[Hali87]

As far as old-school luxury goes the Lord Nelson is probably the best, the Prince George has a solid reputation as the best contemporary high-end and the Marriott Harbourfront is probably the largest and most high-end overall. The latter always struck me as a nod to the chateauesque movement and it's interesting to see that Whistler one from around the same time period.

The Nova Scotian would probably be a tier below those, the old-school equivalent of the Deltas. I'm expecting the Sutton Place to be similar to those, although it could turn out nicer (and its immediate environs are a lot nicer than the Delta Halifax's for example). There are also a few hotels like the Atlantica and the Hollis that seem chic but don't have much of a reputation one way or the other. It's strange but this point the most low-end hotels downtown are things like the Courtyard Marriott - there's nothing even remotely similar to the Empress in Vancouver for example, although it's not hard to imagine an era where that would have been the dominant level of hotel accommodations in Downtown Halifax.