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For maximum ease and convenience, we are pleased to offer accommodations on site at Saint Mary’s University (SMU), in Halifax, Nova Scotia. 

Conference attendees are invited to reserve single or double dorm-style rooms in Saint Mary University's Loyola Residence, a 22-storey high-rise building. N.B. that residence washrooms are SHARED.

Note: You may also book a full 5-bedroom unit at a discounted rate, which would be on a different floor from other conference attendees.

Please peruse photos of the room types here. 

Nightly rates for single and double rooms are $75 and $140, respectively.

Rates include:

• taxes

• parking

• wireless internet

• linen & towel service

• athletic passes (for those over 14) for the Homburg Centre for Health & Wellness

TO BOOK YOUR STAY, CALL:

902-420-5055 or toll-free 1-888-347-5555

& be sure to mention you're with Storytellers of Canada

You will need to check into the SMU Residence Office when you arrive.

It is located at:

5907 Gorsebrook Avenue

Halifax, Nova Scotia  B3H 3C3

Residence Office Phone Number: (902) 420-5598

Email: conference.services@smu.ca

Further questions?

Check out SMU’s FAQ page for Nightly Guests!

If you'd prefer to stay offsite, the following HOTELS are within a 30 minute walk (or less) of SMU:

Campus apartments, Dalhousie University:

Le Marchant Place, Dalhousie Campus

Lord Nelson 

Westin Nova Scotian

Atlantica

Four Points Sheraton