The White Swan Hotel

2.0 star property

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Street view
Street view
Standard Double Room
Interior entrance
Staircase

Reviews

7.4 out of 10
Good

Popular amenities

  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Laundry room
  • Housekeeping
  • 24/7 front desk

Explore the area

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Princess St, Halifax, England, HX1 1TS
  • Place, Halifax Piece Hall
    ‪2 min walk‬
  • Place, Victoria Theatre
    ‪5 min walk‬
  • Place, Eureka The National Children’s Museum
    ‪8 min walk‬
  • Airport, Manchester (MAN)
    ‪62 min drive‬

Room options

Standard Double Room

7.0 out of 10
Good
(17 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Deluxe Double Room, City View

  • City view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Luxury Room, City View

  • City view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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About the area

Halifax

A stay at The White Swan Hotel places you in the heart of Halifax, steps from Halifax Piece Hall and Halifax Town Hall. .This hotel is 13.2 mi (21.2 km) from Peak District National Park and 0.1 mi (0.1 km) from Halifax Borough Market.

What's nearby

  • Halifax Town Hall - 1 min walk - 0.2 km
  • Halifax Borough Market - 2 min walk - 0.2 km
  • Halifax Piece Hall - 2 min walk - 0.2 km
  • Victoria Theatre - 5 min walk - 0.4 km
  • Eureka The National Children’s Museum - 8 min walk - 0.7 km

Getting around

  • Halifax Station - 9 min walk
  • Manchester Airport (MAN) - 70 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Dukes Halifax - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪McDonald's - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Hatch Brunch House - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Los Pampas - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Hop In Craft Beer - ‬2 min walk

About this property

The White Swan Hotel

Hotel in Halifax with a 24-hour front desk
The White Swan Hotel offers 50 accommodations with hair dryers. 32-inch LCD televisions come with cable channels. Bathrooms include bathtubs or showers. Hypo-allergenic bedding, irons/ironing boards, and change of towels can be requested. Housekeeping is provided daily.
Stay in one of 50 guestrooms featuring LCD televisions. Cable television is provided for your entertainment. Private bathrooms with bathtubs or showers feature hair dryers and toothbrushes and toothpaste. Conveniences include desks and electric kettles, and housekeeping is provided daily.
Make use of convenient amenities, which include complimentary wireless internet access and a ballroom.
Featured amenities include a 24-hour front desk, luggage storage, and laundry facilities.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • No on-site parking available

Family friendly

  • Laundry facilities

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage

Guest services

  • Change of towels on request
  • Housekeeping (daily)

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • 4 steps to reach entrance
  • Lift (81 centimetre wide door)
  • Thin carpet in room
  • Well-lit path to entrance

More

  • Ballroom
  • Reception hall
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Hypo-allergenic bedding

Bathroom

  • Bathtub or shower
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shampoo
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Toothbrush and toothpaste (on request)
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 32-inch LCD TV with cable channels

Food and drink

  • Electric kettle
  • Tea bags/instant coffee

More

  • Desk
  • Heating
  • Iron/ironing board on request
  • Laptop workspace

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM
Late check-out subject to availability
A late check-out fee will be charged

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Late check-out is available for a fee (subject to availability)

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards, and cash

Property is also known as

The White Swan Hotel Hotel
The White Swan Hotel Halifax
The White Swan Hotel Hotel Halifax

The White Swan Hotel Reviews

Reviews

7.4

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 24 out of 84 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 28 out of 84 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 16 out of 84 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 13 out of 84 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 3 out of 84 reviews

7.6/10

Cleanliness

8.0/10

Staff & service

6.2/10

Amenities

6.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

6.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

2/10 Terrible

Richard

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Dirty, tired , smelt. Avoid

Felt unsafe, dirty and hotel nothing like the photos on hotel sites or website. Arrived at reception and staff was having an argument with a man trying to get access to a bedroom that he was quoting the Housing Association was paying £600 a month for. The reception staff eventually helped us as a women lay on the floor a few metres away charging her phone with her belongs spread on the floor. We paid for the room and then was given a key and note. As we walked up the stairs the smell was rough. On floor 1 doors to the toilets were tapped over to stop people using them. In the room 104 we only stood for minutes, the room smelt terribly, there was food remnants on the carpet and, wooden furniture was all damaged, the headboard worn out, lampshades hanging off and dirty cups and spoons. I then read the note that reception provided to us that stated the hotel ‘does not take responsibility for any loss or theft of items unless left in reception and that all room keys had to be left at reception if guests left the hotel’. So effectively, stuff not safe in locked rooms! We went to reception to request a refund. The cleaner was there & told us that she had cleaned it. reception staff kept smiling and laughing at us when we asked for a refund when we stated that the photos were not the state of the hotel now and this is misleading. The 1st photo on hotels.com is 500m away from the hotel. We were offered another room, but no chance of staying in this ‘hotel’ if that is what it is
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Karankumar

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

4/10 Poor

Katie

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Sarah

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Short break

Clean room, felt safe there as a lone female traveller, pleasant staff. Plenty of places nearby for breakfast. Central location.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Alison

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great central location

The swan hotel is in a great location, in the centre of Halifax. Opposite is a great curry house. There is street parking for dropping off bags but otherwise you need to park in amultistory carpark a short walk away which isn't cheap . Think we paid about £12 overnight .
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

martyn

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Love these older style hotels. There has clearly been recent refurbishment and the reception and staircase look great and in keeping with su a property. The standard room we stayed in was basic and if older style but very clean. Everything worked as expected and we had a great sleep. As there is no on site restaurant the foyer and downstairs area lack a bit of ambience and I would suggest some music be played to make it a bit more welcoming Location on quiet street in centre of town only a 5 minute walk to train and bus station Overall great place and value at this price point.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Stacey

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good location, clean tidy bit old world but did trick
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Dave

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Tony

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

6/10 Okay

Ian

Liked: Cleanliness

Old and very dated but comfortable

Very old fashioned hotel was obviously a very old building. Bed was comfy, tea and coffee supplied with plenty of milk and sugar. Main street it is on is noisy with a McDonald's virtually opposite so noisy till late. Here is a dilemma, the parking outside is pay and display, between 8am and 8pm £2 an hour with a maximum stay of an hour and no return for another hour. I arrived at 6.15pm so how am I going to adhere to these rules? Not the hotels fault but it meant I had to be up and out before 8am. The bathroom taps come off in your hand, and no plug on the side of the room the bed is on so charging your phone overnight is a long distance event. I was on the 2nd floor also which was very strenuous on my little old legs. So a comfortable stay but not great.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Mark

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Amy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Dean

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Bedding was brand new and very comfortable room was small but served it’s purpose close to venue, however window only opened 3 inch and no fan or air conditioning very hot and sleepless night but all in all ok
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

6/10 Okay

Catherine

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Basic dated accommodation. No restaurant, therefore no breakfast. We had a midweek stay at a special price, wouldn't have paid the website price. Central for the Piece Hall venue.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jonathan, Barrowford

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great Hotel close to the Piece Hall and Halifax town centre
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

4/10 Poor

Jeanette

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Adrian

Liked: Staff & service

No frills low price. Just ok

Very basic overnight stay. Rooms very basic but reflected in price. Overall pretty clean, toilet seat badly stained. Very noisy due to late night/early morning revellers. Check in was a grunt from reception and a card reader. Don’t expect frills. Great location though for Piece Hall
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Jacqueline

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nothing to fault with the hotel but the noise outside our room in the early hours woke me up . It sounded like a bin lorry at first but went on for so long thst I think it was a generator or something . Room 204 😩
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

4/10 Poor

Rob

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort

unsatisfied

Dated hotel with hostel feel to the building. Bed very uncomfortable, bathroom extremely basic and shower of poor quallity and difficult to get good temperature. would not re book.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

6/10 Okay

denise

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

6/10 Okay

David

Liked: Room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

4/10 Poor

John

Disliked: Staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

4/10 Poor

Moira

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Old and tired hotel, dresser in room falling to pieces, no hot water at 11pm, dirty mugs, dirty bathroom floor, awoke at 5am with macdonalds delivery van being unloaded opposite Perfect location but needs updated and breakfast would be nice
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

6/10 Okay

T

Liked: Cleanliness

Concert

Wasn't expecting great things due to some reviews. Positives, Very large room (2 turned into 1). I found the bed comfy my husband didn't. Clean enough. Staff nice. Cons, very dated bathroom, very very noisy. The room overlooked McDonalds which had a massive delivery at 5.30 am. This lasted over 45 mins. Then lots of noise from the street. Hotel must be aware of this so maybe don't room guests there on the delivery day. The hotel needs more work to update it.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

4/10 Poor

Wendy

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025