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Commons Inn

2.0 star property
Hotel near Halifax Waterfront Boardwalk in Halifax

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Deluxe Room, 1 Queen Bed
Deluxe Room, 1 Queen Bed | Bathroom
Reception
Suite, 1 King Bed
Exterior

Reviews

5.6 out of 10

Popular amenities

  • Free WiFi
  • Air conditioning
  • 24/7 front desk

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5780 West Street, Halifax, NS, B3K 1H8
  • Place, Halifax Citadel
    ‪14 min walk‬
  • Place, Halifax Waterfront Boardwalk
    ‪15 min walk‬
  • Place, Casino Nova Scotia
    ‪15 min walk‬
  • Airport, Halifax, NS (YHZ-Stanfield Intl.)
    ‪28 min drive‬

Room options

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Standard Room, 1 Double Bed

Standard Room, 1 Double Bed

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Standard Room, 1 Queen Bed

Standard Room, 1 Queen Bed

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Deluxe Room, 1 Queen Bed

Deluxe Room, 1 Queen Bed

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Deluxe Room, 2 Double Beds

Deluxe Room, 2 Double Beds

  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Double Beds

Economy Double Room Single Use, 1 Double Bed

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Standard Room, 1 King Bed

Standard Room, 1 King Bed

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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Standard Room, 2 Single Beds

Standard Room, 2 Twin Beds

  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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Deluxe Room, 1 King Bed

Deluxe Room, 1 King Bed

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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About the area

Halifax

North End stay.Within a 10-minute walk of this North End hotel, you'll find Shakespeare by the Sea and Halifax North Common Park. Cornwallis Street Baptist Church and Emera Oval are also within half a mile (1 km).

What's nearby

  • Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Center - 13 min walk - 1.1 km
  • Halifax Citadel - 14 min walk - 1.3 km
  • Halifax Waterfront Boardwalk - 15 min walk - 1.3 km
  • Casino Nova Scotia - 15 min walk - 1.3 km
  • Scotiabank Centre - 16 min walk - 1.4 km

Getting around

  • Halifax Station - 9 min drive
  • Stanfield Intl. Airport (YHZ) - 29 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Good Robot Brewing Company - Halifax Commons - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪The Bonfire - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪The Stillwell Freehouse - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Unfiltered Brewing - ‬8 min walk
  • ‪Tony's Pizza Donairs & Subs - ‬4 min walk

About this property

Commons Inn

Hotel near Halifax Waterfront Boardwalk in Halifax
Commons Inn offers its guests a rooftop terrace. Public spaces have free WiFi.

This Halifax hotel is smoke free.

  • 1 building
  • 40 guestrooms or units
  • 3 levels
  • Terrace on the roof
  • Front desk (24 hours)
  • No smoking on site
Commons Inn offers 40 accommodations with air conditioning. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include phones along with free local calls (restrictions may apply).

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Property amenities

Family friendly

  • In-room refrigerator

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • No onsite parking available

Accessibility

  • No elevator

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Private bathroom
  • Towels provided

Food and drink

  • Refrigerator

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Free local calls
  • Phone

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime
Minimum check-in age: 19

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • No pets allowed

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Cribs (infant beds) are not available.

Property payment types

Important information

Fees

Guests will be asked to pay the following charges at the property:

  • Deposit: CAD 200 per accommodation, per stay

We've listed all charges provided to us by the property.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
Charges for extra guests may apply and vary according to property policy.
A cash deposit, credit card, or debit card for incidental charges and government-issued photo identification may be required upon check-in.
Special requests are subject to availability at the time of check-in. Special requests can't be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
    This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business, or profession. No onsite parking is available. This property accepts Visa, Mastercard, and American Express. Cash is not accepted. 

Property Registration Number STR2526T8572

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Commons Inn Reviews

Reviews

5.6
Rating 10 - Excellent. 130 out of 1003 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 206 out of 1003 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 216 out of 1003 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 194 out of 1003 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 257 out of 1003 reviews

6.0/10

Cleanliness

6.6/10

Staff & service

5.0/10

Amenities

5.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

5.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

4/10 Poor

Gord

Business traveller
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
This was a tough place to stay for four nights. There is no coffee maker in the room.or anywhere in the hotel. The bed was poor. There was no desk and chair in the room to work at. It was noisy at night. You can hear everything going on below and across the hall.
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2025

6/10 Okay

Diane

Liked: Cleanliness
Ok for just a over night stay
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

6/10 Okay

Gordon

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Room was ok.....could use vacuum on staors amd common areas. Good for price
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025

6/10 Okay

Jason

Business traveller
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

2/10 Terrible

Ma Magdalena

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A dump. Filthy, decrepit, worn out. Tv, but no cable or satellite (front desk said it was mentioned on the website, but when I opened the site he couldn’t find it. “It says we have tv, it doesn’t say we have cable.” I took too many pictures to post of dirt, clumsy attempts to patch or repair walls, shower stall, doors…They insisted on a $200 damage deposit, there wasn’t anything in the room that would add up to $200.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

4/10 Poor

Leslie

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Bed was not very comfortable. Dirty and very small. No closet or counter in the bathroom to put anything Was very walkable to all of thr attractions.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Alan

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service

Decent stay!

Room was better than expected, decent bed and tv. No coffee/tea in the room. Guy behind reception was pretty rude to another guest whilst I was checking in. Other staff were polite. Good stay, nice street with good food/drink options.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Laura

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very helpful staff; the area was surprisingly interesting, and we still managed to walk to the waterfront every day. Only 2 hangers in the room. Bring hangers with you. Several damaged things in room but there was still a damage deposit of $200.
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Roman

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
It was clean and a nice walk to and from downtown.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Megan

Business traveller, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Very clean but parking is limited. There is no TV which is ok, but the internet connection was not good. Makes down time frustrating. Great location and good food places around neighborhood.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

6/10 Okay

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
For the price it was fine. Great dining options nearby
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

6/10 Okay

Andrew James

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Property is old, but functional. There was no desk in my room and I was on a work trip so would have been nice to have a desk
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

4/10 Poor

john

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
The rooms themselves were clean, small, but clean. Area was very nice. No TV- did not know that in advance. Main issue- constant door slamming and heavy items being dragged and dropped. The whole floor was shaking from 9 pm till after midnight both nights. I think the place also has apartments for rent- and think what we heard was someone moving in or out.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

6/10 Okay

Shawna

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2025

4/10 Poor

Heather

Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2025

6/10 Okay

Temur

Business traveller, Travelled with group
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Not far from the Downtown, but old facility..
Stayed 6 nights in Sep 2025

6/10 Okay

Dennis

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Amenities
Very small room, tight bathroom, poor shower, parking over priced. Great pub next door, walking distance to downtown & the Halfax Harbour.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

2/10 Terrible

Thomas, Barrington Passage

Business traveller
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Amenities
The rooms are extremely noisy. The TV didn’t work. Light switches didn’t work. I’m pretty sure somebody upstairs was filming porn all night long. Never got any sleep because of the constant screaming and slamming of furniture until 5 o’clock in the morning. We’ll never stay there again.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

4/10 Poor

monami

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The location was great. It's in north end of Halifax, and it's close to everything - bars, pubs, cafes and restaurants. However, as other reviewers said, the wall is extremely thin and it's not so comfortable to find peace in the room. You hear the door slamming every time other guests come back, hear they talk as there are pretty big gap at the bottom of the door. It's a good option if you're looking for something close to downtown on a budget. But if you look for restful night, this is not for you.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Glenn

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent location.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

2/10 Terrible

Elizabeth

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

2/10 Terrible

Samantha

Business traveller
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The hotel is rundown, which wouldn't be bad if it was clean, but it looks like the carpets, walls, toilet, sink, etc. haven't been cleaned in years. The AC was dirty too and so loud, I couldn't sleep all night. I would never stay at this hotel again.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2025

4/10 Poor

Randall

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Price was right but you get what you pay for I guess. Convenient location. Lots of nice small eateries near by. No customer service or house keeping. No parking except on street at night and the night I arrived was street cleaning night so I wound up paying fine and staff didn't even mention it. Building was noisy, and bed not attached to wall kept on moving everytime I sat on the edge. Not what it use to be, I think new owners and they are cutting way back with our dropping their $$$.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2025

6/10 Okay

David

Travelled with partner
Friendly and hospitable.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

4/10 Poor

James

Disliked: Amenities
Bathtub dirty, shower curtain was moldy, toilet seat was loose. Room view was into hallway of construction
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025