Chapter C-300 — floor plan

Casino Hotels

Hotels with a gaming floor among their facilities, described here as places to stay first.

4 rooms drawn | single column | no scale implied

Casino hotels chapter plate — Plate C-300 — chapter cover

Note

Each property below is a hotel first. A gaming floor is one facility among several — rooms, restaurants, theatres and spas are described alongside it, and nothing here is a guide to play.

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Montreal Casino & Hotel

Montreal, Canada

The Montreal property is best known for its architecture: the main structure began as a national pavilion from the 1967 world exposition and was later converted, so the interior circulation still follows the stepped, multi-level logic of an exhibition building. Accommodation sits alongside a set of restaurants and a performance hall, with the gaming floor occupying its own section of the complex rather than the whole ground plane. The island setting in the Saint Lawrence means the approach is across water, which gives arrival an unusually deliberate sequence.

Converted exposition pavilion | Island setting | Multi-level interior | Gaming floor among facilities

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Fallsview Casino Resort

Niagara Falls, Canada

Fallsview is built into the escarpment above the Niagara gorge, and the plan is organised around that view — the public levels step down the slope so the glazed frontage keeps sightlines to the falls from the concourse and several guest floors. Rooms sit in a tower above a podium holding dining, retail and an entertainment theatre. The gaming floor is one element within that podium. Because the site is steep, the hotel's entrances arrive on different levels, which is worth knowing before navigating it for the first time.

Escarpment site | Stepped public levels | Gorge-facing glazing | Tower over podium

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River Rock Casino Resort

Richmond, Canada

River Rock stands on the Fraser River in Richmond, close to the airport and connected to central Vancouver by rapid transit, which makes it a practical base as much as a destination. The hotel side runs to a full-service spa, several restaurants and a large theatre used for touring productions; there is also a marina on the river frontage. The gaming floor is one facility within that mix. Its low, wide massing suits the flat delta landscape around it better than a tower would.

Fraser River frontage | Marina | Theatre and spa | Rapid-transit connection

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Casino Rama Resort

Rama, Canada

Casino Rama sits inland in central Ontario near Lake Couchiching, on land belonging to the Chippewas of Rama First Nation, and it operates as a resort rather than an urban hotel — guests generally arrive by road and stay on site. The complex holds guest rooms, a spa, a spread of restaurants and a large entertainment venue that has long been its most visible feature. A gaming floor is part of the property. The surrounding lake country gives it a seasonal rhythm, busier through the warmer months.

Lake Couchiching area | First Nation land | Large entertainment venue | Resort-scale site