Review of Old Orchard Inn 4*

The Old Orchard Inn looks quite nice in the front lobby and other public halls/restaurant, it has an enjoyable rustic feel and look. A family wedding we attended here was beautiful, and all the food was well presented, and delicious, and having our room so close was convenient. For the wedding on its own, I would have given more than 2 stars. However, this 2 star review is in regards to my hotel room. The room itself was nice enough, and the furniture matched the theme of the rest of the inn. We even had a small balcony, which is always nice to have. But I was disappointed with how dark and dim the room was, even with all the lights on. You could see that some of the light fixtures in the ceiling were either missing some light bulbs, or that burnt out ones had not been replaced. The other thing that disappointed me (even though I realize it's harder to control) was how damp the room was! Getting into bed at night was very uncomfortable, as all the bedding was damp and clammy to touch… Even stepping out of bed onto the carpet felt damp to my feet. So my overall impression of the room was that it was cold, dark, and damp. But I think the thing that bothered me the most was with how much housekeeping entered my room. They entered our room while we were attending the wedding even though we did NOT hang the "please clean my room" sign on the door. The next morning when we were getting ready to leave, we made several trips to and from the car with our luggage… And during our last trip to the room we discovered that housekeeping was already in our room cleaning everything. This was 20 minutes before the checkout time (which we had not done yet), and this made doing a final check around the room for anything we may have missed very awkward. Not to mention that we now could not use the bathroom that was still technically ours and paid for, for that remaining 20 minutes. This cleaning service was unwanted, and even felt aggressive. This location was nice for the wedding, but if I am ever just visiting Nova Scotia in the future, this place would not be my first choice.