An honest guide to Ontario hotels with a real casino on the property — from the glittering tower above Niagara Falls to a resort in cottage country and a riverfront giant on the Detroit border. We stay, we play and we rank them.
Ontario is the heavyweight of Canadian casino-hotels. The province holds the two biggest gaming floors in the country and a scatter of resorts that pair a real casino with a real bed — a tower over the Falls, a lodge in cottage country, a giant on the Detroit River.
This guide reviews Ontario's best hotels with an on-site casino and ranks them out of ten. For each we weigh the same four things: the casino floor, the rooms, the dining and extras, and the location. The scores are our own — we take no payment for a place in the ranking.
Every hotel here has a real, licensed casino on the property, is 21+ at the gaming floor, and is a place to relax first and play second. Figures are approximate and change, so confirm the details with the hotel before you travel.
Every hotel below has a real casino on the property, from Niagara to the Detroit River. Here is how they stack up.
The country's marquee casino-hotel: an enormous gaming floor high above the Horseshoe Falls, with a tower of rooms, a dozen places to eat and a 1,500-seat theatre — all with the best view in Niagara.
A landmark riverfront resort across from the Detroit skyline, with a huge casino, two hotel towers and the 5,000-seat Colosseum. Big-city gaming and entertainment on the Ontario side of the border.
A big, self-contained resort on Lake Couchiching in cottage country, with a large casino, a comfortable hotel and an entertainment centre that draws major acts. The classic Ontario weekend-away.
A sleek, modern casino resort just east of Toronto in Durham, with the on-site Onyx hotel, a spa and an entertainment lounge — the GTA's newest stay-and-play.
A relaxed First Nations–owned country casino north of the GTA, now with its own hotel, a poker room and a large slot floor — an easy rural escape from the city.
The casino size, the rooms and our score for every hotel in the guide.
| # | Hotel | City | Casino | Rooms | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fallsview Casino Resort | Niagara Falls, ON | One of Canada's largest | Around 370 rooms | 9.5 |
| 2 | Caesars Windsor | Windsor, ON | One of Canada's largest | Around 750 rooms | 9.3 |
| 3 | Casino Rama Resort | Rama, ON | Large First Nations casino | Around 290 rooms | 9.0 |
| 4 | Pickering Casino Resort | Pickering, ON | Modern GTA casino | Around 270 rooms | 8.8 |
| 5 | Great Blue Heron Casino & Hotel | Port Perry, ON | First Nations country casino | On-site hotel | 8.4 |
We stay, we play and we score against the same four measures every time. Read the full method on our Palacetailwind page.
How big and how good the gaming is — the table games, the poker room, the slots and the high-limit rooms — and how it feels to play there.
The quality, comfort and value of the hotel, and how easy it is to get from the felt to a good night's sleep.
The restaurants, bars, spa, theatre and other reasons to stay that turn a gaming trip into a proper getaway.
Where it sits, how easy it is to reach, what else is nearby, and whether the package is worth the money.
Where the province's casino resorts sit — the Falls, the border, cottage country and the GTA's edge.
The marquee stop: Fallsview sits directly above the Horseshoe Falls with the best view of any casino-hotel in the country.
Caesars Windsor brings a Vegas-style resort and a 5,000-seat theatre to the riverfront, across from downtown Detroit.
Casino Rama on Lake Couchiching is the classic weekend-away, an easy drive north of Toronto.
Pickering Casino Resort brings a modern hotel-and-casino to Durham, just east of the city.
Great Blue Heron in Scugog pairs a country casino with its own hotel, a relaxed escape from the city.
New to Ontario casino-hotels? Begin at the top of the ranking, or choose Niagara for the sure thing.
Fallsview Casino Resort in Niagara Falls and Caesars Windsor on the Detroit River run two of the largest casino floors in the country, each under the same roof as its hotel.
Yes — every hotel in this guide has a real, licensed casino on the property, so you can play and stay without leaving the building.
The venues in this guide operate a strict 21+ door policy. Bring valid photo ID, checked at the casino entrance.
No. This is a guide to real, land-based casino-hotels you can visit in person. It is not an online casino, and no real-money play takes place on this site.
Each hotel is scored out of ten against four measures — the casino floor, the rooms, dining and extras, and location and value. Scores are our editorial opinion; we take no payment for the ranking.
A casino-hotel should be entertainment first. We only recommend visiting within your means — and every venue here is strictly 21+ with ID at the door.
Decide your budget and time before you play, and treat the casino as one part of the trip.
Confidential provincial helplines and ResponsibleGambling.org are there whenever you need them.
Every casino in this guide is for adults only, with photo ID checked at entry.
Start at the top of the ranking, or pick the corner of the province you can reach most easily. Every review is an honest, independent take — stay, play and enjoy responsibly.