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Almost every casino hotel in the country describes itself as luxury. These are the 7 where the word survives contact with the room, the restaurant and the service — judged on the hotel, not the gaming floor.
This page ignores the size of the casino floor entirely. A property qualifies on the strength of its hotel component: room quality and condition, soundproofing, bathroom standard, the spa, the dining, and whether the service would be considered good in a hotel with no gaming attached.
That is a deliberately unforgiving test in this category. Several of Canada's biggest gaming floors sit under hotels that are merely adequate, and they are not on this list.
If you want the best hotel room attached to a Canadian casino, it is at Parq Vancouver. If you want the most beautiful building, it is Fairmont Le Manoir Richelieu above the Saint Lawrence. If you want the best-run property overall, River Rock in Richmond.
All three are reviewed in full, with the qualifications each one carries.
Each entry links to the full review, including the hotel sub-score that qualified it for this page.
Niagara Falls / Ontario / Opened 2004
A first casino hotel trip in Canada, and the only one where a companion with no interest in the floor still has a full holiday.
Richmond / British Columbia / Opened 2004
The best casino hotel west of Ontario, and the most convenient large property in the country — ten minutes from an international airport.
Windsor / Ontario / Opened 1994
A trip built around a concert. The entertainment calendar here is the best attached to any Canadian casino hotel.
Vancouver / British Columbia / Opened 2017
The most urban casino hotel stay in Canada — downtown Vancouver, two hotels under one roof, and a park six storeys up.
Gatineau / Quebec / Opened 1996
The best-integrated casino-and-hotel pairing in Canada, across the river from Ottawa and set on its own lake.
Orillia / Ontario / Opened 1996
A weekend that is genuinely away from a city — cottage country, a spa and a large floor in one place.
La Malbaie / Quebec / Opened 1994
The most beautiful casino hotel setting in Canada — a 1929 clifftop manor above the Saint Lawrence, ninety minutes from Quebec City.
Three qualifications are worth stating plainly, because they apply across the category.
A luxury room above a gaming floor is still above a gaming floor. Soundproofing is the difference between a good and a poor night at every property in this segment, and it varies more than room photography suggests. Where it is an issue, our reviews say so.
Destination pricing is not the same as luxury. Fallsview in July costs more than Parq Vancouver and delivers a less good room. Rate is a function of the falls, not the fittings.
Two of the best hotel experiences in this category are not owned by the casino. The Hilton at Lac-Leamy and the Fairmont at Charlevoix are hotels in their own right that happen to adjoin a Loto-Québec casino — which is precisely why they are as good as they are.
These reviews are informational. Hotel Trails is not affiliated with any property listed, does not operate a casino or gambling facility, and accepts no payment for coverage or placement. Gaming age is 19+ in most provinces and 18+ in Alberta, Quebec and Manitoba. Please gamble responsibly — see Responsible Gaming.