Casino Hotel
Montreal Casino & Hotel
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
The Montreal property stands on an island in the St Lawrence, in buildings that began life as pavilions for a world exposition. That origin still shows in the angular exterior, and it gives the hotel an address unlike any other in the city: parkland on every side, the river beyond, downtown across the water.
As a hotel it handles the ordinary things well — rooms, dining, meeting space, a steady flow of guests attending events on site. The gaming floor is one department of a larger building rather than the whole of it, and plenty of guests use the location mainly as a quiet base with quick access into central Montreal.
The island itself justifies the stay. Cycling routes, gardens and the old exposition grounds are all a short walk from the door.
Hotel alongside an island resort complexRestaurants and event spacesParkland setting on Île Notre-Dame
Casino Hotel
Fallsview Casino Resort
Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada
Fallsview is a resort hotel built into the escarpment above Niagara Falls, and the view does most of the introducing. A large share of the rooms look out over the water, and the public floors are stacked up the slope so that the outlook is available from restaurants and lounges as well.
The building carries a full resort programme: a theatre that books touring acts, meeting space, a spa and a long run of places to eat. The gaming floor is one feature among these, occupying its own levels.
It is within walking distance of the falls and the streets above them, which makes it a practical base for anyone visiting the area for reasons that have nothing to do with the casino.
Rooms with falls-facing outlookTheatre and conference facilitiesSpa and multiple restaurants
Casino Hotel
River Rock Casino Resort
Richmond, British Columbia, Canada
River Rock sits on the Fraser River in Richmond, with a marina at its edge and Vancouver's airport a short hop away. That last detail shapes the hotel more than anything else: it is a genuinely convenient place to stay at either end of a long flight, with rapid transit running into central Vancouver.
The resort includes a theatre that programmes concerts and touring shows, a spread of restaurants, and conference facilities. The gaming floor is part of the complex and easy enough to leave alone if it is not why you came.
Richmond's own restaurants, particularly along Alexandra Road and at the night market in season, are the real argument for the location.
Marina on the Fraser RiverShow theatre on siteMinutes from Vancouver airport
Casino Hotel
Casino Rama Resort
Rama, Ontario, Canada
Casino Rama Resort stands on Chippewas of Rama First Nation land in Ontario's Lake Country, roughly an hour and a half north of Toronto. It is a destination property rather than a city hotel, and most guests come for a night or two at a time.
The entertainment venue is the piece that defines it. Touring musicians and comedians play a room large enough to draw an audience from well beyond the immediate region, and the hotel exists in part to house that audience. Restaurants, meeting space and a spa complete the building; the gaming floor is one component of it.
Outside, the setting is lake country proper — water, forest and small towns — which gives the resort a second life as a summer base.
Large entertainment venue on siteOwned by the Chippewas of Rama First NationLake Country setting north of Toronto
