Commons Inn

2.0 star property
Hotel near Halifax Waterfront Boardwalk in Halifax

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

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

Standard Room, 1 Double Bed

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Standard Room, 1 Queen Bed

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

Deluxe Room, 1 Queen Bed

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

Deluxe Room, 2 Double Beds

  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Double Beds

Economy Double Room Single Use, 1 Double Bed

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Standard Room, 1 King Bed

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

Standard Room, 2 Twin Beds

  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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 Cornwallis Street Baptist Church. Also, Emera Oval is within half a mile (1 km) and Halifax Waterfront Boardwalk is within 2 miles (3 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

Property is also known as

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Commons Inn Reviews

Reviews

5.6
Rating 10 - Excellent. 128 out of 1001 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 205 out of 1001 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 217 out of 1001 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 194 out of 1001 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 257 out of 1001 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

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

8/10 Good

chantal

Business traveller
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I liked that it was on a quite street near downtown and many cute coffee places around. I didn't like that they didn't have coffee in the room, no hairdryer, mold around the shower door and a large leak stain with cracked plaster right above the bed. also the blinds are not opaque. no parking no elevator
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Caroline

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
What a cute neighbourhood!!!! Pretty close to sites downtown too (walkable).
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Donna

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Would have liked to know to bring laptop or ipad hto hook up to the tv because you can't watch anything because there is no cable
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

4/10 Poor

Candice

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities

Good enough

Good location - 5min walk from Halifax Commons and 20min walk from downtown, next to the Brown Hound Pub. TV but no cable, AC loud, the duvet smelled musty and the bathroom was clean-ish. Staff were very nice. Good enough if all you need is a place to sleep.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Ian

No available television, only chrome case that didn't have fast enough wifi to use it
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

6/10 Okay

Kristopher, edmonton

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Not exactly the Hyatt… but it’s location is that I was looking for. The price is affordable.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2025

2/10 Terrible

Shawn

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This was the worst stay i have ever had! There is no parking so you have to move your car every hour between 8-6 or get a parking ticket. There was pubic hair in the shower.There was no hot water.There was no cable.There was garbage in the garbage bin.From the previous renter, the dust was so thick I wrote my name in it there's no cable. This place is not fit to even still be open! Save your money and rent else where.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2025

2/10 Terrible

Sharon

Business traveller
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Front staff friendly. No phone #'s in room to contact staff. Carried luggage up 4 floors.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2025

2/10 Terrible

Abiodun

Stayed 1 night in May 2025

4/10 Poor

Matthias

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Needs to be renovated top to bottom. Don't stay if you have little kids,mise traps everywhere. Loud,old ,noisy and over priced
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

4/10 Poor

Lynette

Travelled with family
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very old building. Lots of noise from the street (sirens) easily heard. Sounds of someone running up/down the hallway during the night. Only tv services is via google chromecast. Couldn’t get ours to connect (yes we have done it before so we knew what to do). Bathrooms old and need renovation. Old furniture and not very comfortable beds. 2 half size pillows per bed. Musty old smell throughout. All stairs so if you a mobile impaired it’s not a good choice. Overall I didn’t realize it was listed as 2star and it definitely shows.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

2/10 Terrible

Michelle

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Absolute Hole. Do not stay here. Had to drag our suitcases up 3 floors. No windows in room. A/C barely worked. Single ply TP and hallway smelled like urine.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025