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Elaine’s
comments: Leaside offers visitors to St. John’s a choice of
rooms, suites or apartments. All are 4.5 star. Some are traditional
in their décor and others are hip or boutique in style. You
choose! The Manor House is located minutes by car from St. John’s
Convention Centre, George Street and the harbour. We like the idea
of naming our suites. It helps us give them personalities and it
helps you identify with our facilities.
The Placentia
Room is named for that “far greater bay” – Placentia
Bay. My family comes from one of the islands in the Bay that were
resettled in the 50s and 60s under the controversial and steeped-in-folklore
resettlement program of the former Joseph R. Smallwood – premier
of Newfoundland and Labrador. My family – among many –
return to that little island in great numbers every summer. Might
say it is a family tradition!
It is an unusual
name. It translates from the French Plaisance meaning ‘pleasant
place’. Placentia used to be the Old French capital of the
area several hundred years ago. I remember once having a guest from
the U.S. call to book one of my rooms. At one point, she sweetly
asked, in her best southern accent, “Honey, please tell me
you don’t have a room up there called the ‘placenta’
– I assured her that her mistake was an honest one. It is
probably not a quantum leap to take the Placentia of “pleasant
place” meaning to the “placenta” – which
is surely also a pleasant place! Anyway I digress.
The Placentia
is our smallest room – but it is nonetheless airy, bright,
and charming.
- Queen bed
with luxury bedding – duvets, comfy mattresses, combination
of polyester and feather pillows
- Private washroom
- Hardwood
floors
- Self regulating
heater and air conditioner
- TV/DVD/CD
Player
- Wireless
internet
- Includes
all standard Leaside amenities:
- Hair
dryer, iron and board, soaps, shampoos, etc.
- Tea-lights
candles and holders
- Small
refrigerator
- Cribs,
cots, high chairs, rollaway beds (upon request)
- Alarm
clock
- Electrical
adapters (upon request)
- Priced for
double occupancy, additional per person charges apply
- Call or
email for rate
schedule
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