Best Western Plus Chocolate Lake Hotel

2.5 star property

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Breakfast, lunch and dinner served
Exterior
Standard Room, 1 King Bed, Refrigerator & Microwave, Lake View (Refrigerator & Microwave)
Lobby
Property amenity

Reviews

8.6 out of 10
Excellent

Popular amenities

  • Pool
  • Pet-friendly
  • Gym
  • Bar
  • Breakfast included
  • Laundry

Explore the area

Map
250 St. Margaret's Bay Rd, Halifax, NS, B3N 1J4
  • Chocolate Lake Beach
    ‪11 min walk‬
  • Halifax Shopping Centre
    ‪18 min walk‬
  • Dalhousie University
    ‪3 min drive‬
  • Halifax, NS (YWF-Downtown Waterfront Heliport)
    ‪13 min drive‬

Room options

Standard Room, 1 King Bed, Refrigerator & Microwave, Lake View (Refrigerator & Microwave)

  • Lake view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Standard Room, 1 Queen Bed, Non Smoking, Refrigerator

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

Standard Room, 1 King Bed, Non Smoking, Refrigerator

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds, Non Smoking, Refrigerator

  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

Suite, 1 King Bed, Fireplace, Lake View (Fireplace)

  • Lake view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Standard Room, 1 King Bed, Refrigerator & Microwave, Lake View (Pet Friendly)

  • Lake view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds, Non Smoking, Lake View (Pet Friendly)

  • Lake view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds, Refrigerator, Lake View (Refrigerator)

  • Lake view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

Standard Room, 1 Queen Bed, Accessible, Refrigerator (Refrigerator)

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

Suite, 1 King Bed, Fireplace, Lake View (with Sofabed)

  • Lake view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Suite, 2 Queen Beds, Non Smoking

  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds, Refrigerator & Microwave, Lake View (Refrigerator & Microwave)

  • Lake view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

Suite, 1 Queen Bed, Non Smoking, Microwave

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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About the area

Halifax

When you stay at Best Western Plus Chocolate Lake Hotel in Halifax, you'll be in the business district, within a 5-minute drive of Halifax Waterfront Boardwalk and Dalhousie University. .This family-friendly hotel is 2.7 mi (4.3 km) from Bayers Lake Business Park and 2.7 mi (4.4 km) from Scotiabank Centre.

What's nearby

  • Chocolate Lake Beach - 11 min walk
  • Halifax Shopping Centre - 18 min walk
  • Dalhousie University - 3 min drive
  • Halifax Waterfront Boardwalk - 4 min drive
  • Scotiabank Centre - 4 min drive

Getting around

  • Halifax Station - 12 min drive
  • Stanfield Intl. Airport (YHZ) - 27 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Tim Hortons - ‬15 min walk
  • ‪Starbucks - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪McDonald's - ‬14 min walk
  • ‪Tim Hortons - ‬2 min drive
  • ‪Tim Hortons - ‬3 min drive

About this property

Best Western Plus Chocolate Lake Hotel

Family-friendly hotel with free breakfast and a 24-hour fitness center
Best Western Plus Chocolate Lake Hotel offers 142 accommodations with safes and complimentary newspapers. Pillowtop beds feature premium bedding. 42-inch flat-screen televisions come with premium cable channels. Refrigerators, microwaves, and coffee/tea makers are provided. Bathrooms include shower/tub combinations, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers.

This Halifax hotel provides complimentary wired and wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include phones along with free local calls (restrictions may apply). Additionally, rooms include irons/ironing boards and blackout drapes/curtains. Housekeeping is offered daily and hypo-allergenic bedding can be requested.

Recreational amenities at the hotel include an indoor pool and a 24-hour fitness center.

Children under 16 years old are not allowed in the swimming pool or fitness facility without adult supervision.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

Make yourself at home in one of the 142 guestrooms featuring refrigerators and flat-screen televisions. Your pillowtop bed comes with premium bedding. Complimentary wired and wireless internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming provides entertainment. Private bathrooms with shower/tub combinations feature complimentary toiletries and hair dryers.
Take advantage of recreation opportunities including an indoor pool and a 24-hour fitness center. Additional amenities at this Art Deco hotel include complimentary wireless internet access, concierge services, and an arcade/game room.
Enjoy a satisfying meal at Lakeside Bar & Grill serving guests of Best Western Plus Chocolate Lake Hotel. Wrap up your day with a drink at the bar/lounge. A complimentary full breakfast is served daily.
Featured amenities include complimentary wired internet access, a 24-hour business center, and express check-in. Planning an event in Halifax? This hotel has 5995 square feet (557 square meters) of space consisting of a conference center and meeting rooms. Free self parking is available onsite.
Guests are offered a complimentary full breakfast each morning.
Lakeside Bar & Grill - This restaurant serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar. A children's menu is available.

Awards and affiliations

Eco-Certified Property
This property participates in Green Key Global, a program that measures the property's impact on one or more of the following: environment, community, cultural-heritage, the local economy.

Languages

English, French

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi and wired Internet
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi and wired Internet

Parking and public transport

  • Free self-parking on site
  • Limited on-site parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available

Food and drink

  • Free full breakfast available daily
  • 1 restaurant
  • 1 bar

Restaurants on site

  • Lakeside Bar & Grill

Things to do

  • 24-hour fitness centre
  • Arcade/games room
  • Indoor pool

Family friendly

  • Arcade/games room
  • Indoor pool
  • Laundry facilities
  • Microwave
  • Fridge

Conveniences

  • ATM/banking services
  • Ballroom
  • Banquet hall
  • Lift
  • Free newspapers in reception
  • Front-desk safe
  • Vending machine

Guest services

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Concierge services
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Dry-cleaning service
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Multilingual staff
  • Tour/ticket assistance
  • Wedding services

Business services

  • 24-hour business centre
  • Computer station
  • Conference centre (5995 square feet of space)
  • Meeting rooms

Accessibility

  • If you have any requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Assistive listening devices available
  • Braille signage
  • Lift
  • Lift door width (centimetres): 91
  • Wheelchair-accessible concierge desk
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • 2 on-site accessible parking spaces
  • Wheelchair-accessible public bathroom
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk height (centimetres): 71
  • Wheelchair-accessible (may have limits)

More

  • Fireplace in reception
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Bed sheets
  • Blackout drapes/curtains
  • Hypo-allergenic bedding
  • Pillow-top mattress
  • Premium bedding

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hairdryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower/bath combination
  • Towels

Entertainment

  • 42-inch flat-screen TV
  • TV channels
  • Premium channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Microwave
  • Fridge

More

  • Free local calls
  • Free newspapers
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Phone
  • Restaurant dining guide
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3 PM; Check-in end time: 5:30 AM
Express check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 19

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets stay free
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees
Welcoming dogs and cats only

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
2 children, up to the age of 18 years, can stay for free if using existing beds when occupying the parent or guardian's room
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Payment types

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher and a first aid kit
Property Registration Number RYA-2023-24-03141606385328687-205

We should mention

Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms
Children under 16 years old are not allowed in the swimming pool or fitness facility without adult supervision

Property is also known as

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Best Western Plus Chocolate Lake Hotel Reviews

Reviews

8.6

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 696 out of 1307 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 394 out of 1307 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 114 out of 1307 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 51 out of 1307 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 52 out of 1307 reviews

8.8/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Staff & service

8.6/10

Amenities

8.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Pauline

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Convenient and close to everything. On site restaurant is a great dining option.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024

2/10 Terrible

Megan

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Clarence

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Everybody was very friendly and helpful I would definitely recommend them
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Pamela, Mississauga

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This was our third time staying in this hotel. We have loved it from the first time. We will always be picking this place as our home base while visiting Halifax. The employees make you feel welcome and are super helpful and knowledgeable about the area. They make sure that the rooms and building are always clean. The restaurant, the food there is amazing. Fresh ingredients and love put into preparing the meals
Stayed 6 nights in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Faith

Stayed 9 nights in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Wesley

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
It was a quickly planned trip and booked on short notice. Very happy we booked here
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

8/10 Good

James

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Nice area on small lake, but convenient to Downtown Halifax.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024

6/10 Okay

neisha

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

Amber Victoria Cvejich

Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Christopher

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jared

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Mena

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The place was very clean and had a great view of the lake. It was also close to downtown Halifax and Peggies Cove. I would recommend this place.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Christine

Travelled with pets, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Quiet, convenient location.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Stan

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Karen

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Sharon

Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Zeynel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

4/10 Poor

Ashley

Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

Marjorie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Easy to get around to shopping, dining and visiting people we know. Didn’t like that the elevators were not working properly.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

Cynthia L

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

Rosalyn

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

6/10 Okay

Andrew

Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

Rachel

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice hotel. Clean ans staff were nice. Breakfast is good. Parking was easy. My only complaint would be the windows. We couldn’t see the lake. Windows are in bad shape but overall would recommend the hotel.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Sunil

Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Abigail, Toronto

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
N/A
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2024