The perfect hotel to take in all the tourist attractions of Halifax and Dartmouth, Nova Scotia!

Simply jam-packed with great tourist attractions, the Halifax Regional Municipality is the largest urban centre east of Quebec City. With a population exceeding 400,000 and experiencing rapid growth, it really is a place where things happen.

Halifax/Dartmouth is a city with a rich and colourful colonial past. Established in 1749 and named after "Lord Halifax", Dartmouth was settled soon thereafter in 1752.

A city where many of Canada's firsts were born, Halifax has the oldest continuous salt water ferry service which began in 1752. In fact, one of the least known but best tourist attractions is the two dollar ferry ride!

Canada's first newspaper was produced here and Halifax is also home to Canada's first post office. Samuel Cunard, of the world famous Cunard Liners also called Halifax home and two of the country's largest financial institutions began here, the Bank of Nova Scotia and the Royal Bank of Canada.

Halifax has rich naval traditions and saw it's first dockyard built in 1758. Since then Halifax has remained home to Eastern Canada's sea defenses and has seen the port as ready for action through the Seven Year War, the American War of Independence, the Napoleonic Wars through to the First and Second World Wars. Today Halifax still stands proud to be the home of Canada's East Coast Navy.

With such a vibrant past, the city is shaping up for an even brighter future. As a busy international seaport and with a highly diversified economy Halifax/Dartmouth is seeing rapid growth in the fields of science, ship building and information technology. It has a well established reputation as a national leader in post secondary education and is the business hub for Atlantic Canada. On top of it all, Halifax is Nova Scotia's provincial capital.

From Citadel Hill and the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia to a myriad of downtown pubs exuding convival charm. Why not dine at O’Carroll’s restaurant and Irish pub? Halifax is famous for it's culture of music and arts. From the days of Cornwallis to the present, this charming historic city is both unmistakable and unforgettable. So come and let Halifax and its many attractions charm you.