Queen’s University Residences: As Hotels?

by Dani on August 21, 2010

in Our Top Tips, Residence Life


Image courtesy of the Queen's Journal

When friends and family would come visit me in the summer during my time at Queen’s, this meant one of two things:

1) Having them camp out uncomfortably on couches, futons, housemates beds … or spoon with me.

2) Having them cough up big bucks for a hotel or B&B in Kingston, which is a pricey place to stay during the summer months (the cheapest rooms go for $130 a night) … and left less room for dinners and drinks.

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My parents and friends often took the “house guest” approach, which meant hours of cleaning, scrambling for clean blankets / towels, and generally a feeling of impending claustrophobia.

Thankfully things are quite different now!  As of this summer, your friends or family can visit you and actually stay in residence for as little as $32 per night. For a dingy room in Vic Hall this might sound a little steep, but imagine nabbing a swank air conditioned room in Watts for a friend … this is definitely an easy sell to get them off your couch!

The ‘Loved Ones Special’ allows friends and family to stay in Victoria Hall for only $32 a night for a single room, $42 a night for a double, or in a two-bedroom air-conditioned unit in Leggett Hall for $89 a night.

For more information about Queen’s Event Services and this offer, visit their website or call (613)533-2223

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