Downtown Halifax Travel Guide
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Visit Downtown Halifax
Stay near popular Downtown Halifax attractions
Things to do

Halifax Premium Driving Tour: Peggy's Cove, Citadel & Titanic Cemetery

Peggy's Cove, Lunenburg and Titanic Cemetery Full Day Tour

Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 Admission & Tour

Half-Day Historical Tour of Halifax

Half-Day Small-Group Tour of Nova Scotia's South Shore

Halifax Small Peggy’s Cove Express
Top hotels in Downtown Halifax

Delta Hotels by Marriott™ Halifax Downtown
"Not too far outside of downtown and the boardwalk if you want something not as noisy. I stayed in the Harbour view room, excellent and quiet. I would recommend this hotel add luggage racks to the room, hard to navigate the space they provided with two suitcases. Parking is adjacent to hotel, little ..."
Reviewed on 27 Jul 2026

Cambridge Suites Hotel

The Barrington Hotel
"Great location!"
Reviewed on 28 Jul 2026

The Sutton Place Hotel Halifax
"We had a one bedroom suite and it was beautiful. The bathroom was spacious with lots of space for toiletries. Bed was very comfortable. Only complaints would be: 1) our room overlooked the hot tub and we thought people would not be able to look into our room but we were wrong - they could definitely ..."
Reviewed on 28 Jul 2026

Prince George Hotel
"Clean room, very comfy bed and great amenities including a gym, which was very appreciated. Very close walking distance ti the Harbour and to Citadel Hill."
Reviewed on 28 Jul 2026

Moxy Halifax Downtown
Where to stay in Downtown Halifax

South End
South End is beloved for its captivating waterfront views. Take some time to explore sights in the area like Nova Scotia Archives and Rebecca Cohn Auditorium.

North End
You'll enjoy the bars and live music in North End. You might want to make time for a stop at Shakespeare by the Sea or Cornwallis Street Baptist Church.

Clayton Park
The restaurants and waterfront are a few reasons travellers visit Clayton Park. Though there aren't many top sights in the neighbourhood, you can visit Halifax Mainland Common Park and Canada Games Centre, a few notable attractions nearby.

Fairview
While there might not be top attractions in Fairview, you can explore the larger area and discover places like Halifax Mainland Common Park and Fairview Lawn Cemetery.

Fairmount
Fairmount might not have many top sights, but Chocolate Lake Beach and Halifax Shopping Centre are two attractions nearby that you can check out.
















