Sheraton on the Falls
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| Sheraton on the Falls Hotel & Convention Centre | |
| Location | 5875 Falls Avenue, Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada |
| Opening date | 1926 (original), 1966 (current building), 2000 (reconstruction) |
| Management | Canadian Niagara Hotels |
| Rooms | 670 |
| Restaurants | 4 |
| Floors | 22 |
| Website | Official Site |
Sheraton on the Falls is a 22-story Fallsview hotel located within the Falls Avenue Entertainment Complex in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada.
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[edit] Location
The Sheraton on the Falls is situated directly across from Niagara Falls in the heart of the tourist district. The Sheraton is the cornerstone of the Falls Avenue Entertainment Complex which includes an indoor walkway from the hotel to attractions and dining options on complex that include the Fallsview Indoor Waterpark, Hershey Store, Rainforest Cafe, Hard Rock Cafe, Adventure City, Crowne Plaza Niagara Falls-Fallsview and Skyline Inn.
[edit] History
The Sheraton site has housed guests visiting Niagara Falls for more than 100 years. The first hotel at this location, The Parkside Inn, was built in the early 1890s. It was a three-story building with an observatory. The grounds were well kept and amenities included hot & cold running water, electricity, and gas. In later years, the Parkside was enlarged by incorporating two adjacent buildings into the original structure. In 1923, Howard Fox purchased the hotel and changed its name to The Clifton Inn which was later shortened to The Inn. It became The Foxhead in 1926 after being remodelled into a fake old English Inn and then joined the Sheraton chain in the 1950s.
During 1959, the western end of the Sheraton-Foxhead was converted into Tussaud's Waxworks, which still stands today. The rest of the building was demolished in 1964, whereupon a new Sheraton-Foxhead Motor Inn opened in 1966. The Sheraton-Foxhead was among three hotels located within the Maple Leaf Village Amusement park along with sister hotels the Sheraton-Brock (Crowne Plaza Niagara Falls-Fallsview), and Sheraton Motor Inn (Skyline Inn). After the amusement park's demise the 14-storey hotel had extensive renovations. In 2000, the building was gutted and had eight stories added on top, reemerging as the 22-storey 4-Diamond Sheraton on the Falls Hotel.
[edit] Amenities
The Sheraton on the Falls has direct indoor connections to attractions, restaurants, and hotels on the 20-acre (81,000 m2) complex including the Fallsview Indoor Waterpark, Casino Niagara, Hershey Store and both Rainforest and Hard Rock Cafes.
[edit] Facts and Figures
- 670 guestrooms and suites
- Panoramic Fallsview Dining
- Indoor Connections to Falls Avenue dining and attractions
- Indoor Walkway to Casino Niagara
- 200,000 sq ft (19,000 m2) conference centre
[edit] Live Webcams
- Niagara Falls Webcam offering Live Streaming view of the Horseshoe Falls from the roof of the Sheraton on the Falls
- Rainbow Bridgecam features a live streaming view of the Rainbow Bridge-a direct connection between Niagara Falls, Ontario and Niagara Falls, New York
[edit] See also
- Niagara Falls
- Fallsview Indoor Waterpark
- Brock Plaza Hotel
- Casino Niagara
- Niagara Fallsview Casino Resort
- WWE Niagara Falls
- Crowne Plaza Niagara Falls – Fallsview Hotel
[edit] References
Coordinates: 43°05′27″N 79°04′21″W / 43.0907826°N 79.0725785°W
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