Four complexes in Canada appear in this section, and they are described here as hotels and resorts. Entries cover accommodation, halls used for live programmes, restaurants, spas, meeting rooms and the ground around each building. The gaming floor of any of these properties is not described, assessed or discussed anywhere on this site.
Montréal Casino & Hotel stands on Île Notre-Dame, an island in the Saint Lawrence River within the city of Montréal. The complex occupies pavilions built for Expo 67, among them the former French and Québec pavilions, which were converted for their present use. Parc Jean-Drapeau surrounds the buildings, and the island is reached by bridge, metro and road from the city centre.
The converted pavilions keep their distinctive outer form, and the interiors were reworked over several phases. The complex holds several restaurants, a cabaret hall used for live programmes, meeting rooms and function rooms, with accommodation added under the same operator. Walking paths across the island park run past the buildings and along the river bank.
This site is busy on evenings with a live programme, so it is worth writing ahead about hours and about parking on the island. Other reasonable questions concern access by public transport late in the evening and the opening days of individual restaurants.
Fallsview Casino Resort is built into the slope above the Niagara Gorge in Niagara Falls, Ontario. The complex steps down the hillside, so its entrances sit at different levels, and the upper floors look across the gorge towards the falls. It stands within the Fallsview district, a dense area of hotels and attractions a short walk from the river's edge.
The resort holds a theatre used for concerts and other live programmes, a spa, several restaurants, retail galleries running through the interior and accommodation in the connected hotel. Covered walkways link parts of the complex, which matters in winter. Meeting and function rooms occupy their own level within the building.
Programme dates in the theatre are set well ahead and are worth checking directly, as is the age policy that applies inside the building. It also helps to ask about parking, about which rooms face the gorge, and about the walking route down to the river.
Category — Casino hotel
Location — Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada
Richmond · Canada · Casino Hotels
River Rock Casino Resort
River Rock Casino Resort stands on the bank of the Fraser River in Richmond, British Columbia, between Vancouver city centre and the international airport. A marina and a riverside walkway sit alongside the complex, and a station of the regional rail line is next to the entrance. The buildings are low and spread along the water rather than gathered into a tower.
The complex includes a show theatre for live programmes, restaurants of several kinds, a spa, meeting and function rooms, and accommodation in two connected buildings. The riverside walkway is open to anyone passing, and the marina lies immediately beyond it. Covered parking is built into the lower levels of the complex.
Airport transfers and rail times are worth confirming with the resort, since the address is used heavily by travellers in transit. Also useful before arrival are the dates of theatre programmes, the age policy inside the building, and which rooms face the river.
Category — Casino hotel
Location — Richmond, British Columbia, Canada
Rama · Canada · Casino Hotels
Casino Rama Resort
Casino Rama Resort is located in Rama, Ontario, on the lands of the Chippewas of Rama First Nation, near Orillia and Lake Couchiching. The resort sits in open country rather than in a town centre, and it is reached by road from the surrounding communities. The buildings are grouped around a single entrance court with parking on the outer side.
The resort holds an entertainment hall used for concerts, a number of restaurants, a spa, meeting and function rooms, and accommodation in a connected hotel building. Programmes in the hall are announced by season. The surrounding area is lake country, and the shoreline of Lake Couchiching lies a short drive from the property.
Because the resort stands outside a town centre, transport is the first thing worth arranging in writing. Other reasonable questions concern the dates of hall programmes, the age policy inside the building, and the opening days of individual restaurants outside the summer months.
Category — Casino hotel
Location — Rama, Ontario, Canada
Zunoas is an independent reference. It is not connected to any resort named here, is not an operator, provides no such activity itself and takes no bookings. Entries come from published sources and describe buildings and public facilities only. Programmes, hours and access arrangements change, so confirm anything that matters with the resort itself.
Entry to these properties is limited by age: nineteen and over in Ontario and British Columbia, eighteen and over in Québec. Gambling is not a way to make money. Help in Canada: ConnexOntario 1-866-531-2600, Québec 1-800-461-0140, British Columbia 1-888-795-6111. Zunoas is not an operator and provides no such activity itself.
