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Top casino hotels in Canada: our ranking, and how we built it
Ten real resorts where the hotel and the casino share one complex. Instead of borrowed review scores, each place is ranked on six criteria using facts from its own official pages. Casino Rama, the resort this site covers, comes third, and we explain why.
The method
We started with Canadian resorts where you can sleep, eat, see a show or swim, with the casino in the same complex or a short walk away. We then left out anything we could not check against the resort's own published information. Each resort is judged on six criteria:
- One complex. The hotel and the casino share one complex or sit a short walk apart.
- Rooms. What the resort publishes: the number of rooms, the types, what is in them and any recent renovation.
- Water and wellness. A real swimming pool, a spa and hours that suit a weekend.
- Dining. How many places there are to eat, and how many are open on a typical weekend night.
- Access. Distance or time from a major city or airport, and whether you can get there without a car.
- All-year reasons to go. A show venue, golf, a lake or mountains: something that gives each season a purpose.
We did not score guest reviews, stars or prices, and we did not accept payment from any resort for a position. Ages differ by province: 19+ in Ontario, British Columbia and Saskatchewan, and 18+ in Quebec and Alberta.
The ranking
Fallsview Casino Resort
Niagara Falls, Ontario · 19+
372 hotel rooms with Falls or city views; over 3,200 slot machines and 110 gaming tables; a 5,000-seat stage plus the 1,559-seat Avalon Theatre. Source: fallsviewcasinoresort.com
The largest casino floor and the most dining on this list, two theatres, and a view nobody else can offer. It takes first place on scale and access from Toronto and Buffalo.
Hilton Lac-Leamy and Casino du Lac-Leamy
Gatineau, Quebec · 18+
over 1,400 slot machines and 48 gaming tables; heated indoor and outdoor pools open year-round; less than 28 km from Ottawa International Airport. Source: casinos.lotoquebec.com
The strongest wellness offer here, year-round outdoor water and a short hop from Ottawa. Second place for the all-round resort feel.
Casino Rama Resort
Rama, Ontario · 19+
292 renovated suites, every Deluxe Suite with a gas fireplace; 42 gaming tables and over 1,500 slots and electronic table games; a 5,000-seat Entertainment Centre. Source: casinorama.com
Third, honestly. Every room is a suite, the show hall is huge and the 2024–2026 refresh shows. But you need a car or the coach, the buffet runs only on Friday and Saturday evenings and the steakhouse closes Monday and Tuesday.
Caesars Windsor
Windsor, Ontario · 19+
758 rooms in two towers; over 2,000 slot machines and over 80 table games; The Colosseum, seating for 5,000. Source: Caesars Windsor fact sheet (Aug 2023)
Bigger than Rama on paper, with a riverside setting facing Detroit. It ranks below Rama only because its newest official figures we could read date from 2023 and the pool is adults-only.
Fairmont Le Manoir Richelieu and Casino de Charlevoix
La Malbaie, Quebec · 18+
a manor first opened in 1899 and rebuilt after a 1928 fire; a 27-hole golf course open May to October; over 700 slot machines and 9 gaming tables. Source: fairmont.com
The finest building and the best summer golf on the list. The casino is small and the drive from Quebec City is about two hours, so it is a holiday destination more than a weekend run.
Parq Vancouver (JW Marriott Parq and the DOUGLAS)
Vancouver, British Columbia · 19+
two hotels in one complex; casino open 24 hours on two levels; SkyTrain station about 850 m away. Source: parqcasino.com
The easiest to reach without a car and strong on spa. It is a downtown city hotel without a conventional swimming pool, which is why it sits mid-table for a getaway list.
River Cree Resort and Casino
Enoch Cree Nation, near Edmonton, Alberta · 18+
249 guest rooms including 11 suites; 1,665 slot machines and 46 table games; about 20 minutes from Edmonton International Airport. Source: rivercreeresort.com
A large First Nation resort close to an airport, with a well-known restaurant brand. A building expansion is in progress, so parts of the stay may change.
Dakota Dunes Resort
Whitecap Dakota Nation, near Saskatoon, Saskatchewan · 19+
golf links from 2005, casino from 2007, hotel from 2020; an indoor rooftop pool and hot tub; a thermal spa under construction. Source: dakotadunesresort.com
The newest hotel on the list and a good golf base. The thermal spa was not open at our check and its official opening dates disagree.
Stoney Nakoda Resort and Casino
Kananaskis, Alberta · 18+
100 rooms and suites; described by the resort as the only casino in the Canadian Rockies; a heated indoor pool with a waterslide. Source: stoneynakodaresort.com
A mountain base with a family pool. The casino has a little over 300 slot machines, so it suits hikers more than show-goers.
Great Blue Heron Casino and Hotel
Scugog Island (Port Perry), Ontario · 19+
a 116-room hotel; over 500 slot machines and 20 live table games. Source: greatcanadian.com
Close to Toronto and quiet, but the hotel page lists no pool or spa, so it is a one-night stop rather than a resort weekend.
Rama or Niagara for a weekend from Toronto
| Casino Rama Resort | Fallsview Casino Resort | |
|---|---|---|
| Rooms | 292 suites, all with a living area; Deluxe Suites have a gas fireplace | 372 rooms, many with Falls or city views |
| Casino | 42 tables, over 1,500 slots and electronic tables | 110 tables, over 3,200 slot machines |
| Shows | Entertainment Centre, about 5,000 seats | OLG Stage, 5,000 seats, plus Avalon Theatre, 1,559 seats |
| From Toronto | About 80–90 minutes north, per the resort | About 90 minutes, per the resort |
| Setting | A lake and First Nation land in Lake Country | A city at the waterfalls |
| Feels like | A quiet resort weekend | A busy city break |
If the trip is about a view and nonstop activity, Niagara is the answer. If it is about a suite, a show and a quiet lake morning, Rama does it better, and that is why we built this site around it. Both are 19+ on the gaming floor.
Why each resort sits where it does
Fallsview has the most of everything: gaming floor, theatres, restaurants and the Falls themselves. Lac-Leamy has the best wellness offer and outdoor pools that open all year, and it is a few minutes from Ottawa. Casino Rama has the best suites on the list for a two-night stay and a hall that rarely sits empty. It loses points for access and for short restaurant weeks. Caesars Windsor has more rooms and tables than Rama. It ranks lower because the newest official figures we could read date from 2023, and its pool is for adults only. Le Manoir Richelieu is the most beautiful building on the list, with a historic golf course, but its casino is small and it is far from a big city. Parq is the easiest to reach without a car and is strong on spa. It is a downtown hotel, though, not a resort with a pool. River Cree, Dakota Dunes and Stoney Nakoda are good regional bases in the Prairies and the Rockies. Great Blue Heron is close to Toronto, but its hotel page lists no pool or spa.
What this ranking is not
It is not a list of the best places to gamble, and it says nothing about odds or payouts. It is a list of the best places to spend a casino-hotel weekend, judged on things you can see and check. When a resort changes, we will update its entry and the date.