"Anchored on Halifax’s waterfront within the new Queen’s Marque district, this 109-room hotel channels maritime history through design and programming: glass art in the lobby glows like a lighthouse, rooms feature midcentury-modern furniture and custom tartan blankets referencing Nova Scotia’s Scottish roots, and dining highlights include regional classics such as hodge podge stew. The hotel’s speakeasy, BKS, riffs on the province’s rum-running past with cocktails like Her Majesty’s Displeasure." - Jennifer Flowers