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The Lord Nelson Hotel & Suites

1515 South Park Street, Halifax NS B3J 2L2

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01 About this hotel

Originally built in October 1928, the Hotel is a legendary landmark in downtown Halifax located at the corner of Spring Garden Road and South Park Street across from the beautiful Public Gardens. Hotel guests are just steps to the vibrant and upscale shopping, dining and entertainment of Halifax's popular Spring Garden Road area. The picturesque waterfront, universities and hospitals are all within easy walking distance. The hotel's elegance, charm and Maritime hospitality attracts guests from around the world, including royalty, politicians and celebrities.

  • Wi-Fi
  • Parking
  • Restaurant
  • Bar
  • Fitness centre
  • Accessible
  • Air conditioning
02 Facilities and services

Facilities

  • Wheelchair-accessible
  • Car park (extra charge)
  • 24-hour reception
  • Check-in hour (15:00)
  • Check-out hour (12:00)
  • Wi-fi
  • Local and international calls
  • Car hire (extra charge)
  • Secure parking
  • Airport Shuttle (extra charge)
  • Room service
  • Laundry service
  • Multilingual staff
  • 24-hour security
  • Bellboy service
  • Air conditioning in public areas
  • Hotel safe
  • Lift access
  • Garden
  • Terrace
  • Bicycle storage
  • Concierge
  • Gym
  • Newspapers
  • Luggage room
  • Dining area (1)
  • Clothes dryer

Catering

  • Bar
  • Restaurant
  • Non-smoking area
  • Highchairs
  • Banquet hall
  • Air conditioning in Restaurant

Entertainment & pools

  • Pub

Sports

  • Fitness

Business

  • Conference room
  • Meeting room (9)
  • Projector
  • Secretarial service
  • Printer
  • Photocopier
  • Business centre
  • Audio-visual equipment rental
  • Fax

Meals

  • Breakfast
  • Breakfast buffet
  • Breakfast served to the table
  • Continental breakfast
  • Hot breakfast
  • Breakfast a la carte
  • À la carte lunch
  • Brunch
  • À la carte dinner
  • Special dietary options
  • Picnic
  • Gluten-free meals
  • Vegetarian meal

Payment methods

  • American Express
  • JCB
  • Diners Club
  • MasterCard
  • Visa

Good to know

  • Non-smoking establishment
03 Rooms and suites
Occupancy by room type
Room typeGuestsAdults / children
Double roomup to 44 adults / 3 children
Quadruple roomup to 64 adults / 3 children
Single roomup to 11 adults
Triple roomup to 53 adults / 4 children
Twin roomup to 44 adults / 3 children

Room types and occupancy come from the Hotelbeds catalogue and have not been confirmed by the hotel, so treat them as indicative. Ask the hotel for current rooms, bed layout and the number of guests.

04 Location and the Cabot Trail

1515 South Park Street, Halifax NS B3J 2L2

Straight-line distance to the roadbook stops

Baddeck273 km
Chéticamp297 km
Pleasant Bay324 km
Ingonish333 km
Sydney311 km
Halifax0.8 km

Straight-line figures from the hotel's coordinates; the loop is 298 km of winding road, so allow for the real driving time. See the loop overview.

Nearby, from the catalogue

  1. City centre5 m
  2. Entertainment Area10 m
  3. Halifax Public Gardens30 m
  4. Nearest Bus / Metro Stop60 m
  5. Cineplex Theatre100 m
  6. Halifax Public Library500 m
  7. Cidatel Hill historic site1 km
  8. Bus/Train station1 km
  9. Harbour1 km
  10. Maritime Museam of The Atlantic1.1 km

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05 Meals and features

Meal plans

  • Room Only

Type of stay

  • Business hotels

Key facts

Year of construction
1928
Year of most recent renovation
2013
Number of floors (main building)
9
Single rooms
82
Double rooms
92
Suites
55
Executive rooms
47
Accessible rooms
4

Hotel data: Hotelbeds, updated 01/10/2026.

Other stops to sleep

  1. Stop 1 Four Points by Sheraton Halifax Halifax · 4 stars
  2. Stop 2 Halifax Marriott Harbourfront Hotel Halifax · 4 stars
  3. Stop 3 The Barrington Hotel Halifax · 4 stars
  4. Stop 4 Atlantica Hotel Halifax Halifax · 4 stars