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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
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Reception
Exterior
Deluxe Room, 1 Queen Bed

Reviews

5.6 out of 10

Popular amenities

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

Explore the area

Map
5780 West Street, Halifax, NS, B3K 1H8
  • Museum of Natural History
    13 min walk
  • Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Center
    13 min walk
  • Halifax Citadel
    14 min walk
  • Halifax, NS (YWF-Downtown Waterfront Heliport)
    8 min drive

Room options

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Standard Room, 1 Double Bed

Standard Room, 1 Double Bed

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

View all photos for Deluxe Room, 2 Double Beds

Deluxe Room, 2 Double Beds

Deluxe Room, 2 Double Beds

  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Double Beds

View all photos for Deluxe Room, 1 Queen Bed

Deluxe Room, 1 Queen Bed

Deluxe Room, 1 Queen Bed

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Standard Room, 1 Queen Bed

Standard Room, 1 Queen Bed

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

View all photos for Deluxe Room, 1 King Bed

Deluxe Room, 1 King Bed

Deluxe Room, 1 King Bed

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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 Single Beds

  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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CA $141 total
includes taxes & fees
8 Dec - 9 Dec
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About the area

Halifax

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

What's nearby

  • Halifax Citadel - 14 min walk - 1.2 km
  • Halifax Waterfront Boardwalk - 16 min walk - 1.4 km
  • Scotiabank Centre - 17 min walk - 1.5 km
  • Casino Nova Scotia - 18 min walk - 1.6 km
  • Dalhousie University - 3 min drive - 1.9 km

Getting around

  • Halifax Station - 8 min drive
  • Stanfield Intl. Airport (YHZ) - 27 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪The Brown Hound Public House - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Tony's Donair - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪The Stillwell Freehouse - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Cafe Lara - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪G-Street Pizza - ‬5 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).

Languages

English, Korean

Property amenities

Family friendly

  • Refrigerator

Internet

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

Parking and transportation

  • No onsite parking available

Accessibility

  • This property does not have elevators

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Air conditioning
  • Bed sheets

Bathroom

  • Private bathroom
  • Towels

Food and drink

  • Refrigerator

More

  • 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

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 RYA-2023-24-03221636575315822-5780

Property is also known as

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Commons Hotel Halifax
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Commons Inn Reviews

Reviews

5.6
Rating 10 - Excellent. 109 out of 1011 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 228 out of 1011 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 222 out of 1011 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 210 out of 1011 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 242 out of 1011 reviews" "

6.0/10

Cleanliness

6.8/10

Staff & service

5.0/10

Amenities

5.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

5.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

2/10 Terrible

Catharine

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Do not stay at the Commons Inn.
Scam. Not what was advertised on the booking site nor on the Commons Inn site. Not ok to charge that much for what we got, no matter the location. Not appropriate for families. Noisey (inside and out). Mold in bathrooms, floor slanted so bad we had to put pillows at foot of bed to sleep. No where to sit with a table (even a small table). We asked for a refund for 1 of our 4 nights or at least a change of rooms (we had 2 rooms). They could not and would not do anything to address the problems. We left 1 night early anyway and booked another hotel just to get some sleep and be able to be comfortable as a family. Rip off. And they charge $50 for an extra key card (even though there are 2 people in the room) which you get back at end of stay - if it is lost they keep the $50 - again, not appropriate for families or any other situation where you may lose a plastic card that probably costs a dollar. They charge $20.00 a night for parking and don't have enough parking for everyone who pays. No cleaning of rooms or halls while we were there (3 nights). Advertised "renovated" - they are not, they are in the process and didn't let us know before we paid. Had I known any of this, we would not have booked there. I expect more diligence from the booking site as well as no price gouging from the hotel. Tried to speak with the manager or person in charge and they apparently don't know when that person will ever be there. And crepe paper for toilet paper. TV wouldn't turn on.
Unfinished floor with dirt and "grossness". This was in both rooms.
Toilet paper?
Piece of Oreo cookie in bedside table - not ours
Around drain in tub - other "jets" had mold as well.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2024

4/10 Poor

Jose Carlos

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
The building is under renovation and is dirty and messy, parking has to be outside on the street
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

2/10 Terrible

Ron

Business traveller
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Place was not as advertised, would give a zero star if it was an option
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

2/10 Terrible

Thomas

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stay at your own risk!
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Bethany

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness
When you first pull up there isn’t much. Parking is limited. We were expecting the worse just based on the outside. But as they say, never judge a book by its cover. The rooms were nice and updated. It is near downtown which is nice. Definitely would recommend
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

4/10 Poor

Sherry

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
$20.00 paid parking in an area for 6 vehicles full of construction materials. Very small room also with construction surrounding. View out of our window was into another room they are building. Not 175.00 room. Internet signal so low it wouldn't connect, air conditioner too old and loud to run and that's the only amenities
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

4/10 Poor

John

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Last Resort Place to Stay.
Just needed an overnight stay to drop my son off at the airport early morning so we booked a room with two twin beds. 1. No parking (there used to be free parking), or you can pay $20 for parking. 2. Reminded-no smoking or $200 cleaning fee. 3. One key card-"don't lose it or we charge you $20". 4. Cheap AC unit that cycles on-off with three different levels of annoying loud noises. Noisy neighbours. (It was a Sat night so not the problem of the owners). Had to unplug the blinking clock radio. Window curtains don't close completely letting in street light. Didn't watch TV but he said something about no cable service. Wi-fi worked. The Commons Inn used to be kind of a cool funky place to stay, but now it's just kind of annoying—and not cheap.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

2/10 Terrible

Dequan

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Terry

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Property was inexpensive compared to the market and right beside an excellent tavern and great Deli - Parking was limited but in fairness the room was clean, not a fan of Internet TV but the proximity to really cool bars and restaurants make it an interesting selection
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

4/10 Poor

Kefa

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
No car-parking at all
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Kael

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

6/10 Okay

Kevin

It had a bed
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

6/10 Okay

Jordan

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
It was a cute spot! New renos def helped I think!
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

2/10 Terrible

Deb

Disliked: Cleanliness
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

2/10 Terrible

Geetika

Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Room was very tiny. It didn’t look like a hotel room from any angle.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Jacques

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
I’d come back for sure.
Contrary to many other reviews, I have to say that I was pleasantly surprised here. Clean room, friendly front desk clerk. Neighbourhood is a little questionable however, I felt safe. Parking was a little tough to find though. Two minute walk at most. Stayed for two nights. Good pizza place around the corner.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Rachana

Travelled with family, Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Clean property. They charge extra for parking. One of the receptionist is very rude. Otherwise it’s clean quiet and economic.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

2/10 Terrible

Brian

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
For $240 per night, one might expect a working TV and perhaps a coffee percolator in the room. This place has all the charm of a Hostel, lots of druggies on this street, dirty halls and even single ply toilet paper to boot. The bed literally was 16” above the floor level. Slamming doors kept us awake both nights and early mornings. And they have to physically check your room out when you are checking out with a $200 hold on your credit card. Hard to believe they actually are allowed to advertise on hotel apps. Not worthy of a 2 star rating. Never again at this place.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

2/10 Terrible

Craig

Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Bed was small hard and on the floor. 1 bedside table instead of two. No bathtub, stuck going in . NO PARKING ,unless paying $15 extra . NOT worth $150 a night . Siren's 3 times overnight sheet are startched and uncomfortable. Loud peson checked in speaking loudly ! No one said shhh. Wouldn't recommend to anyone unless desperate! I wished i could have slept elsewear . An taking note never again !
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

2/10 Terrible

Kenzie

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Commons in
We booked accidentally on the Hotels.com and then customer service tried to help us get it fixed but the commons in were very rude and would not cancel it, as we were being charged we decided we mis well go, we read the reviews and were very nervous upon arriving. We could not find parking it is a very sketchy place and when we did find a spot we were blocked in by many cars and had a hard time getting out. The service was poor and were lectured on rules when checking in harshly which made us feel unwelcomed the halls and stair wells stink like must and a foul odor. The room is extremely small and dirty the furniture is in rough shape and the bed was awful. We also felt unsafe completely. Walls paper thin, and house keeping vacuuming at 8 this morning up until 10. Overall disgusting we didn’t even sleep in the covers.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Berthe

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Room clean and comfortable!!
The room was ok , was clean , the bed was verry comfy but the entrance of the hotel The corridors ouff could need a little bit more cleaning.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

jiyoung

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Emil

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We spent two nights there. The hotel is in the downtown area of Halifax- very close to everything. There was construction going on, however, and there was no parking available. Parking on the streets proved to be a bit tricky. The TV was practically not working as a TV and we were not able to connect it to internet either. Otherwise, the room was clean and the staff was very helpful and friendly
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kyle

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024