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The best hotels near Halifax Airport Shuttle

Gerald Whitfield

Gerald Whitfield The American northeast and Canada

Updated 1 September 2026 · 8 Halifax hotels assessed

These are my five favourites in Halifax, out of the 8 that qualified. I read what other travellers scored them before I picked, so the order follows the guests, 4.6 down to 4.5.

All five are within 10.0 km of Halifax Airport Shuttle.

Holiday Inn Express & Suites Halifax - Dartmouth by IHG

Highest rated of the five

Holiday Inn Express & Suites Halifax - Dartmouth by IHG

★★★★★4.6 from 622 reviews

Holiday Inn Express & Suites Halifax - Dartmouth by IHG comes out on top of this list, and not narrowly: 4.6 from 622 guest reviews is a score that holds up at that volume, which is the whole test here. A perfect ten from nine people does not beat it.

It is a 4 star property, found under poi and around $284 a night on the dates we checked.

8 hotels in Halifax qualified for this list and five made it. Delta Hotels Dartmouth is the one I would book if the first is full.

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All five, ranked

  1. Holiday Inn Express & Suites Halifax - Dartmouth by IHG1

    Holiday Inn Express & Suites Halifax - Dartmouth by IHG

    ★★★★★4.6 from 622 reviews

    9.3 km from Halifax Airport Shuttle

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    • Delta Hotels Dartmouth2

      Delta Hotels Dartmouth

      ★★★★★4.5 from 1,125 reviews

      8.1 km from Halifax Airport Shuttle

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      • Staybridge Suites Halifax - Dartmouth by IHG3

        Staybridge Suites Halifax - Dartmouth by IHG

        ★★★★★4.8 from 90 reviews

        9.3 km from Halifax Airport Shuttle

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        • Residence Inn by Marriott Halifax Dartmouth4

          Residence Inn by Marriott Halifax Dartmouth

          ★★★★★4.6 from 241 reviews

          10.0 km from Halifax Airport Shuttle

          • Pool
          • Gym
          • Restaurant
          • Bar
          • Parking
          • Kitchen

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        • Courtyard by Marriott Halifax Dartmouth5

          Courtyard by Marriott Halifax Dartmouth

          ★★★★★4.5 from 568 reviews

          10.0 km from Halifax Airport Shuttle

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          How this list was put together

          8 Halifax hotels qualify for this list. We ranked them on guest rating first and on how close they are to Halifax Airport Shuttle second, then took the top five.

          Two things decide these lists. The first is my own time in the city: every hotel on this page is one I have stayed in, walked into and looked at, or gone back to check. That is where the shortlist starts, and it is why some well reviewed places are not on it.

          The second is the numbers, and those are what set the order. The rating and review count come from the big travel sites, pooled through Google, so a score here reflects Expedia, Booking, Hotels.com and the rest together rather than any one of them. I also read the review breakdown by topic, which is where the figures on service, breakfast and location come from. Hotels with fewer than forty reviews are left out altogether, because a rating that thin is not a rating. No more than two come from one neighbourhood.

          What I do not do is move anyone up the order. The ranking is the guest score, highest first, and nobody pays to be on the list.

          Distances are straight lines from published coordinates, so the real walk is a little longer. Amenities are as recorded by Google Hotels and can change without notice. Rates are an indicative nightly figure for a midweek autumn stay, not a quote. Check the booking page before you commit.

          Gerald Whitfield

          Gerald Whitfield The American northeast and Canada

          Volunteers three days a week and travels the rest. Maritime museums and working boatyards in 19 countries, mostly by ferry and train, talking to the shipwrights in every one.

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