Halvard Hotel

Stayed in this lovely hotel for 9 nights at mid-summer and thoroughly enjoyed the experience. Lukasz, the manager, and his team made the stay here very special with friendly and efficient service, bright smiles and a willingness to go the extra mile to make our stay there memorable. The hotel is right on the sea front at the centre of Douglas which made access to local restaurants, the theatre and shops easy and convenient. There was a comfy longe for evening (or afternoon) drinks and the restaurant served a lovely breakfast. The dinner menu was limited but the food was very nice and freshly prepared for every dish (try the beef stew in dark Belgian beer; its fablous). Our rooms at the rear of the hotal were comfortable and the tripple glazed windows kept any noise away. This is an old building and so the lift can be a bit noisy, but given the small size of the hotel its not trundling up and down at all hours and so this is a minimal issue. The minibar fridge in the room was refreshed each day with chocolate, crisps and canned drinks with no charge, which is a really nice touch. Parking in Dougas is a bit confusing. The signs on the sea front area say that timings are enforced 24hrs per day which discouraged us from taking the risk of parking there overnight. However there is a bright, clean and seemingly very safe car park just 2 minutes walk from the hotel and parking is free between 1800 and 0800. You can also use the freely available parking disk (ask the hotel or local tourist office for one) and you can use this to park for 2 hours on floor 1 of the multistory for free. So if you park after 1600, use the disk and you only then need to pay for the time between 0800 and when you move your car. Just remember to move the car and add a ticket in the morning. Can't recommend this place highly enough and wil certainly stay tere again if we are on the Isle of Man again.

Lovely hotel Guy on reception couldn’t do enough to make our stay comfortable

Many pluses here: central location (lots within short walking distance), sea view, nice lounge for afternoon seating, very kind and personable staff, nice sized regular rooms. A few items to be aware of: it’s an old building so you hear everything in your room. The elevator backed up to our bathroom and we heard it moving each time. The bathroom of the next room was against our wall so we heard every flush and shower. We even heard him sneeze! They’ve locked the tv volume control so we couldn’t turn it up quite as loud as we wanted/needed but given the thin walls that’s likely a good thing. They provide a fan which is handy for noise baffling too. The floor in our room was seriously sloped, not a big deal but my vertigo did kick in a few times there. The bed needs replacing as it’s quite out of balance from wear. Breakfast was very nice and an excellent selection. Dinner is available as well. Lovely place just be aware if you’re very sensitive to noise.

Other than not having on location parking, I have nothing bad to say about this hotel! My husband and i did a one night stay and booked an ocean view room. The room was excellent and the location was perfect, easy to walk the sea promenade and many restaurants and bars within a 10 minute walk.

The staff was very friendly and helpful. The rooms are large and well laid out with a neat mood lighting feature. The restaurant was surprisingly good. I had an excellent steak with an amazing mushroom sauce.

Great experience all around. Friendly and accommodating staff. Awesome view of the bay and great location.

The hotel is located in one of those smart, stucco-fronted townhouses along the Promenade. It doesn’t provide any parking so you need to park either at the front (watch out for very restricted hours) or in the multi-storey car park at the back (but only free between 18:00 to 08:00!). The reception is at the end of the corridor, with a tiny lift to the left. The venue has undergone quite extensive renovation relatively recently so all looks clean and airy. Our spacious Junior Suite, on the first floor, was overlooking the sea from the large bay window. There was a big wardrobe, housing a broken safe box, with ample storage space. Bed was large and comfortable. The mod lighting added some great atmosphere in the evenings. The walls were a bit thin as we could hear our neighbours next door, far too easily. There was a tea and coffee-making facility and the minibar was replenished daily with basic snacks and drinks, including water, free of charge. WiFi signal was good. Bathroom was huge, with a free-standing bath tub and walk-in shower. Bathrobes and slippers were provided. Breakfast was rather basic and the cooked version quite tasteless. As the seating was rather limited, a queue formed around 9 am. We didn’t dine at the hotel though judging by the quality of breakfast, that may have been a good thing. Staff were very friendly and helpful.

We had a long weekend here and we were not disappointed. EVERYONE absolutley everyone could not do enough for us. As it was our 40th wedding ann they decorated the room with balloons.NO CHARGE The food was fab, wine by the bottle a tad expensive. The Belgium Beef Stew was OMG delicious. The beds mega comfy, the room spotless, the attention to detail even down to making flowers in the toilet roll and tissue boxes. WE can not wait to go back. Pete no more pranks on the youngster, until we get back lols.They even pointed me in the direction of Trike Hire Company. MEGA stay thanks guys.