Updated October 28, 2026

Canada's casino hotels: independent reviews and our 2026 top 10

Planning a night, or three, at a casino resort? We rate Canada's casino hotels the way a getaway actually unfolds — the room you sleep in, the floor you play on, where you eat, what's on stage, the pool or spa for the morning after, and how painless the trip there is. Every figure is taken from the hotel itself or from a source we name, together with the date we last checked it.

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July 3, 2025

Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Ottawa

Ottawa, ON · 150 rooms, 22 of them suites

The old Rideau Carleton site, rebuilt for $350 million into what Hard Rock calls its first fully integrated resort in Canada. Inside: a casino open 24/7 with 1,500-plus slots, a Council Oak steakhouse and the 2,200-capacity Hard Rock LIVE. Every part of the property requires guests to be 19+.

Casino June 20, 2023 · hotel August 1, 2023

Great Canadian Casino Resort Toronto

Toronto (Etobicoke), ON · 400 rooms and suites

Next to Woodbine Racetrack, the former Casino Woodbine now has a hotel, a 5,000-capacity theatre and a pool with sauna and steam room; parking is free and so is the shuttle from Pearson.

January 16, 2023

Pickering Casino Resort Hotel

Pickering, ON · 275 rooms, 33 of them suites

East of Toronto, Great Canadian spent $500 million on its Pickering resort, and this hotel is part of it. Room sizes span 388–775 sq ft, with 22 accessible rooms. The casino launched with 2,200 slots and 90-plus live tables, and there's a 2,500-seat arena and theatre.

Completed November 2021

Great Blue Heron Casino & Hotel

Port Perry (Scugog Island), ON · Around 100 rooms (sources vary)

Great Blue Heron, the casino of the Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation, announced its new hotel finished on November 1, 2021. Sources disagree on its size — 100 rooms per Wikipedia, 116 per travel listings, and no number at all on the operator's site. Events go in The Nest, which takes up to 800 guests.

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Ontario5 hotels reviewed · minimum age 19+British Columbia2 hotels reviewed · minimum age 19+Alberta2 hotels reviewed · minimum age 18+Québec1 hotels reviewed · minimum age 18+Manitoba & New Brunswick2 hotels reviewed · minimum age 18+ / 19+

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How the scores work

Six criteria, each with its own weight: what you sleep in and look out at counts most, then the casino floor and the restaurants, then shows, pool and spa, and last how easy the place is to reach. Facts come from the hotel itself or from a source we name. The full method is here.

Good to know before you book

Which casino hotel in Canada is the best?

On our scoring, the winner is Niagara Falls' Fallsview Casino Resort: 372 rooms designed for the view, a 5,000-seat OLG Stage, 110 tables and 3,200-plus slots, and more than 20 restaurants.

Which Canadian casino hotel opened most recently?

That's Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Ottawa — 150 rooms, opened on July 3, 2025. The title previously belonged to Great Canadian Casino Resort Toronto, whose hotel welcomed its first guests on August 1, 2023.

How old do you need to be to enter a Canadian casino?

Eighteen in Alberta, Manitoba and Québec; nineteen everywhere else we cover, including Ontario, British Columbia and New Brunswick.

Can I bring children to a casino hotel?

Mostly, yes. The age rule is about the gaming floor plus some bars and venues, not the hotel rooms. Hard Rock Ottawa is the big exception: there, nobody under 19 may enter any part of the property.