Name: The Barrington Hotel
Address: 1875 Barrington Street, Halifax, B3J 3L6, CA

4/10

Poor

25 Jul 2026

Teresa

the only thing I really liked was the location of the hotel
I don't like your house keeping policy that you don't clean
rooms everyday
Your staff can't give advise on where to go in the area
when the staff cleans they do a good job
the restaurant on the premises was the worst experience
I've ever had staff was unprofessional and not friendly
our order was taking so long that the waitress came over and
asked if we still wanted it

6/10

Pleasant

25 Jul 2026

Richard

Great location, but needs some major upgrades. The AC was not working and being on the 3rd floor it was so hot in the room. The pool was murky and the floor around it was dirty. The hot tub looked to be filled in with concrete and the sauna was broken, even though there wasn't a sign saying so.

The staff wasn't the most friendly. I wouldn't recommend unless there is nothing available in the area.

8/10

Excellent

25 Jul 2026

Ben

The hotel was ok. Staff were helpful. The rooms are not very noise isolated.

The sauna in the men's changing room in the gym complex needs some maintenance as it doesn't work.

6/10

Pleasant

24 Jul 2026

Tushar

Rooms are a bit shady.

8/10

Excellent

24 Jul 2026

Kimberley

Location was great. The hotel seems a bit dated but it worked for what we needed it for.

6/10

Pleasant

24 Jul 2026

William

Great location, but run down. Difficulty understanding the check in staff.

8/10

Excellent

24 Jul 2026

Mael

Good location and good place to stay for a short business trip

10/10

Exceptional

24 Jul 2026

Shannon

Great hotel!

6/10

Pleasant

23 Jul 2026

Lisa

The best thing about this property is location and the restaurant. The hotel itself needs to be refurbished and some modern air conditioning units that work.

8/10

Excellent

23 Jul 2026

Kathy-Monica

Great staff and good location downtown.

10/10

Exceptional

23 Jul 2026

Cindy

The friendly staff and xlean room

10/10

Exceptional

23 Jul 2026

Scott

Great location

8/10

Excellent

23 Jul 2026

Stacey

Hotel was a great location to the boat races and Halifax area. Beautiful lobby and help-front desk went out of their way to accommodate us. Rooms were a little run down, but still good enough for what we wanted

10/10

Exceptional

23 Jul 2026

Shelley

The Barrington is located exactly where we needed to be.

6/10

Pleasant

23 Jul 2026

Jennifer

historic place, pool was nice not a deep pool, very inconvenient for parking and having to walk far to get to the hotel.
room was fine

10/10

Exceptional

23 Jul 2026

John

Great location
Great old clean hotel

6/10

Pleasant

22 Jul 2026

Ron

Overall the location was the reason why we chose the hotel. Room was adequate.

Don’t like the fact we paid for parking given the charge per night.

Hotel looks antiquated

6/10

Pleasant

22 Jul 2026

Ariel

Overpriced due to the location, hasn’t been updated in a long time. Musty smell, carpets in dire need of replacing or deep clean. Listing said parking could be validated, but front desk said no. The beds are comfy though!

8/10

Excellent

22 Jul 2026

Tina

Great location but very noisy at night. Not sure if the noise came from outside or the next room.

6/10

Pleasant

21 Jul 2026

Tammy

Hotel is very dated. Our original room has a couch with a big stain on it. The young lady at the desk was very helpful and changed our room. 2nd room again was very very dated. Headboard had alot of dust on it. Couch and chairs old. Property definitely could use some new furniture and updating.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

21 Jul 2026

Lou

Room was clean but needed a refresher,

Partner

8/10

Excellent

20 Jul 2026

Caroline

Très gentil staff, Hotel bien placé dans la ville

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

20 Jul 2026

Ivan

The staff were great to deal with. The rooms are dated but the location is prime! Neither breakfast nor parking was included. Off site parking at a daily cost. You’re paying the price for the location and not the quality of the hotel!

Family_with_children

6/10

Pleasant

20 Jul 2026

Catherine Gray

We enjoyed our stay at the Barrington. We have stayed at many other hotels in Halifax. The hotel was very comfortable and in a good location. The bed was very comfortable. The hotel was quiet and we were not disturbed at night. The decor is a bit dated and could use a refresh. The Tempo restaurant attached was excellent to pick up breakfast or lunch. Service at the counter was excellent. Shout out to Peggy who works the morning shift there. We would stay again.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

20 Jul 2026

Nicole

Parking would have been difficult but detailed instructions were given to park and get back to the hotel without stepping foot outside. About a 5+ minute walk from parking to hotel lobby.

It looks like the hotel was once quite fancy and modern, but has not been updated in maybe 20 or more years. Still very clean. Mini fridge was nice and cold. Staff were helpful when something was requested but they were not proactive. I was able to obtain, after requesting on arrival, a microwave for the second and third of a three night stay.

Hotel restaurant was nice, accommodating to different dietary needs.

View was of a small area in middle of hotel, a rooftop courtyard that looked onto other hotel room windows. Not nice to look out of but it did offer some natural light. Windows did not open, but air conditioning was working well.

Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

20 Jul 2026

Salima

Great location.

Partner

4/10

Poor

20 Jul 2026

Patrick

The place feels outated (not in a good way). Found long hairs in the bathroom (im bald) and a few hairs in the sheet. For the price, I didnt see any value. Staff was cold and mildly friendly but not very helpful. I will not go again.

Self

6/10

Pleasant

20 Jul 2026

Jimmy

Its really normal hotel vs. Prices

4/10

Poor

19 Jul 2026

MARIE CHANTALE FLORE

Breakfast not included.
Microwave not included that's terrible.
Floor is old and not clean.

Family_with_children

2/10

Poor

19 Jul 2026

Andre

Never again.

10/10

Exceptional

19 Jul 2026

Perry

Nice hotel close to waterfront & restaurants. Parking is a challenge but close by. Overall a very good stay.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

19 Jul 2026

David

Great place, right downtown, wonderful pool, rooms were clean and it was a great experience.

Family_with_children

8/10

Excellent

18 Jul 2026

Stefani

It was in a good location and clean. Beds were comfortable

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

18 Jul 2026

Deborah

Convenient and easy.

Business

8/10

Excellent

17 Jul 2026

Frederick

Convenient location for visiting Halifax

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

17 Jul 2026

Rachel

Good location for exploring Halifax by foot. Kids enjoyed the pool.

Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

16 Jul 2026

Angela

Location was perfect

Partner

8/10

Excellent

16 Jul 2026

Tomo

Great!

6/10

Pleasant

16 Jul 2026

Scott

The room i was in was smelly like they sprayed it with a really bad odour eliminator as well it was dated and run down. Will never stay here again they didn’t even ask me how my stay was.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

16 Jul 2026

Steven

Great location, clean rooms. A little dated but property is well taken care of.

8/10

Excellent

16 Jul 2026

Daniel

Just a bit tired of location

Self

6/10

Pleasant

16 Jul 2026

Kateryna

Location is perfect.

Friends

8/10

Excellent

16 Jul 2026

Richard

They catered to the bus tours. We couldn’t get breakfast until 9:00. Went somewhere else

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

16 Jul 2026

Dawn

Very convenient location and fair prices. Walk to waterfront and downtown. Close to nice restaurants. Room is big. Overall very happy.

Self

8/10

Excellent

16 Jul 2026

Sandra

It was a nice place to stay - it is an old building but the sheets and bedding were comfie and all amenities were there. Staff were very nice too! I would definitely stay there again!

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

16 Jul 2026

Garage

.

8/10

Excellent

16 Jul 2026

Derek

A bit dated, but clean and comfortable.

Family_with_children

8/10

Excellent

15 Jul 2026

Angela

Was great location

Partner

4/10

Poor

15 Jul 2026

Hosang

We had a miserable experience, with the toilet flush not working on the last day. The room was a ok with the loud AC going on all night as it was not temp controlled. I felt the stay was not worth the money and certainly not happy with Expedia’s misleading rating of very good.

Family

4/10

Poor

15 Jul 2026

Ethan

Paid for parking at the front desk and was required to pay again at the gate prior to leaving.

6/10

Pleasant

14 Jul 2026

Brian

O

8/10

Excellent

14 Jul 2026

Kevin

I

8/10

Excellent

14 Jul 2026

Yenge

The area was not the safest at night, but hotel was clean and secure. Proximity to the boardwalk was much appreciated.

Business

4/10

Poor

14 Jul 2026

Amanda

It was a hotel and the beds and rooms were clean but the first room I was in had a Murphy bed with a large gap behind the head of the bed where pillows inevitably would fall through in the middle of the night. So large I was able to put my suitcase behind it and there was still room. I brought this up to the front desk staff and their only solution was to upgrade my room at my expense.

The lobby area is not representative of the rooms. While clean, entire décore and furniture is extremely dated.

Gym facilities has very old machines and it’s a very small space.

Business

8/10

Excellent

13 Jul 2026

Rick

Hotel is great but the parking isn’t. You need to park far away from the hotel and walk back as the hotel has no parking but it is close to the waterfront which was good for us as we didn’t need the car until we left.

Friends_and_family Friends

8/10

Excellent

13 Jul 2026

Morgan

Was all good

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

13 Jul 2026

John

Great spot, close to downtown. Everything within walking distance.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

13 Jul 2026

Kyle

A basic hotel that's in a great location. The most reasonably decent hotel in downtown Halifax.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

13 Jul 2026

Josef Patrick

Clean, well maintained hotel.
Convenient to Ferry, Citadel, Train Station and all downtown Halifax attractions.
Will stay again

2/10

Poor

13 Jul 2026

Alan

The most important issue with this hotel was the access to the parking garage, you have to go through a maze of hallways and elevators. Very time I tried to find my Cari would have to ask at least 3 different people and some times they were confused. This was very frustrating, the garage is used for different businesses and other hotels.
The room was not very clean, with no maid service unless you stay for 4 nights or more. I have been in better equipped rooms in motels, they they are at least clean and with easy parking at your door. This hotel should be ashamed to charge the rates they ask, plus parking at $30 per day. I will never recommend this hotel to anyone else.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

13 Jul 2026

Yu

old facility, should be refreshed

Self

8/10

Excellent

12 Jul 2026

Juliet

Downtown Halifax is expensive and this is one of the hotels which cost slightly less. Saying that, our bathroom fan didn't work (front desk didn't fix it), there was old food smelling up in the fridge, and we had to request a microwave put in our room.
The stay could have been better for $300/night, but being in downtown Halifax was well worth it.

Family

8/10

Excellent

12 Jul 2026

Wayne

Please let customer know on arrival that you need to ask to have new towels every day and garbage cans emptied

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

12 Jul 2026

lynn

As read in prior reviews. The hotel is in a great location. It is extremely dated.

2/10

Poor

11 Jul 2026

John

I’ve stayed at this hotel many times in the past when it was under the Delta banner. Feels very much like the Delta has pulled out due to lack of investment and quality of services. Hotel needs a complete overhaul. Staff is a skeleton crew no bellboys no parking assistance. Parking is in a parking garage on the next block, which is very inconvenient places very tired and smacks of an owner, who is not interested in investing to keep the property up to the standards of hotels in the rest of the city.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

11 Jul 2026

debbie

The hotel room was nice but the wifi was very spotty. Alot of the time it didn't work. The bath dispensers were horrible. You could hardly get anything out. We only at breakfast in the restaurant and they got 3 of 4 orders wrong. I rarely saw anyone eat dinner there. There are lots of great restaurants nearby. The hotel is in a great location. All major attractions are in walking distance

Friends

8/10

Excellent

11 Jul 2026

David

Good location, don’t just tap your credit card when entering the public parking lot, take a ticket. Payment is then made at reception - so you don’t pay $36 for the nights stay!!
Hotel feels a little tired, but clean and friendly staff. Our bathroom had a tub with shower over with curtain. There were a number of chips on the bath that maintenance had patched. The bathroom has shampoo, shower gel & conditioner secured to the wall for the bath/shower but the middle one was missing, shower gel. I asked reception if this could be replaced while we were out - on return we had 3 additional hotel sized shampoo bottles left on the bath - so we washed with shampoo. But the bath towel supply was good!
Breakfast (additional cost) was good, unfortunately after our order was placed for yoghurt/toast & an eggs Benedict it took just over 45 minutes to arrive.
Overall OK but I’m not rushing back at nearly $400 for the night.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

11 Jul 2026

Susan

Older hotel, location was great, clean

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

10 Jul 2026

Carmine

The staff at the hotel were very nice. It is centrally located in downtown Halifax and close to restaurants, entertainment, museums and the boardwalk. Everything is within walking distance.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

10 Jul 2026

Carrie Lynn

The hotel was conveniently located with an easy walk to the harbour front and close to the restaurants and pubs, which was nice. Unfortunately the hotel’s AC wasn’t working for the first 2 days we were there and it was extremely hot (+34C). The staff were helpful in providing us with a fan thankfully. Once the AC was back on it still wasn’t that cool and don’t know if this is normal or if it was just taking time for the building to cool in general. Also our mini fridge wasn’t working but it was replaced quickly so we appreciated that. When we checked out the pool, it was too hot in the pool room and the water was warm so we were disappointed since it would have been nice to have a cool swim with it being so hot outside. On the plus side, management were very nice and helpful. They even compensated us with 2 full meal vouchers for the Tempo restaurant to help make up for everything

Family

2/10

Poor

10 Jul 2026

Ashish

Overpriced hotel that is seriously outdated. No air flow in the hallways makes it stifling. Has to shift rooms due to mold effecting my sleep. Just outdated and not maintained to be at the same standard as its formal glory.

Self

4/10

Poor

10 Jul 2026

Y

Pros
-Great location as very close to the ferry terminal and waterfront.
-Staff are accommodating for late check out

Cons
- Poor maintenance and housekeeping. Old carpet with stains, old blood on sheets, grime on between door jams and baseboard, and ripped window screen.
- Air conditioning not working properly. Unable to cool down on warm day, but staff brought a fan which made it bearable.

Family

4/10

Poor

10 Jul 2026

Tasia

No one ever answered the phone. Or could answer my questions. Put me on hold for 20mins

Friends

6/10

Pleasant

10 Jul 2026

Leah

The hotel is tired - carpets, bed mattress creaky- furniture is old and literally looks water damaged or university dorm style- the wallpaper is lifting off walls, shower curtain smelled funky - the rooms are not cleaned everyday- if you are booked for a four night stay the first cleaning and housekeeping you will receive is on day 2 or 3 - I was booked for 6 nights and the rooms was only serviced once. The neighborhood is such that you need to key swipe into the hotel lobby after 8:00pm. For the price - I’d suggest looking elsewhere

Business

8/10

Excellent

09 Jul 2026

Mary Nancy

Loved the location .... close to everything. It was clean, had a great bed, and everything was in working order!!!

Self

4/10

Poor

09 Jul 2026

Linda

The decor is very old, the rug and chair were old and dirty. The bed was clean.but the pillows and mattress were uncomfortable. The parking is very far and inconvenient. We celebrated our wedding 35 years ago at the Barington and I felt that not many upgrades have been made since. The shower was nice

Partner

8/10

Excellent

09 Jul 2026

Akeela

Old hotel but clean ! Very convenient location, 5 mins walk to the harbour. They checked us in earlier as we arrived early! And they gave us free check out till 1 pm as our flight was later in the afternoon. Thanks to a wonderful staff!

Family_with_children

8/10

Excellent

08 Jul 2026

Tami

Love that it is close to so many areas we wanted to walk to.

Family_with_children

8/10

Excellent

08 Jul 2026

Edith

Ideal location accessible to downtown Halifax. Hotel is older and comfortable. Needs some updates (not modernized) Staff at front desk continually change - so don’t see the same people. Don’t feel connection. Breakfast is not included in stay but next door is the Tempo restaurant which is very good. Great service (and food) there.
Overall the location wins out. A bit overpriced, I expect because of it.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

07 Jul 2026

Blair

Nice locatio

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

07 Jul 2026

Ian

quiet

4/10

Poor

06 Jul 2026

Samrana

AC did not work in my room during a heatwave, my thermostat was set to high and at the lowest temperature and my room was 80°F+ for the duration of my stay

Self

6/10

Pleasant

06 Jul 2026

Erica

A tad expensive for the age of the hotel. Time for renos but excellent location.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

06 Jul 2026

Sean

Great location, pool was decent, rooms were spacious probably due for a renovation but that’s not a huge issue for me personally
Only con was the room key cards were demagnetized 3 times (our stay was for four days) and they were not kept in my wallet, kind of annoying but if that’s the only issue that aint much.
Solid property and friendly staff

Friends

6/10

Pleasant

06 Jul 2026

Ryan

Older hotel. Location is great for the boardwalk. Needs to be upgraded and have the air conditioners working. Room was quit warm.

Family_with_children

8/10

Excellent

06 Jul 2026

Criss

The staff were great. The location was perfect - within walking distances to the harbour and downtown area. It was nice to have a restaurant on site for a quick coffee or breakfast, or if you didn't want to leave the hotel for a meal. The hotel was kept clean; however a major renovation is desperately needed. Everything was very outdated and on our first night the towel bar in the tub fell down on my elderly mother. It was fixed right away after I addressed it with the front desk. The bathroom was spacious but lacked towel bars and hooks to hang your clothes on. By the end of our stay, the A/C was dripping ( having a hard time keeping up with the heat wave). I heard from another patron on the elevator that his room was overheated. Other than the outdated decor, I don't have any negative feedback.

Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

06 Jul 2026

Dean

We were expecting a lot less in terms of a quality suite as told to us by a friend. That was not the case we found the room a bit small, but in terms of cleanliness it was superb. A couple of items should be addressed though. There should be grab bars in the tub/shower unit along with a rubber mat to prevent falls. The towels were a bit on the thin and small side and the fact that there really isn't any towel racks there's no place to hang your towels as in our case we stayed a couple of days and there's no service for the room in which case using the same towels was a negative. We could have called housekeeping and asked for more, but if there was towel racks the towels would have dried out sufficiently for addition use. On the positive I required an extension cord to operate my CPAP and that was provided very promptly. Great location to everything Halifax has to offer.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

05 Jul 2026

John

Asked for I ng bed...got queen
Told had accessible room....shower bars but there was no bar to assist getting in and out of shower. Good location. Told how to get to Boston Pizza. Went there and it is closed for renovations. Parking is difficult especially when traffic is heavy

6/10

Pleasant

05 Jul 2026

Maad

No comment.

Self

8/10

Excellent

05 Jul 2026

Brian

Hotel is a bit dated, room had some issues with cooling. Beds were comfortable

10/10

Exceptional

05 Jul 2026

Andrew

Great location within close proximity to main attractions. Staff were very helpful, and even let me stay an extra two hours past checkout time!

Self

8/10

Excellent

05 Jul 2026

Susan

Ice machine only on 1st floor. Had to drive to parking garage 1 block up to park car . Pop only available at front desk

Partner

8/10

Excellent

05 Jul 2026

Marc

Great location near the harbour and the downtown

Partner

8/10

Excellent

05 Jul 2026

william

Staff was very accommodating. The room and hotel were very clean. Good location.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

04 Jul 2026

Yunwei

Great location, staff is nice

Family

6/10

Pleasant

04 Jul 2026

Peter

Apart from its ideal location next to the Halifax bay’s boardwalk and restaurants, this hotel’s glory days are well behind it. From mold in its tub grouting to peeling wallpaper to outdated and tired decor, this is no longer a top rated hotel. Staff were helpful and friendly, but they are working on a sinking ship!

8/10

Excellent

04 Jul 2026

Crystal

Dated and worn but excellent location

Self

4/10

Poor

04 Jul 2026

Manon

Close to ferries and boardwalk. Nice walk from the train station.

Hotel a bit rundown
Had to ask for shower curtain, bathtub mat and body gel soap.

10/10