HI-Halifax Heritage House HostelvsHalifax Backpackers Hostel
Both HI-Halifax Heritage House Hostel and Halifax Backpackers Hostel are rated highly by professional travelers. Overall, Halifax Backpackers Hostel is the choice of most writers compared to HI-Halifax Heritage House Hostel. Halifax Backpackers Hostel comes in at 76 with praise from 2 sources such as Lonely Planet, Rough Guide.
HI-Halifax Heritage House Hostel
 Rough Guide
 Lonely Planet
1253 Barrington Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia B3J 1Y3, Canada
From $24/night
- Free Internet
 - Laundy Room
 - Fax / photocopying
 - Baggage storage
 - Sun terrace
 - BBQ facilities
 
 "Only 300m from the train station and more central than Backpackers, this clean and agreeable HI hostel with private rooms and four- to six-bed dorms... has free phones, wi-fi and internet." 
 "Expect a dark and dormy night and a bright and cheery do-it-yourself breakfast at this exceptionally central 75-bed hostel." Full review
Halifax Backpackers Hostel
 Rough Guide
 Lonely Planet
Gottingen St, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
From $0/night
- Bar/Lounge
 - Restaurant
 
 "The best deal in the city... It’s only a 10min walk to the Citadel, and there are plenty of student-friendly bars nearby. The North End has a reputation for crime but things have improved markedly." 
 "Coed dorms at this hip, 36-bed North End hostel hold no more than six beds." Full review