Reviews: Halifax Harbor Marina

Reviewed by: Tony Luciani , Fin and Tonic, on Sep 1, 2024
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 43'
Draft: 4.0'

Rating: 5

Fantastic & Clean Marina. Great Fuel prices. Can’t beat the location. Only complaint was the Wifi or lack of.

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Reviewed by: D. Jenkins on May 15, 2024
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 31'
Draft: 3.0'

Rating: 5

Halifax Harbor Marina was outstanding! We stayed two nights waiting out some weather and catching up on work. We had hoped to catch an MiLB game but they were on the road. The staff were all excellent, the facilities were in great shape and clean, and the concrete floating docks were in really nice condition. From the moment we arrived at the fuel dock (great fuel prices btw) on a very windy afternoon - "Coach" was managing everything - welcomed us to the Marina, grabbed the lines, coordinated two other boats arriving for dockage, briefed us on the facilities and the area, and caught our lines at our slip. Very quiet Marina with wide fairways. Well kept and manicured grounds. One of our favorite stops - we will be back for sure. Highly recommended.

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Reviewed by: Richard Lewis , Sea-Quel, on Apr 8, 2024
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 56'
Draft: 4.5'

Rating: 5

Bought fuel there. Good price with discounts. Floating docks and immaculate grounds. Coach ,the Dockmaster is excellent. Facilities were very clean . Fairly well protected marina. One of our more enjoyable stays yet. We will be back.

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Reviewed by: Kevin Williams , m/v Blue Tortuga, on Mar 28, 2024
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 40'
Draft: 3.5'

Rating: 5

Spent 1 night here enroute. Good security with capable and friendly staff. Example- the lock on the gate to our pier malfunctioned on a Sunday morning. Once notified, the staff had it fixed within the hour. Helpful fuel attendants. Friendly live aboard community.

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Reviewed by: David Mann , Now or Never, on Oct 29, 2023
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 44'
Draft: 4.7'

Rating: 5

All of the docks and associated equipment appear to be in top notch condition. Good voltages with ample current capacity were observed at our dock. The staff is capable and friendly. The locked gates seemed to be quite secure. There are lots of places to eat/drink in the neighborhood. This is back a channel from the Halifax River and no wakes were felt back where we were. Grills are allowed to be used at your boats which is so convenient.

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Reviewed by: Charles Thomas on May 12, 2023
Vessel Type: Sail
LOA: 35'
Draft: 4.5'

Rating: 5

Fantastic gated marina. The facilities are top notch, staff super helpful. There are multiple restaurants within a short walk.

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Reviewed by: Thomas Schlehuber on Apr 23, 2023
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 45'
Draft: 3.5'

Rating: 5

4/22/23 Big marina and great facility! Here for one night. Team was superb — great help with lines in a good breeze and made sure all was good before he left us. Fueled up in the am with best diesel price in the area.

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Reviewed by: Janet Gannon on Apr 20, 2023
Vessel Type: Sail
LOA: 37'
Draft: 5.5'

Rating: 5

This is a top-notch marina. It has well-protected floating docks, a pleasure in this part of Florida. Shore facilities are adequate but not fancy. We enjoyed a Daytona Tortugas minor-league ballgame -- affordable fun! You can walk to the library, lovely walking parks, over the bridge to the beach, and tons of restaurants. The bus was an efficient way to provision.

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Reviewed by: Doreen Sharpe on Mar 18, 2023
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 36'
Draft: 4.0'

Rating: 5

Canadians arrived on st Patrick day 2023 heading north to home
Great marina. We landed in strong winds but "cap" landed and tied us at g floating dock
Good security with keys
Wifi was not great
Wished we could have stayed longer
Easy check in with dockwa
Close to great restaurants and had the street blocked off for st pattys day party with bands and food. Great fun
I am a beach girl and it was an easy 10 minute bike to a fun beach. Path over bridge wide
Cars drive on the beach and park. We had fun driving up tge beach on our bikes

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Reviewed by: Eric Ramsey , SunBums, on Dec 21, 2022
Vessel Type: Sail
LOA: 39'
Draft: 4.0'

Rating: 4

We stayed here in June so thought we would stop by again. We enjoyed everything about this marina that we did last time except the internet. We were on F dock last time and this time on J dock. Not sure if internet has changed or if it was our location but on J dock it was horrible. It is the same onspot wifi but the service was just much worse. The marina is very nice and the dock hands are always awesome. All the staff are friendly and always helpful. The docks all have security gates and require a key card to get through. Downtown with shopping and restaurants are within walking distance. Wal-mart will deliver to this marina so did not have to worry about a nearby grocery store.

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Reviewed by: Hal Goldschlag on Dec 1, 2022
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 37'
Draft: 3.0'

Rating: 5

We came in as a squall was going past and they were super nice and helpful even shorthanded and the basin is well protected.We fueled up with reasonable prices, don't forget to ask for the BOATUS discount. We stayed the night and decided to come back on our way up north.

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Reviewed by: Mark Kitchens on Oct 21, 2022
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 43'
Draft: 3.5'

Rating: 5

Fueled up with diesel, prices reasonable. Stayed for the night, super great service, very friendly, very nice marina, lots and lots of boats, well protected from ICW. Highly recommend.

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Reviewed by: Eric Ramsey , SunBums, on Jun 27, 2022
Vessel Type: Sail
LOA: 39'
Draft: 4.0'

Rating: 4

We stopped here for 3 nights on our way up North. We are a catamaran so we were on an end dock. It is well protected marina from wake so the end dock was very comfortable. The price was perfect at $1.70 per ft. We booked with Dockwa and staff were very helpful with responding to questions on Dockwa. When we arrived fuel/pump out dock was very easy to get into. After we fueled the dock guys helped us get tied up on dock and checked us in there. They gave us 2 key cards to get in gates, restrooms, and laundry room. The restrooms were average but appeared to always be clean. Grocery store within a couple of miles. Several restaurants within walking distance. Our favorite was McK's. Check out their website for their daily specials which were very affordable. We also visited Copper Bottom Distillery which is about 3 miles away. Best vodka I have ever had! The distillery is definitely worth a visit. On Satrudays there is a Farmers Market within walking distance. Hours are supposed to be 7 to 1 but we showed up at 11am and the 2 vendors left were packing up so skip the boat work and go early. We were on the end of F dock and wifi worked awesome for us. Next time we are in this area we will definitely stop here again.

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Reviewed by: Paul Hoffman , Changes in L'Attitudes, on Apr 16, 2022
LOA: 41'
Draft: 3.8'

Rating: 5

Halifax Harbor Marina is a large, first class city owned marina. We stayed, early April 2022, in the southern basin on I dock.

The docks in the southern basin (sorry, can't speak to the northern basin) are floating concrete docks. Wide, very well maintained and stable. Easily accessible water and power. Each slip also has a lockable (use your own lock) box. Access to the docks, bath houses, and laundries are via a wireless nearfield key card. All facilities were very clean. Dockhands were available as requested and professional. We arrived on an extremely windy day (15-20 knts, gusts to 35) but the wide slips and skills of the line handler made backing in easy.

Price was, IMHO, very reasonable for a stop on the AICW right near a budding entertainment district. Several restaurants, clubs, and the historic Jackie Robinson Baseball Park are within easy walking distance. Ride share is available for further trips, and to go over to the beach side.

An easy access fuel/pump out pier is in the southern basin. There are no haul out facilities, but owners/contractors are permitted to work on boats in the slip. More than ample parking.

I'd certainly recommend Halifax Harbor for an overnight or longer stay.

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Reviewed by: Roger S. on Mar 18, 2022
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 42'
Draft: 3.6'

Rating: 5

Helpful, knowledgeable and friendly staff in office and on dock. Nice facilities, multiple restaurants within walking distance. Easy access to fuel & pumpout dock.

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Reviewed by: Leslie Owen on Nov 25, 2021
Vessel Type: Sail
LOA: 34'
Draft: 5.0'

Rating: 5

Run by F3 management. Well protected from AICW traffic. WiFi has been updated. New washer and dryers. Security has been updated. Excellent access to many downtown restaurants. City bus transportation available.

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Reviewed by: Gary Chidester on Jun 9, 2021
Vessel Type: Sail
LOA: 35'
Draft: 4.5'

Rating: 4

Staff was excellent. Clean showers. Only issue was the terrible WIFI and no cable TV. Great stay anyway.

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Reviewed by: Anonymous on May 2, 2021
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 40'
Draft: 5.0'

Rating: 3

Service was fine. Reserved a slip for one night, easy enough to get into the assigned slip. It was after closing, so no help available. However, info on Dockwa was outdated. No good website for the marina.

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Reviewed by: Karen Munson , Oasis, on Mar 22, 2021
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 46'
Draft: 4.0'

Rating: 5

5 star service at a city marina is an anomaly, but the staff was wonderful. There to offer help. Easy access to ICW. Very safe and secure floating docks. Many improvements are underway making this a top notch facility. Enjoyed the small downtown area for dining. Nearby Italian deli, citrus store and candy shop are some of the wonderful places to visit nearby.

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Reviewed by: MV Elizabeth on Mar 4, 2021
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 42'
Draft: 4.5'

Rating: 4

This is a larger marina with floating docks. Easy in and out via well marked channel off of the AICW. Also easy access for fueling near entrance. We were checked in right at our slip by the dockhand so no long walks to the marina store to pay. We were also given access cards for the locked gates at the top of each dock and a brochure with tons of info re marina, local area, Uber. etc. Power, water, docks, cleats and facilities all in good condition.

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Reviewed by: DBrian on Feb 14, 2021
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 41'
Draft: 5.0'

Rating: 5

Big marina with generous approach and fairways. This seems like good value for what you pay. Floating docks in good shape, secure gates with key cards, and an easy walk to several restaurants and facilities.

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Reviewed by: John Tyrell on Jan 11, 2021
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 39'
Draft: 3.5'

Rating: 4

Good dock hands; very large marina. They check you in at the slip saving a trip to the office. Return the gate keys at the fuel dock on your way out by dropping them in a fish net held by dock hand. Wifi was marginal, but I suspect it varies by where you are in the marina. Can walk to several restaurants.

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Reviewed by: Rob Irvine on Mar 1, 2020
Vessel Type: Sail
LOA: 35'
Draft: 5.0'

Rating: 5

Easy access off the AICW. Well protected. Friendly and professional crew. Clean restrooms. Needed ice and since the office is across the water from the docks they motored over with a bag for us. WiFi could some attention,

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Reviewed by: Len Barton , Short Dog II, on Feb 15, 2020
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 44'
Draft: 3.0'

Rating: 5

I totally agree with the other reviews. One of the best places we’ve seen in many years. Can’t say enough about it.

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Reviewed by: Bayard and Gladys Taylor on Feb 9, 2020
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 35'
Draft: 4.0'

Rating: 5

Great marina with top notch friendly staff. Stayed two nights. Will stay again on our return trip.

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Reviewed by: Glen Coombe , Sea Castle II, on Jul 18, 2018
Vessel Type: Sail
LOA: 38'
Draft: 4.5'

Rating: 5

An outstanding Safe Harbor operation. Floating docks and immaculate bath houses are just part of this jewel. Transient slips are often available. Walk to downtown and fun.

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Reviewed by: Jim P on Jan 13, 2017
Vessel Type: Sail
LOA: 36'
Draft: 5.0'

Rating: 4

An excellent facility with lots of helpful staff. With over 500 slips its a very large marina and easy to get disoriented if you've never been there before. Free cable TV and good WiFi.

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