Where in Halifax, Nova Scotia?

Question

This June, I'm planning for a trip to Halifax via rail with my 9 year old son. It will be our first time to go there.

Can anybody suggest where can we stay for 3 nights considering a tight budget?

Answer 1

It is on the East coast of Nova Scotia, it is a busy sea port, there should be plenty of low cost rooms available. You can enjoy great sea food there at reasonable prices.

Answer 2

Hi Angelina,

I was in Halifax a couple of months ago, and by far the cheapest B&B that my research un-earthed back then is the following:

http://www.angelfire.com/id/fountainview

The area is not that nice (light commercial area, garages, etc., if I remember correctly), but the prices seem un-beatable.

Expect to walk about 10 minutes from there to downtown Halifax.

Myself, I stayed at a very nice B&B another 10 minutes further away from the centre: Marigold's: http://www.marigoldbedandbreakfast.com/i... Rooms are $75+TAX; they have two rooms sharing one bath, so no long waits. It is in a very quiet residental area, yet very close to the local shopping street where you find all the shops and restaurants you need.

In the same area is this B&B, more expensive than Marigold's: http://www.theverandahbb.com/home.htm

The latter two are about twenty minutes on foot from downtown Halifax; they are in roughly the same area as most of the university accommodation suggested by another poster - though there are some univ. accommodation halls directly downtown.

If the university can guarantee you a room downtown, that would be a great plus; but that's about the only advantage I see concerning univ. accommodation - the first two B&B's I suggested are roughly in the same price range as the univ. accommodation, and Marigold's is definitely nicer.

Please note that downtown Halifax is EXREMELY steep. It won't be fun for a 9-year old to do much walking in the downtown area itself [that goes not for the walk to and from the B&Bs I mentioned - those distances are for the main part flat]. I suggest to plan each day carefully, putting the things you want to see in a strategically convenient order, so that you don't have to walk up- and downhill and back up again, etc. etc. the whole time.

Answer 3

best western? but that is a bit expensive...

Answer 4

For a tight budget, try the university residences.  Dalhousie runs a B&B-type program during the summer.Call 902-494-8840, or visit

www.dal.ca/visit/ToursAcco.html

Answer 5

Hi Angelina!

I'd suggest staying at the Commons King Edward Inn.

http://www.commonsinn.ca

Rates are about the best to be had in the city ($70-$150 plus tax per night) The hotel is not far from Scotia Square for shopping, Citadel Hill for a glimpse into the past (1700's and 1800's) and an easy walk to the waterfront where you can visit the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic (A very good Titanic exhibit is here- many of the victims of the disaster were brought to Halifax for burial. ) http://museum.gov.ns.ca/mma/index.html

You can take the ferry across the harbour to the Dartmouth side of the harbour just for fun... it's inexpensive and is the oldest ferry system across salt water in the world. The website is here:

http://www.halifax.ca/metrotransit/ferri...

...And for your little guy, you can see Theodore Tugboat! His dock is next to the ferry terminal on the Halifax waterfront!

http://www.murphysonthewater.com/theodor...

The Westin Hotel is next door to the VIA station, but it's a little spendy... over $200/night.

I hope you have a great time In Halifax!