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Directions The most underrated thing about Halifax is its size. The peninsula or core area is about a kilometer across and two kilometers long.Most guests say that they need three days to a week to discover the city and our slower pace of life. The second most underrated thing is the size of the province and travelling times. We often have guests who are going to leave Halifax in the morning, do Cape Breton in the afternoon and hit Prince Edward Island or New Brunswick for supper. Well, folks, that is possible if you get going at about 2 a.m., practice your rally driving skills, stop only for fuel, eat fast food fast for lunch, and take an empty bottle along in lieu of the traditional rest stop rest room. Even then, it is impossible to do it without getting a speeding ticket and risking life and limb—yours and ours! Arriving to Nova Scotia by ferries Their toll free number is Bay Ferries operates from Their toll free number is 1-800-763-5529 and their web page
is at Sample travel times follow Digby to Kentville along Highway 101—1 hour, 20 minutes Kentville to Halifax along Highway 101—1 hour, 20 minutes Yarmouth to Shelburne along Highway 103—1 hour Shelburne to Bridgewater along Highway 103—1 hour, 20 minutes Bridgewater to Halifax along Highway 103—1 hour Halifax to Truro along Highway 102—1 hour, 15 minutes Truro to Pictou along Highway 104—50 minutes Truro to Amherst along Highway 104—1 hour Pictou to Antigonish along Highway 104—1 hour Antigonish to Sydney along Highway 104/105—2 hours Directions into Halifax are easy Air
Travel You have options aplenty for arriving to our guesthouse. Airport Shuttle Bus leaves the airport approximately every half hour for a cost of $12.00 one way or $20.00 round trip. Take the shuttle to the Holiday Inn Select (in Halifax not Dartmouth) You are a ten to fifteen minute walk to our door. You have two alternatives, walk or take a taxi. If walking, proceed down Pepperell Street (or walk around the hotel to Quinpool Road and turn left) past McDonald's Restaurant until you reach Oxford Street. Turn right on Oxford. We are the house next to the corner at 2016 Oxford Street. Taxi Fare from the Holiday Inn is approximately $4.00. Share-A-Cab cost for one person is about $19. For two people it is $24. This needs to be prearranged by calling 1-800-565-8669 with your flight arrival time. For returning to the airport they need at least four hours notice. Casino Taxi may be reached at 429-6666 or 425-6666. From the airport to Halifax the cost is $35. From Halifax to the airport it is $37. Other companies are at a comparable rate. Rent-a-Car Arriving
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in Halifax by train If you are tired, take the #1 bus, fare $1.65—exact change—and get off at the corner of Oxford Street and Quinpool Road. If you are uncertain or confused, ask the driver; don't be shy—he will gladly assist you. If walking is your preference, continue along Spring Garden which becomes Colberg Road and passes the University (on the left). Turn right onto Oxford Street and proceed to our house at 2016 Oxford Street. (Ask for a juice, pop or a cold beer—depending on availability—when you arrive; you'll need it!) From the train station taxi fare is approximately $5.00. Directions for entering Halifax via Highway 101 We are at 2016 Oxford Street, the house on the right just before the corner. There is ample on street parking available if you continue through the lights and make an immediate right onto Pepperell Street. Directions for entering Halifax via Highway 102 We are at 2016 Oxford Street, the house on the right just before the corner. There is ample on street parking available if you continue through the lights and make an immediate right onto Pepperell Street. Directions for entering Halifax via Highway 103 We are at 2016 Oxford Street, the house on the right just before the corner. There is ample on street parking available if you continue through the lights and make an immediate right onto Pepperell Street. Directions for entering Halifax via Highway 107
Continue through to the bridge with 75 cents for the toll. (It takes three quarters (Canadian or American.) If you don't have change, keep in the right hand lanes for a booth that provides change (Canadian dollars only). Keep in the right hand lane going across the bridge and to the right hand side of the fork which goes up a slight incline. Slow down and keep to your extreme right which takes you to the Robie Street exit. Continue through one set of lights, past Piercey's Building Supplies and then turn right at the next light, which is the corner of Robie and Almon. Continue through one set of lights and turn left at the next set which is the corner of Almon and Oxford. Continue through a double set of lights which are very close together. Continue through two long city blocks approaching the lights at Oxford and Quinpool Road. We are at 2016 Oxford Street, the house on the right just before the corner. There is ample on street parking available if you continue through the lights and make an immediate right onto Pepperell Street. |
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