Inn on the Lake suits meetings and training days of 8 to 64 people, banquets and receptions of up to 80 guests, and small weddings, with 39 guest units on the same grounds. The inn sits on four acres of parkland on the shore of Lake Thomas in Fall River, Nova Scotia, about 20 minutes from Halifax.
Seminars and company events
The inn has four meeting rooms and four rooms for meetings or special occasions, and several suites can serve as breakout spaces. Groups can also take breakout sessions outside in the parkland when the weather allows. Each booking includes wired and wireless internet, a speaker phone, pads and pens, ice water, an extension cord and the services of an event coordinator. Parking, the grounds and the recreational facilities are free for groups. The rooms have natural light and their own heating and air conditioning controls. A Meeting and Banquet Coordinator plans the layout and the menu with the organizer, and the inn supplies a range of audiovisual aids on request.
Weddings and receptions
The inn has hosted weddings since 1986, along with anniversaries, family gatherings and holiday parties. The lakeside grounds give room for photos and time outdoors, while the Banquet room takes the meal and the speeches. Guests can stay overnight on site, which keeps a small wedding in one place from the ceremony to the next morning's breakfast.
Rooms and capacities
The Banquet room measures 21 by 45 feet. It seats 60 in theatre style, 40 in classroom, 48 at round tables and 25 in a U-shape, and takes 64 to 80 guests for a special occasion. Lakeview, 15 by 30 feet, holds 40 in theatre style, 30 in classroom and 20 around a boardroom table or in a U-shape. Fletcher, 16 by 29 feet, holds 30 in theatre style, 24 at round tables, 20 in boardroom layout and 16 in classroom or U-shape. Thomas, 13 by 29 feet, takes 20 in theatre style and 12 in classroom or boardroom layouts.
Accommodation
The inn has 39 guest units, some with private balconies. That is enough to house a management retreat, a training cohort or a wedding party on site, with the lake a few steps from the rooms.
Catering
Food is prepared in-house and the menu is planned with the coordinator for each event. The inn has two dining outlets: Encore, a contemporary dining room, and Oliver's Gastro Pub, with a fireplace, which works for an informal evening after a day of meetings.
History and setting
The property spreads over four acres of lawns and trees along Lake Thomas, in the community of Fall River on the northern edge of the Halifax region. It has received business groups and family celebrations for close to four decades, and its scale keeps a group of a few dozen people together in one quiet place.
Getting there
Halifax Stanfield International Airport is about 10 minutes away by car, which makes the inn a practical base for groups flying in from across Canada. Downtown Halifax is about 20 minutes away, and major shopping centers are a similar drive. The address is 3009 Highway 2, Fall River.
