breakfasts.
Thank you for starting our vacation with the feeling of welcome and warmth.
Note: take a leisurely walk thru the garden- gorgeous
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Date of stay: September 2022Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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My wife and I stayed for two nights during our honeymoon. We had long days planned, and savoring Brent's breakfasts was the perfect way to begin them. In the evenings we enjoyed listening to Wanda and Brent share about the home and their life here. A lovely time all around - I'd absolutely stay here again.
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Date of stay: July 2022
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Staying at the Blue Forest Lane B & B raised the B & B bar for me. This is a beautifully maintained home and property nestled in a woodsy back drop. Welcoming hosts and delicious breakfasts. Although a distance from Halifax, worth exploring this lovely area.
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Date of stay: October 2021
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The web site is awesome but the B&B is the owners personal home in a residential neighborhood at least 20 minutes drive from Halifax. They do not issue you a key to the room or their home. You cannot get to your room when they go out; you have to call and wait for them to come or send someone to let you in. We left.
Our opinion- this is their way of having someone else help them pay their mortgage.
Compared to our stays in MANY other B&B's... this was a HUGE disappointment.
Our opinion- this is their way of having someone else help them pay their mortgage.
Compared to our stays in MANY other B&B's... this was a HUGE disappointment.
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Date of stay: July 2007
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Response from Rickard2007, Owner at Blue Forest Lane Bed and Breakfast
Responded Nov 30, 2007
I do remember the couple who wrote this article and how they ever thought that we would not issue keys, I do not know. The couple in question arrived at 10PM without notifying us of their early arrival. We could not check them in and give them a key as our policy stipulates that cheek-in time is between 4PM and 6PM, we still have guests in our rooms from the previous night. However we did want to be accommodating and did check them in but told the couple to come back later and we would then issue keys. They did come back and decided not to stay. This is the first incident we have had and we do regret that the couple did not stay.
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In November 2010, we booked to stay here 2 nights [2&3 July] at the start and 2 nights at the end [14 & 15 July] of our trip through the Maritimes. When we arrived after our transatlantic flight to Halifax, the house was empty - there was no one there to receive us. I contacted the owner Brent by cell phone and he and his wife were in Peggy's Cove - he said he thought we were arriving on 3rd July, blaming problems with his computer. He also told me how lucky we were that he happened to have his cell with him as he doesn't usually carry it!! We sat in our car as waiting outside was impossible because of the local mosquitoes.
When he turned up about 30 minutes later, he said that to compensate us, he would upgrade our room from a room with separate bathroom to a larger room with en-suite. It was a large and comfortable room although the curtain between the bedroom and bathroom was a poor arrangement particularly when someone is using the toilet. Also, some things were not in full working order - see below.
As this delay in getting into the B&B meant it was getting quite late, and we had had a 21 hour day and were exhausted, we hadnt the energy to go out for a meal so we asked for some tea and toast. Brent happily agreed and insisted we have some of his wife's excellent strawberry shortcake but somehow it never materialised! Still, the tea and toast was welcome.
The next evening I was feeling unwell - I blame it on a burger at Toronto airport - and was very sick until 4am so next morning I just had some tea; my wife had breakfast. On both mornings, as Brent presented the breakfast, he said "this is really good - you'll like this". This amused us as we thought it was a matter for the guest to judge whether the food served was good!!
He also 'talked up' the ginger jam and said a previous guest couldn't stop eating it because it was so good. I asked was it home made but he proudly told me no, it is from England and its what the Queen eats and then showed me the jar!!
It was Robertson's - a very common and unexceptional jam manufacturer in the UK whose label features a 'Royal Warrant'. It certainly isn't a jam I would boast about to my guests!
When we returned nearly two weeks later, Brent announced that he had upgraded us for the first night. As we were tired after a long day's travel we just accepted it and trudged off to bed. It occurred to us next day that an upgrade is supposed to be a bonus for the guest but we had the bother of packing up to move rooms for night #2. Furthermore, we found out the room we should have been in was occupied by a guest at the end of a three day stay so he had obviously upgraded us to suit himself and the other guest, not us.
Going back to the upgrade room gave us a chance to see how the owners had dealt with a few 'faults we had pointed out almost two weeks earlier. The bulb in the ceiling light had not been replaced. There were two sinks in the en suite - one had no plug and the other had a plug but drained very slowly. Brent certainly fixed the draining issue - he removed the plug! So when I wanted to wash and shave next morning, there were two sinks neither of which had a plug to retain the water! I didn't bother saying anything as we were due to move rooms that evening and I was becoming weary. And the cobwebs were still there.
Breakfast each morning was well presented - and talked up by Brent!! - but far from filling. For example, juice, a small dish of fruit, an omelette with a 1/4 slice of grilled ham and 1 small piece of toast. One morning I asked for more toast and got it along with the comment that I was quite slim for someone with my appetite. I was tempted to say that if I continued to have small breakfasts, I would be even slimmer.
Breakfast on the final day was a first for us - scrambled egg on garlic toast which Brent told us "this is really good". Maybe I have led a sheltered life but i have never had garlic toast for breakfast - and I don't think i ever want it again for breakfast.
And, they had 'run out' of green tea. My wife had been having green tea at the three previous breakfasts so what kind of mismanagement allows one to 'run out' of something a guest is having daily??
As we were leaving, I asked if our deposit had been taken into account when Brent had processed our credit card payment - he assured me it had but if there was any problem I should let him know immediately I get home and he would sort it out - his computer was still 'down'.
I decided to check my online banking and found that the charge he had processed had not been reduced by the deposit as he had indicated. I pointed this out and he immediately said he would process a card refund. I said I would be happy to take the $60 in cash but he said he didn't have $60 cash. This seemed strange for someone running a business.
The other thing i noticed from my bank account was that the charge for the first 2 nights was processed on 1st July [the day before we were due to arrive] and the charge for our stays on 14th and 15th July was processed on 5th July. Brent certainly doesn't seem to have any computer problems when it comes to charging, only when it comes to dates of arrival and refunds.
In summary, this is a large, comfortable house [with a big hairy cat] and the food is well presented but not up to the standard we got in most other B&Bs on our trip. It's a good 20 minute drive into Halifax which is fine if you want peace and quiet but not particularly handy for downtown attractions or restaurants - though it is not too far from the airport. This has been the longest and most difficult review I have written re our trip. There were good and bad points about this B&B but the one thing that makes a B&B is the person running it. Brent is a friendly guy who was very helpful with tips about the area etc but needs to drop some of the BS and produce the goods. He can talk up his breakfasts forever but they were way behind many of the breakfasts we got elsewhere in both quality and quantity. He also needs to stop talking nonsense to his guests. On the last day, he told us several times that we were getting a great deal as we were getting CAD$1.55 to £1 whereas US guests were only getting CAD$1 for the US$1. Go study the principles of exchange rates, man.
When he turned up about 30 minutes later, he said that to compensate us, he would upgrade our room from a room with separate bathroom to a larger room with en-suite. It was a large and comfortable room although the curtain between the bedroom and bathroom was a poor arrangement particularly when someone is using the toilet. Also, some things were not in full working order - see below.
As this delay in getting into the B&B meant it was getting quite late, and we had had a 21 hour day and were exhausted, we hadnt the energy to go out for a meal so we asked for some tea and toast. Brent happily agreed and insisted we have some of his wife's excellent strawberry shortcake but somehow it never materialised! Still, the tea and toast was welcome.
The next evening I was feeling unwell - I blame it on a burger at Toronto airport - and was very sick until 4am so next morning I just had some tea; my wife had breakfast. On both mornings, as Brent presented the breakfast, he said "this is really good - you'll like this". This amused us as we thought it was a matter for the guest to judge whether the food served was good!!
He also 'talked up' the ginger jam and said a previous guest couldn't stop eating it because it was so good. I asked was it home made but he proudly told me no, it is from England and its what the Queen eats and then showed me the jar!!
It was Robertson's - a very common and unexceptional jam manufacturer in the UK whose label features a 'Royal Warrant'. It certainly isn't a jam I would boast about to my guests!
When we returned nearly two weeks later, Brent announced that he had upgraded us for the first night. As we were tired after a long day's travel we just accepted it and trudged off to bed. It occurred to us next day that an upgrade is supposed to be a bonus for the guest but we had the bother of packing up to move rooms for night #2. Furthermore, we found out the room we should have been in was occupied by a guest at the end of a three day stay so he had obviously upgraded us to suit himself and the other guest, not us.
Going back to the upgrade room gave us a chance to see how the owners had dealt with a few 'faults we had pointed out almost two weeks earlier. The bulb in the ceiling light had not been replaced. There were two sinks in the en suite - one had no plug and the other had a plug but drained very slowly. Brent certainly fixed the draining issue - he removed the plug! So when I wanted to wash and shave next morning, there were two sinks neither of which had a plug to retain the water! I didn't bother saying anything as we were due to move rooms that evening and I was becoming weary. And the cobwebs were still there.
Breakfast each morning was well presented - and talked up by Brent!! - but far from filling. For example, juice, a small dish of fruit, an omelette with a 1/4 slice of grilled ham and 1 small piece of toast. One morning I asked for more toast and got it along with the comment that I was quite slim for someone with my appetite. I was tempted to say that if I continued to have small breakfasts, I would be even slimmer.
Breakfast on the final day was a first for us - scrambled egg on garlic toast which Brent told us "this is really good". Maybe I have led a sheltered life but i have never had garlic toast for breakfast - and I don't think i ever want it again for breakfast.
And, they had 'run out' of green tea. My wife had been having green tea at the three previous breakfasts so what kind of mismanagement allows one to 'run out' of something a guest is having daily??
As we were leaving, I asked if our deposit had been taken into account when Brent had processed our credit card payment - he assured me it had but if there was any problem I should let him know immediately I get home and he would sort it out - his computer was still 'down'.
I decided to check my online banking and found that the charge he had processed had not been reduced by the deposit as he had indicated. I pointed this out and he immediately said he would process a card refund. I said I would be happy to take the $60 in cash but he said he didn't have $60 cash. This seemed strange for someone running a business.
The other thing i noticed from my bank account was that the charge for the first 2 nights was processed on 1st July [the day before we were due to arrive] and the charge for our stays on 14th and 15th July was processed on 5th July. Brent certainly doesn't seem to have any computer problems when it comes to charging, only when it comes to dates of arrival and refunds.
In summary, this is a large, comfortable house [with a big hairy cat] and the food is well presented but not up to the standard we got in most other B&Bs on our trip. It's a good 20 minute drive into Halifax which is fine if you want peace and quiet but not particularly handy for downtown attractions or restaurants - though it is not too far from the airport. This has been the longest and most difficult review I have written re our trip. There were good and bad points about this B&B but the one thing that makes a B&B is the person running it. Brent is a friendly guy who was very helpful with tips about the area etc but needs to drop some of the BS and produce the goods. He can talk up his breakfasts forever but they were way behind many of the breakfasts we got elsewhere in both quality and quantity. He also needs to stop talking nonsense to his guests. On the last day, he told us several times that we were getting a great deal as we were getting CAD$1.55 to £1 whereas US guests were only getting CAD$1 for the US$1. Go study the principles of exchange rates, man.
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Date of stay: July 2011Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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Response from HalifaxNSCrossbow, Owner at Blue Forest Lane Bed and Breakfast
Responded Sep 14, 2011
Sometimes there are reasons for why things happen and I'm not one to make excuses but things will go wrong once and a while, unfortunately this time it was with the wrong person. That said we tried our best to compensate but it just wasn't enough. We upgraded the couple for 3 nights and I have nothing to gain by upgrading guests only the appreciation our guests give us. The couple in question who were in their room on arrival, asked if they could stay an extra night, I could have moved them but I knew the couple from Belfast where returning that evening and I preferred to give them the better room. "Obviously this was a mistake". Also we gave them what we give most of our guests or what we consider to be a great breakfast, as most of our guest do appreciate and are very pleased with, we even gave them a snack the first evening they arrived and that was criticized. One thing we do repeat and often, "we say to our guests, if there is anything we can do to make your stay more comfortable or if there are any concerns please let us know as we are always willing to please and help. I think this guy got out of the wrong side of the bed. The comments made above from the guest from Belfast are unfortunate. After being in the B&B business for seven years we often hear from some of our guest that upon arrival at their Bed and Breakfast destination, that a lot of the owners will greet their guest, show them to their room, give them a key and say "good night and see you at breakfast" Breakfast is served and that is it. Basically ignored by the operator. If I has just done that and not been so friendly and talkative with this couple I probably wouldn't have incremented myself, I guess some people would be preferred to be left alone. I get a sense from the comments made that they must of thought I was bragging or something. I think the gentlemen above needs to either know how to take a joke or get a sense of humour. And as far as the currency is concerned it was meant as a complement. seeing that the Euro is worth more than the dollar. Granted there are always little things that need attention and we do our best to address this, but to be constantly looking for every little flaw and then criticizing the operators character is a bit much. Please remember that a Bed and Breakfast is all about people and relationships. I would suggest that this guest get a hotel or motel on his next trip anywhere. To close there was a previous guest from Boston at Peggy's Cove who had a flat tire and she called us for help. The problem was we could not get the tire off and this delayed us from getting back on time. I'm now glad I didn't tell him what happened because I don't think he would have believed anything I said or appreciate any extra efforts we made.
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After reading the previous review I can empathise with both parties as my wife and I were the couple who had booked the room (on January 25th!!). Sadly Brent had been let down by a software glitch and was between a rock and a hard place.
The negative review is perhaps understandable but from my perspective it is a B&b that is highly recommended. The Garden Room was really nice and the breakfasts were excellent. Brent and Wanda are a nice friendly couple a day they ensured we had a lovely stay.
The negative review is perhaps understandable but from my perspective it is a B&b that is highly recommended. The Garden Room was really nice and the breakfasts were excellent. Brent and Wanda are a nice friendly couple a day they ensured we had a lovely stay.
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Date of stay: September 2014
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The Blue Forest B&B is unlike any other we have visited. It is more like stopping in to spend a night with friends than a commercial establishment. There isn't even a sign out front. The setting is wonderful - a quiet, tree shaded location outside the city, yet less than a 15 minute ride to the heart of Halifax. We stayed in a guest room on the second floor. An unusual room - no shades on the windows and no door (curtains only) on the bath. Room and bath wre very spacious. With the quiet, forest like location we really didn't miss curtains on the windows. Wanda and Brent are artists and their home is decorated with their work. It is really very well done. The breakfasts Wanda prepared each morning were works of art - clearly the best we encountered on this three week trip.
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Date of stay: September 2005
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This Bed and Breakfast is an extremely beautiful house that was nicely decorated, excellent hospitality, and their cat Peaches was a nice reminder of home. For breakfast we were served delicious crepes stuffed with fresh fruit. The owner even took into account my food allergies, which was an added bonus I had not anticipated.
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Date of stay: August 2016Trip type: Travelled with family
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I was instantly taken by this beautiful and enchanting B&B. Found it by chance. Great hospitality, amazing décor, what a garden! Brent and Wanda I will be back for my breakfast! Till then, take care and love to Peaches :) - M. Cristina
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Date of stay: August 2016Trip type: Travelled solo
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Which popular attractions are close to Blue Forest Lane Bed and Breakfast?
Nearby attractions include Mind Hack Room Escape (2.3 km), Mind Hack Room Escapes Sackville (6.8 km), and Splashifax (4.0 km).
Is parking available at Blue Forest Lane Bed and Breakfast?
Yes, free parking is available to guests.
What are some restaurants close to Blue Forest Lane Bed and Breakfast?
Conveniently located restaurants include Resto Urban Dining, Il Mercato, and Cha Baa Thai Restaurant.
Are there any historical sites close to Blue Forest Lane Bed and Breakfast?
Many travellers enjoy visiting Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 (15.2 km), Halifax Citadel National Historic Site (13.7 km), and HMCS Sackville (14.4 km).