The Hollis Halifax - A Doubletree Suites By Hilton

My husband and I recently stayed at this hotel for 3 nights. The location is ideal, the suite was beautiful, and the staff were friendly, but that is the extent of the positive review. The most negative part of our experience was paying 35$/day for parking to have our vehicle vandalized. While this is not the fault of the hotel, I do feel it is negligent to offer "valet" service with no monitoring or security offered for the vehicles in their care. On top of this, our vehicle sat in front of the hotel, obstructing traffic and impacting other guests checking in, for 3.5 hours without being moved by the valet staff. When we realized we approached the staff and were told they were having issues turning the car on. We had been in our room for most of that time and could have been easily contacted by staff. After having had to circle the hotel 3 times ourselves before having the space to park in front of the building to check in, I can only imagine how inconvenient this must have been for others on the road or checking into the hotel at peak hours on a Friday evening. The toilet in our room was functional but not working properly, as it was constantly running. While this noise was irksome, the noise made by the air conditioner 3x per hour was concerning. The air conditioner worked well while running, but was very loud and startling when ceasing function. There were no towels available in the pool area despite signs saying there should be.

The location of this hotel is fantastic. Steps away from the boardwalk, with a little grocery store in the building next door. There is no parking right at the hotel, but the hotel provides valet parking with unlimited in-out, and it takes about 10-15 min to get the car back to the hotel. We didn't need our car much because we were within such a short walk of many attractions. We had a waterview suite with two queens and a sofabed, and the sofabed was quite comfortable. The room was clean and nice, and the view of the harbour was wonderful. The staff in the hotel were extremely friendly and nice, and quick to respond to any requests. Would definitely stay here again, highly reccommend.

If you were going to drop a pin on the map in Halifax for the perfect location from which to explore and enjoy the best of the city, and feel the warmth of that world famous Halifax hospitality - the Hollis Hilton Doubletree is the place you’re looking for. Centrally located - walking distance from the the best pubs, restaurants, attractions and historic landmarks - you can walk everywhere in minutes. And every time we walked through the doors into the bright spacious lobby we felt like we were coming home. Abbie who checked us in treated us like we were regulars even though it was our first visit. Steven was a gregarious wealth of local knowledge - whether he was sending us off on our adventures or welcoming us home eager to hear about our day! The rooms are modern and lovely, every amenity thought of. We will no doubt return to Halifax and when we do - we know we’re coming home to the Hollis Hilton.

First suite had an awful smell. They moved us to a higher floor. Better but not smell free. Horrid unhealthy air freshener perfume smell seems to be being used to mask stuff. Noisy air conditioner that sounds like its going to break when it revs up. Massive construction site across the street so no rest daytime. No fans in bathrooms. For the price not worth it. Parking is not in the building. Rooms are renovated but there are stains here and there.