Inspector Pick (Social Scene): While the décor and the customer service is superior, what always stands out for me is the lobby with its exquisite vintage appointments.
Situated opposite the Halifax Public Gardens, this grand hotel was built in 1927 and then expanded in the '70s. The guest rooms are tastefully decorated and range in size from average to spacious. The lobby is still preserved with historical charm and the ceiling is a replica of the ceiling found at the Parliament House in Ottawa. The rooms offer modern comforts and conveniences. The park gardens across the street should not be missed while visiting Halifax.
Smoke free premises. 262 units. 9 stories, interior corridors. Accessibility (Call).
3 day cancellation notice-fee imposed, pet friendly (call for restrictions/fees.).
Guest Ratings
OVERALL GUEST SCORE
Excellent
Based on Ratings from 1140 guests
Showing reviews 1 - 5 of 50
8.0
Maryanne
Very Good
Traveling as Couple
10-20-2017
Pros: Great location - very pleasant staff - large room
Cons: Decor and furnishings are getting very dated both room and common area hallways. The sitting room couch was not the most comfortable to sit - could use another lounge chair.
10.0
Mary
Exceptional
Solo Traveler
10-20-2017
Pros: Helpful, friendly
Cons:
10.0
Verified Hotel Guest
Exceptional
Traveling as Couple
10-20-2017
Pros: Great hotel, perfect location, beautiful place. Will definitely stay again
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10.0
Penny
Exceptional
10-20-2017
Pros: The fact that the restaurant stayed open till 11 and we didn't get done our competition till 10 .
Cons:
8.0
Patricia
Very Good
Traveling as Couple
10-20-2017
Pros: Location Staff
Cons:
10.0
Mary Lou
Exceptional
Traveling as Couple
10-20-2017
Pros: Very helpful staff who advised us on our trip to the Cabot Trail
Cons: No.
10.0
Dennis
Exceptional
Traveling as Couple
10-20-2017
Pros: Friendly helpful staff that really cared about making your stay an enjoyable one!
Cons:
9.0
Verified Hotel Guest
Wonderful
Traveling as Couple
10-20-2017
Pros: Location was excellent;staff was great & approved late check-out (1 hour late). Parking was allowed till 5 pm.
Cons: Hard to control room temperature!
10.0
Brian
Exceptional
Traveling as Couple
10-20-2017
Pros: Old Hotel, well appointed with reno's...
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8.0
William
Very Good
Business Traveler
10-20-2017
Pros: Friendly, helpful staff.Great location.
Cons: Not really.
10.0
Richard
Exceptional
review category group of friends
10-13-2017
Exceptional
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7.1
David
Good
young couple
10-12-2017
Ok
Pros: Location was good
Cons: Internet was auful unless you wanted to pay to upgrade
Had to pair with my phone to get anything
Not at all good for a high priced hotel
5.4
Anonymous
Fair
young couple
10-12-2017
Passable
Pros:
Cons: Room look more like a closet. Shower was broken and the AC leak on the floor.
9.2
Anonymous
Wonderful
young couple
10-12-2017
It's a great hotel, in...
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7.5
Anonymous
Good
mature couple
10-12-2017
Good
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10.0
Nancy
Exceptional
review category group of friends
10-12-2017
A beautifull hotel in an...
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5.0
Graham
Fair
young couple
10-11-2017
Was not value for money...
Pros: Location was good for where we wanted to travel to.
Cons: On arrival to the room the fridge had leaked all over the floor, it took 2-3 hours for it to be sorted after being reminded by us again. The staff who did come to attend to fridge were helpful and very apologetic. The bathroom was ridiculously small, the door missed the toilet by 1 inch !!! Generally the hotel needed some loving care and cleaning, especially on the carpet on the edges and corners. Finger prints were very noticeable on the lifts and stayed this way for the duration of our stay. For the size of the hotel there were only 3 lifts, and only 1 that went down to the carpark area. Car parking was an extra $28 per day !!!
8.8
Stephanie
Excellent
review category group of friends
10-11-2017
Good stay next to the...
Pros: Comfy bed and clean room
Nice Aveda products in the bathroom
Beautiful hotel outside of the room
Easy check out
Right next to the public gardens
Cons: Charged for something and I am not sure what (as I even phoned the front desk to confirm that the coffee and water on the counter were complimentary)
Only provided one regular,one decaf and one espresso coffee pod. Both of us wanted regular coffee in the morning and there wasn't enough.
Very noisy. Every time a room beside us opened or closed the door, it was loud enough to wake someone up.
10.0
Anne
Exceptional
review category group of friends
10-11-2017
would stay again in a...
Pros: So clean.Staff helpful and courteous. The public Gardens so close.
Cons: restaurant chowder
8.8
Santina
Excellent
young couple
10-11-2017
Fabulous
Pros: Beautiful property and rooms
Cons: Washroom was quite small - parking expensive & lots on construction going on in the area - morning coffee in room
- - only have i espresso - 2 of us - should have at least 2 of each
I regula
9.6
Jain
Exceptional
young couple
10-11-2017
Exceptional
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7.1
Sharon
Good
review category group of friends
10-11-2017
Good
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8.8
Elinor
Excellent
solo traveller
10-11-2017
Fabulous
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9.2
Nelson
Wonderful
young couple
10-11-2017
Comfortable and clean room
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7.5
Mr_lea
Good
solo traveller
10-10-2017
A modern feel in a...
Pros: The hotel has been renovated and the rooms are very modern (hardwood floors, etc.) The staff is very friendly (front desk as well as the cleaning staff). The Lord Nelson is in a great location.
Cons: Upon check-in I was told that parking would be $20/day and was surprised to discover that it was closer to $30/day when I checked out. This had no impact on my stay but was disappointed since my expectations had been set.
8.3
Helene
Very Good
solo traveller
10-10-2017
Had a lovely time and...
Pros: The room was very clean and bright. The parking was easy and not too expensive.
Cons: I had asked for a room not too close to elevator noise and was given #923, the first room off the elevator...
Small bathroom but very clean!
9.2
T-bone
Wonderful
young couple
10-10-2017
Excellent
Pros: Hotel is beautiful, mix of old meets new, quality modern furniture and fittings, beautiful common areas, great location
Cons: How I was treated by some people on reception
7.5
Anonymous
Good
mature couple
10-10-2017
Good
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9.6
Don55155
Exceptional
young couple
10-09-2017
A hotel with great atmosphere.
Pros: Very enjoyable short stay. We arrived late in the day after a long motorbike ride and decided to enjoy the ambiance of the hotel and dined in the onsite restaurant. Everything was great about our stay - we would definitely recommend this hotel to others.
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10.0
Anonymous
Exceptional
young couple
10-09-2017
Exceptional
Pros: Beautifully renovated
Cons: Na
8.8
Karen
Excellent
young couple
10-08-2017
Two nights, good location, good...
Pros: Great location with lots of good resteraunts really close by. Would recommend
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7.1
Frederic
Good
solo traveller
10-07-2017
Good
Pros: Nice old and traditional hotel. Rooms were renovated and clean. Well located on the hill, facing a park and a short walk away from pubs, restaurants, and the waterfront
Cons: I did find the rates to be high for the (small) room I had. Probably related to the fact that Halifax is under supplied with hotels... and they take advantage of it.
10.0
Tbtorcan
Exceptional
solo traveller
10-05-2017
Excellent Value in a Fantastic...
Pros: location was spot on. Great staff
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10.0
Joan
Exceptional
review category group of friends
10-05-2017
Wonderful location for a stately...
Pros: Front desk staff were very friendly and helpful.
Cons: Breakfast selection
7.9
Anonymous
Good
young couple
10-05-2017
Good
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7.9
Stefan
Good
young couple
10-04-2017
Standard Hotel in central location
Pros: Central location
Cons: Hellhörigkeit
7.5
Karol
Good
young couple
10-03-2017
We would definitely stay here...
Pros: Beds and pillows were very comfortable. Room was spaciouos. Nice bar/restaurant on site. Short walk to harbour. Staff were very pleasant. Valet parking was great...car was ready and waiting.
Cons: Door to room, closet and bathroom were old and hard to open and close. They should be replaced. Would be nice to have extra coffee pods in room.
3.8
Marsha
Poor
young couple
10-03-2017
Disappointing - we thought we...
Pros: Comfy beds, luxurious towels, spa bath products, coffee maker.
Bell staff very friendly and helpful.
Good location
Cons: Room decor non-existent, all faux wood, small tv.
Unfriendly, unhelpful front desk staff.
Grand lobby but worn, scratched up elevators - dowdy 'behind the curtains'.
9.2
Aaron
Wonderful
young couple
10-03-2017
Superb
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9.6
Elizabeth
Exceptional
review category group of friends
10-03-2017
Exceptional
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8.8
Gerrit
Excellent
solo traveller
10-02-2017
Great
Pros: Stylish old fashion feeling, great location, good room
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9.6
Troy
Exceptional
young couple
10-02-2017
On business; brought my wife....
Pros: Very central to amenities. Very clean and comfortable. Exceptionally nice staff.
Cons: Check in and check out could be quicker.
6.7
George
Pleasant
young couple
10-02-2017
Good stay well located, probably...
Pros: Room we had was very small and bathroom needed updating, shower very small.
Cons: Size of room .
7.5
Anonymous
Good
young couple
10-02-2017
All good
Pros: Newspapers
Cons: Parking cost
9.6
Dorothy
Exceptional
solo traveller
10-02-2017
restful and quiet
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7.5
Katie
Good
young couple
10-02-2017
Good
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10.0
Laurentiu
Exceptional
young couple
10-01-2017
Perfect say and thank you...
Pros: The place is clean. The petite room....is not so petite...is nice and big...the location of the hotel is perfect..close to restaurants mall and parks.
Cons: Only thing , and is not a big thing because we caught it in time , is , we asked a lady at the front desk to arrange for us a transportation at 3 am from hotel to airport. She said OK and she wrote it on a piece of paper. After few hours , about 5 pm , I thought to dbbl check if everything is OK...just to confirm it again. When a front desk agent look for our request he didn't find it. So please I hope that writing on a piece of paper is not recommended as a standard , a request that has such a big impact on us being in time at the airport at that early in the day , will be taken more seriously.
But apart from this small thing everything was PERFECT and thank you all for this. And we loved how the hotel smells all around...
9.6
Grace
Exceptional
young couple
09-30-2017
Would stay agin. Nice classic...
Pros: The layout of room, the lobby. Access to lobby thru mezzanine. Appointments on the bedroom. Staff-helpful.
Cons: They didn't tidy up room on the first night.
The sitting room in the suite could have been cozier.
10.0
Kay
Exceptional
young couple
09-30-2017
Exceptional
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5.8
Anonymous
Okay
review category group of friends
09-29-2017
Okay
Pros: Great location
Cons: We paid Well over Three hundred dollars for one night. The toilet was broken so even time we flushed it, we had to remove the top of the toilet and sort it out otherwise it would have run all night.also our air-conditioning wasn't working so the room was boiling.We mentioned it to the girl on reception but she didn't care.
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