Ottawa
By the Ottawa Locks, the city's best-known hotel is a landmark in its own right. Built in 1912 to resemble a 16th-century French château, its 426 rooms…
Must-see hotels in Ontario
Ottawa
In one of Ottawa's finest locations, the stately Lord Elgin was built in 1941 in a similar, but less grandiose, style to Toronto's Fairmont Royal York…
Kingston
Enjoy a decadent stay at this former dry-goods merchant's home in a historic district. Built in 1850, the massive stone, Tuscan-style villa has been…
Toronto
Art is everywhere in this flophouse turned boutique hotel. Other hotels have rooms; the Drake has 'crash pads, dens, salons' and a rockin' little suite,…
Hostelling International (HI) Ottawa Jail
Ottawa
This quirky hostel occupies nine floors of the 155-year-old former Ottawa Jail, considered to be one of the city's most haunted buildings. Guests can lock…
Toronto
The 37 artist-designed rooms at this trendsetting hotel could have leaped straight from a Taschen design book. Pick a room theme, then when you arrive…
Hostelling International Toronto
Old Town, Corktown & Distillery District
This award-winning hostel doesn't look much from the outside, but it gets votes for its rooftop deck and friendly staff. Most dorms have their own…
East Toronto & Rosedale
There's so much to love about the Only. Inspired by the owner's globetrotting adventures, it's everything you want a hostel to be: clean, cozy, near the…
Toronto
Competitors in the luxury class have in recent years made it harder for the Hazelton to uphold its self-professed reputation as Toronto's most exclusive…
Toronto
The Planet has a long history of delighting guests with its spectacular rooftop patio bar, great rates, and commitment to being clean and green. It still…
Toronto
One of Toronto's most respected high-end hotels, the Four Seasons is all about luxury, relaxation and enjoyment: crisp, light-filled rooms with stunning…
Entertainment & Financial Districts
Many love Thompson Toronto – it's just so LA. Urban-chic rooms will be favored by those with a penchant for design and city skylines (check out the…
Southwestern Ontario
Gorgeously renovated, the historic Elora Mill is the crown jewel of the region's hotels. Luxurious rooms integrate original stone walls with floor-to…
East Toronto & Rosedale
Built in 1891, this sumptuously restored building served as a bank, a boarding house and a strip club before becoming a boutique hotel. Rooms are elegant…
Entertainment & Financial Districts
Upscale but decently priced Bisha is a luxury hotel and residence in the heart of the Entertainment District; it’s also right off King St W, a chic…
Niagara Falls
This sprawling giant is so close that you could almost touch the falls...the lobby itself seems to hang over the Horseshoe Falls. A variety of modern room…
Southwestern Ontario
A charming 125-year old farmhouse with seven cozy rooms, all decorated in a simple country style. All share four full bathrooms – there's rarely a wait –…
Toronto
A stylish place with 113 rooms, all with exposed-brick walls, art-deco-meets-boho bathrooms, record players and city views. A hotel app allows guests to…
Niagara Falls
A retro motel just west of the kitsch on Clifton Hill, rooms here are modern and chic with great beds and luxe linens. Each has an classic Caddy theme –…
Eastern Ontario
With 27 one- and two-bedroom lakeside cabins dating from the 1930s, Killarney recalls the innocent days when rustic cabins were synonymous with family…
Niagara Peninsula
Originally the town's first post office, this historic building is now a sophisticated inn with a relaxed old-world feel – think cozy couches and leather…
Eastern Ontario
Located 10km outside the West Gate, this outdoorsy hostel-cum-resort offers lodging from dorms to gorgeous eco-cabins accommodating up to six. Guests can…
Northern Ontario
Offering a resort for the price of a room, the Water Tower continues to stand out from the rest with its indoor and outdoor pools, grill-house bar…
Ottawa
Owner Sabina's Swiss heritage is reflected in everything from the luxuriant buffet breakfast ($15) to the rooms' design-savvy stencil decor. The 22…
Southwestern Ontario
A central location and sumptuously furnished, themed bedrooms, most with en suite Jacuzzi, make the Norfolk – a delightfully restored Victorian home – the…
Northern Ontario
Naturally Superior Adventures' lodge sits along Lake Superior between a craggy expanse of stone and smooth, sandy beach. The four basic rooms are spotless…
Bruce Peninsula
A friendly, well-run hostel in an updated 19th century house, the Fitz offers two sunny 4-bed dorms and a cozy private room. Guests share a a spick-and…
Northern Ontario
On the highway opposite Batchawana Bay's 4km of sandy beach, you'll find this roadside motel and diner. Clean and cozy woodsy rooms are perfect for a…
Southwestern Ontario
Friendly hosts welcome you to this wonderful woody lakeside gem, secluded yet only 10 minutes from town and close to highway amenities. Comfy renovated…
Northern Ontario
This spotless waterfront option has its own private beach in a secluded cove off Lake Nipissing, which amply compensates for the odd lapse in taste…
Northern Ontario
Thunder Bay's newest and fanciest hotel, right on the waterfront, is a worthwhile splurge. The rooms are large and full of all amenities, but it's the…
Bruce Peninsula
More than 80 hectares of land makes for plenty of room for campsites, tipis, and simple cabins with psychedelic murals. Walking trails and activities like…
Muskoka Lakes
Glamp it up in a tipi in the middle of 32 hectares of dense forest. Each is set up on a platform with bunk-style cots, murals and heaters for cold nights…
Three Houses Bed & Breakfast Inn
Southwestern Ontario
Two Edwardian town houses, a garden carriage house and an 1870s Italianate house make up this meticulous, almost over-the-top 18-room inn. No detail has…
Bruce Peninsula
First-time hotelier and former nurse Maureen Friend retired to Manitoulin with her husband to be closer to their daughter; they're doing a wonderful job…
Southwestern Ontario
Rooms in this oh-so-cool boutique hotel in the heart of downtown have hardwood floors, exposed-brick walls, rainfall showers, deep soaker tubs and plenty…
Northern Ontario
Right on the lake, Northland is a good old-fashioned fishing and hunting lodge with a games room, butchery and tackle-cleaning room. The motel-style rooms…
Northern Ontario
Cree Village claims to be the northern hemisphere's first indigenous owned and operated lodge. With windows gazing at the tree-lined Moose River, the A…
Northern Ontario
In Killarney village, this wooden compound with waterfront accommodations is run by canoeing, kayaking and hiking buffs Killarney Outfitters. The…
Eastern Ontario
From the folks behind Toronto's legendary Drake Hotel comes the Drake Devonshire, a historic foundry-turned-inn converted to a swooningly stylish and…
