Four-star Douglas, Douglas
Hotel Halvard
Twenty rooms on Loch Promenade, opened in 2018, with Douglas Bay in front, breakfast cooked to order and a restaurant of its own.
Opens the hotel's own website. We have no arrangement with the hotel.
- Grading
- Four stars, Silver Award 2021
- Rooms
- 20, for up to 39 guests
- Opened
- 2018
- From the airport
- About 20 minutes by car, our estimate
The hotel
Twenty rooms on the bay.
Hotel Halvard opened in 2018 at numbers 57 and 58 Loch Promenade, on the seafront in Douglas, with views across the bay to the Irish Sea. It is small: twenty rooms, sleeping up to thirty-nine guests, with a lift, a bar and a restaurant. The seafront suite and the superior rooms face the water. Visit Isle of Man grades it four stars, and it holds a Silver award from 2021.
Halvard also lets apartments in Castletown, in the south of the island near the airport. Breakfast comes with the room, cooked to order or from a continental buffet, and the Halvard Restaurant has its own menu and drinks list. In 2024 the hotel was listed under the Great 4 Cyclists and Great 4 Walkers schemes, and it stays open all year round.
- Sea-facing rooms The suite and the superior deluxe rooms look straight over Douglas Bay.
- Breakfast included Cooked to order, with a continental buffet alongside.
- For walkers and cyclists Listed under Great 4 Cyclists and Great 4 Walkers in 2024.
Rooms & suites
Three ways to stay.
Twenty rooms in all, three types, and breakfast included in every rate.
- Suite The Halvard Suite Views over the bay and high-quality finishes throughout.
- Sea view Superior Deluxe A sea-facing double.
- King bed Deluxe King A spacious room with a king bed.
Good to know
Before you go.
- Access The hotel says it cannot take disabled guests, because of fire evacuation rules, and some rooms are up steps.
- Parking None at the hotel. Public parking on the promenade.
- Breakfast Included in the rate.
Getting there
Flying to Douglas.
Isle of Man Airport at Ronaldsway is about 11 kilometres from Douglas, around 20 minutes by car by our estimate. easyJet, Loganair and Aer Lingus fly in from London, Manchester, Liverpool and Dublin. Private jets use the same airport, where handling is compulsory and customs are on site.
- Dublin 30 min
- Edinburgh 40 min
- London 50 min
- Paris 1 h 20
- Geneva 1 h 50
Questions
What guests ask first.
- How many rooms does Hotel Halvard have?
- Twenty, for up to thirty-nine guests.
- Is breakfast included at Hotel Halvard?
- Yes. It is cooked to order, with a continental buffet as well.
- Is Hotel Halvard suitable for guests with reduced mobility?
- The hotel says it cannot accommodate disabled guests, because of its fire evacuation rules, and some rooms are reached by steps. It does have a lift.
- Can SkyCourtage arrange the flight to Douglas?
- Yes. We arrange Business and First Class seats on scheduled airlines and private jet charter to Douglas, with one final price, our margin included. The hotel is booked with the hotel or through our booking partner.
Also in Douglas
Other hotels worth the trip.
- Claremont Hotel The first hotel on the island to be graded four stars with a Gold award, in 2015.
- Regency Hotel Four stars in the island grading, with a Gold award in 2021.
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Comis Hotel & Golf Resort A resort with its own 18-hole championship course, a spa and an indoor pool, a short drive from the town.
- Mannin Hotel Four stars, with a Silver award since 2019.
- Empress Hotel Four stars in the official island grading.
Staying at Hotel Halvard?
Book the room, then the flight.
Rates and availability come from the hotel itself. For the journey to Douglas, a Business or First Class seat or an aircraft of your own: tell us the date and we come back with one final price, our margin included.
Opens the hotel's own website. We have no arrangement with the hotel.