Hotel at a Glance: The Oakes Hotel Overlooking the Falls

As its name suggests, the Oakes Hotel Overlooking the Falls has front-row seats to one of nature’s grandest spectacles. Located in the heart of the Fallsview tourist area, it’s one of the closest hotels in Canada to Niagara Falls. Guests are also within walking distance of local attractions, such as the adjacent Fallsview Casino Resort, home to a Vegas-style theater, shopping arcades, and lively gaming areas. You don’t even have to leave the hotel for stunning views, though; the glass and steel tower features an observation lounge on the 14th floor, where you’ll find floor-to-ceiling windows and five enclaves furnished with chairs and couches.

• Where you’ll stay: Renovated in 2014, guest rooms feature WiFi access, LED TVs with HD channels, and access to the hotel’s pool and sauna.
• Make a splash in the hotel’s indoor heated pool.
• Break a sweat during a workout in a fully-equipped fitness center.

Niagara Falls, Ontario: Panoramic Views of the Falls near Vegas-Style Casinos and Water Parks

At Niagara Falls, water thunders downward from a height of nearly 200 feet, crashing onto craggy boulders below. The falls straddle the border between Canada and the United States, but the Canadian side of the Niagara River is universally hailed as the finest vantage point to take in all three of Niagara Falls’ photogenic brinks: American, Bridal Veil, and Horseshoe Falls.

Hornblower cruises ferry raincoat-clad passengers around the base of the falls from April to October, depending on the river’s ice conditions. Year-round, Journey Behind the Falls grants a glimpse behind the curtain of Horseshoe Falls—visitors board an elevator that descends 150 feet into the bedrock, then stand at an observation deck steps from the cascading water. A 10-minute walk from the falls is the neon-lit Clifton Hill neighborhood. Its Fallsview Boulevard has plenty of Vegas-style kitsch, including glitzy casinos and indoor water parks.

Other Details

Room Details

Traditional Two-Double Room

• Two double beds
• Standard occupancy: 2
• Maximum occupancy: 4
• Adding occupants above standard: C$20 per night for each additional guest 13 or older; kids 12 or younger stay free

River-View Double-Queen Room and Falls-View Double-Queen Room

• Two queen beds
• Standard occupancy: 2
• Maximum occupancy: 4
• Adding occupants above standard: C$20 per night for each additional guest 13 or older; kids 12 or younger stay free

Premier River-View Jetted-Tub King Suite and Premier Falls-View Jetted-Tub King Suite

• One king bed
• Standard occupancy: 2
• Maximum occupancy: 3
• Adding occupants above standard: C$20 per night for each additional guest 13 or older; kids 12 or younger stay free

Hotel Policies

• Check in: 4 p.m.
• Check out: 11 a.m.
• US$14.95 resort fee includes:
  • High speed wireless internet in guest rooms and public spaces
  • In-room tea and coffee
  • Newspapers located in the lobby
  • Lobby coffee
  • Indoor pool and hot tub
  • Fitness room
  • Pool towel service
  • Local discount coupons
  • Local calls
• Parking: on-site parking available for an additional C$35 per day.
• Smoking policy: no smoking inside the property.
• Pet policy: pets are not allowed inside the property.
• Accessibility: please contact property for handicap-accessibility requests or options.
• Room upgrades: upgrades may be available by calling the property or at check-in for an additional cost.