Snacks are also available at the coffee shop/cafe. Grab a bite to eat at one of the hotel's 6 restaurants, or stay in and take advantage of the room service (during limited hours). This hotel also features complimentary wireless Internet access, concierge services, and wedding services.

Head straight for the casino, or wait for that lucky feeling while you enjoy one of the other recreational opportunities, such as an indoor pool and a sauna. Bathrooms have designer toiletries and hair dryers. Complimentary wireless Internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming is available for your entertainment. Make yourself at home in one of the 275 guestrooms featuring minibars and Smart televisions. This 4-star hotel is 3.8 mi (6.1 km) from Millennium Square and 6 mi (9.7 km) from Rouge National Urban Park. We couldn't wait to leave and so collected our bags and drove back home not bothering to stay the night.Located in Pickering, Pickering Casino Resort Hotel is within a 10-minute drive of Ajax Convention Centre and Lake Ontario. Being a Great Canadian Entertainment casino, the slot machines are tighter than tight with little or no chance of some play for your dollars. Service was slow and difficult as the servers we encountered could hardly speak English except when it came to talking about the gratuity. We were completely unimpressed as the food is no different or better than what you can get at a shopping mall food court Chinese outlet for half the price or less. Beer was $9.95 (which you cannot apply comps to and they are not shy in telling you that gratuities are not included when ordering and again when giving you the bill. So what should have been an $80.00 meal cost him $120.00. My friend has hundreds of dollars in comps and was surprised when he had to pay half as much again in comps for the food.

The one place we had high hopes for was the Chinese restaurant Sun Sui Wah.

The restaurants are just hyped up greasy spoons with outrageous prices. Parking is awkward with no valet service and poor signage. The casino, a charmless large barn like space, feels like it's in the middle of nowhere. That's really the only good one can say about it. The hotel is new and the beds and bathrooms seem comfortable but, as we only left our overnight bag there for a little while, I cannot say for sure. I was invited by a friend to stay with him at the hotel.

Pickering casino resort