The four complexes in this category are Canadian resorts, and this reference describes them only as hotels: their concert halls, restaurants, spas, galleries and waterfronts. What goes on in the rooms the word casino refers to is not described, assessed or discussed anywhere on this site. Each entry ends with the practical points worth confirming with the resort itself.
Setting. On Île Notre-Dame in the Saint Lawrence, this complex occupies pavilions built for the world exposition once held on the island, with a hotel alongside them. The buildings sit inside Parc Jean-Drapeau, away from the street grid of the city, and are reached by bridge or by the metro station on the neighbouring island. The angular former pavilion remains the recognisable part of the group.
Building. The complex keeps several restaurants of different kinds, a cabaret room used for live programmes and a set of terraces looking back at the city skyline and the river. Interiors of the older pavilion have been reworked more than once, and its upper levels are given over to dining and event rooms. The hotel building is separate from the pavilion and connected to it.
Ahead. Programmes in the cabaret room and restaurant service both run to their own calendars, and neither is fixed year round. Anyone travelling for a particular evening should confirm the date with the complex. Access from the metro and parking on the island vary with events in the surrounding park.
Category Casino Hotels
Location Île Notre-Dame, Montréal, Québec, Canada
Checked May 2030
Fallsview Casino Resort
Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada
Setting. Fallsview Casino Resort is built into the slope above the Niagara gorge, on the Canadian side, so that its public levels look out over the falls. The complex is part of the tourist district of Niagara Falls rather than a separate site, and is joined to nearby streets and hotels by walkways. Much of the building is set within the hillside itself.
Building. The resort holds a large theatre used for concerts and shows, a spa, a group of restaurants running from counters to dining rooms, and a retail arcade under a glass roof. Guest rooms occupy a tower above the public levels, and many face the gorge. Public galleries and lounges are set along the front of the building.
Ahead. Theatre programmes are announced season by season, and the resort is the place to confirm a date. Spa and restaurant hours differ between weekdays and weekends. Age requirements apply to parts of the complex, and these are set out in the note below.
Category Casino Hotels
Location Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada
Checked May 2030
River Rock Casino Resort
Richmond, British Columbia, Canada
Setting. River Rock Casino Resort stands on the middle arm of the Fraser River in Richmond, close to the Vancouver airport and on the rapid transit line into the city. The complex sits at the water's edge, with its own marina and a walkway along the riverbank. It is a self-contained group of buildings rather than part of a street of hotels.
Building. A theatre with tiered seating hosts concerts and touring shows, and the resort keeps several restaurants, a spa and meeting rooms. Guest accommodation is divided between a hotel tower and a lower building on the same site. The riverside walkway and the marina are part of the property, and a covered link joins the buildings to the transit station.
Ahead. Show dates, restaurant openings and spa hours run on separate schedules and change through the year. Anyone travelling for a particular event should confirm it with the resort. Access from the transit line and airport shuttle arrangements are also worth checking before arrival.
Category Casino Hotels
Location Richmond, British Columbia, Canada
Checked May 2030
Casino Rama Resort
Rama, Ontario, Canada
Setting. Casino Rama Resort stands on the lands of the Chippewas of Rama First Nation, near Orillia in central Ontario, north of Lake Simcoe. The complex is set in open country rather than in a town, and is reached by road. Its buildings, hotel and entertainment hall are grouped on a single site with parking around them.
Building. An entertainment hall with banked seating is used for concerts and touring acts, and the resort keeps a range of restaurants, a spa and conference rooms. The hotel building holds the guest accommodation and adjoins the public levels. Artwork and design references drawn from the community are carried through the public rooms, as the resort describes on its own pages.
Ahead. Concert dates are published in advance and sell separately from accommodation. Restaurant and spa hours vary through the week, and the resort is the source for both. Age requirements apply to parts of the complex, as set out in the note below.
Category Casino Hotels
Location Rama, Ontario, Canada
Checked May 2030
Before you rely on this
The Room Index is independent and for reference only. Descriptions come from published sources and can change as buildings and programmes are reworked. Halls, restaurants and spas run on their own calendars. This site is not connected with any resort named, sells nothing, takes no bookings, and every detail should be confirmed with the resort directly.
Age requirements apply at these complexes: nineteen and over in Ontario and in British Columbia, eighteen and over in Québec. Gambling is not a way to make money. Help is available through ConnexOntario on 1-866-531-2600, in Québec on 1-800-461-0140, and in British Columbia on 1-888-795-6111. The Room Index is not an operator, offers nothing of that kind, and describes these properties only as hotels.
