Fallsview Casino Resort

Fallsview stands on the escarpment above the Horseshoe Falls, high enough that the view is the first thing most guests mention. Upper-floor rooms face the water directly, and the public levels are arranged so the outlook carries into restaurants and lounges.

The resort is substantial: several hundred rooms, a spa, a spread of dining rooms, retail, and a large theatre that draws touring acts. Gaming occupies one part of a much bigger building, and the property is designed for guests who came for the falls.

Everything in the tourist district is walkable from the door, and the gorge parkland starts just below. Winter is quieter, and the falls are arguably better then — partly frozen, lit after dark.