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Late Checkout: staying the night

Port Perry Casino Online, Overnight

Three of the five casinos of Toronto and the GTA have a hotel upstairs; two do not. Tap a key card for rooms, parking and the floor at night, or for the nearest casino hotel to the two without.

Checked By Imani Brooks

Imani Brooks, the illustrated host, holds up a blank hotel key card and a board that reads Three of five have a hotel.

Tap or click a card to bring it forward. The two frosted cards are casinos without a hotel, so they show the nearest casino hotel instead.

Three hotels, two without

Great Canadian Casino Resort Toronto has 400 rooms upstairs. Pickering Casino Resort has 275, and 22 of them are accessible. Great Blue Heron Casino & Hotel on Scugog Island has 116.

Casino Ajax and Elements Casino Mohawk have no hotel. From Ajax, the nearest casino with a hotel is Pickering Casino Resort, 5.1 km away in a straight line. From Mohawk, it is Great Canadian Casino Resort Toronto, 40.0 km away. Their cards point to that hotel instead.

The three hotels share the same house rules. Anyone 19 or older can make a reservation. Children may stay, but may not enter 19+ areas, including the casino floor and the dining on the gaming floor. Check-in begins at 4 PM, and check-out is by 11 AM.

From the hotels’ own pages. Distances are straight lines.
CasinoRoomsAccessible roomsParkingResort fee
Great Blue Heron Casino & Hotel
Directions in Google Maps 		116 King Accessible (325 sq ft) and King Suite (696 sq ft), roll-in showers Free self-parking with every room type Not published
Great Canadian Casino Resort Toronto
Directions in Google Maps 		400 Racetrack Accessible King, Premium Accessible Two Queen, Accessible Corner Suites; 60-inch roll-in showers Free in the 3,800-space garage; valet 24/7 for a fee $19.99 + tax a night
Pickering Casino Resort
Directions in Google Maps 		275 22; Accessible King Room with a lowered bed and a roll-in shower Complimentary covered parking and WiFi $9.99 + tax a night
Casino Ajax
Directions in Google Maps 		No hotel Nearest: Pickering Casino Resort, 5.1 km Free outdoor lot Not applicable
Elements Casino Mohawk
Directions in Google Maps 		No hotel Nearest: Great Canadian Toronto, 40.0 km Complimentary Not applicable
Imani Brooks, the illustrated host, with a small carry-on suitcase, ready to stay the night.

Downstairs after dark

All five casinos stay open around the clock. At Toronto, the poker room on Level Two of the Grandstand Casino runs 24/7. Elements Casino Mohawk deals table games daily from 12 PM to 6 AM. At Great Blue Heron, The Buffet runs Friday and Saturday 3:30 PM to 10:00 PM and Sunday 3:30 PM to 9:00 PM.

At Pickering, Sun Express stays open 24/7.

Getting home late is its own question. The last Casino Shuttle leaves Toronto at 11:30 PM. Overnight, TTC 336 Finch West Blue Night runs between Woodbine Race Track and Finch Station seven days a week. Near Casino Ajax, overnight DRT route N1 serves the Kingston Road stops at Alexanders Crossing. No scheduled bus stops near Great Blue Heron, and no scheduled public transit reaches Elements Casino Mohawk.

  • Imani Brooks, the host, beside the Great Blue Heron card

    Great Blue Heron

    • Casino and hotel open 24/7
    • The Buffet: Fri and Sat to 10:00 PM, Sun to 9:00 PM
    • No scheduled bus; DRT On Demand
  • Great Canadian Casino Resort Toronto, seen from the grounds

    Great Canadian Toronto

    • Casino and poker room open 24/7
    • Last Casino Shuttle 11:30 PM
    • TTC 336 Blue Night overnight
  • Imani Brooks, the host, beside the Pickering Casino Resort card

    Pickering Casino Resort

    • Slots and hotel open 24/7
    • Sun Express open 24/7
    • Last Casino Shuttle 7:15 PM
  • Casino Ajax, seen from the grounds

    Casino Ajax

    • Open 24/7, no hotel
    • Overnight DRT N1 on Kingston Road
    • Nearest casino hotel 5.1 km
  • Elements Casino Mohawk, seen from the grounds

    Elements Mohawk

    • Always open; tables to 6 AM
    • No scheduled transit
    • Nearest casino hotel 40.0 km

Photos: Canmenwalker, CC BY 4.0 (Great Canadian Toronto); Alan Spencer, CC BY 2.0 (Casino Ajax); Alan Spencer, CC BY 2.0 (Elements Mohawk), via Wikimedia Commons (cropped)

Overnight on Scugog Island

Great Blue Heron Casino & Hotel sits at 21777 Island Road, Port Perry, ON L9L 1B6, 9.7 km in a straight line from central Port Perry. It stands on the land of the Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation.

The hotel has 116 rooms, all smoke-free. At 325 sq ft, the King Accessible room has an accessible bathroom with roll-in showers. So does the King Suite, 696 sq ft with a kitchen and a sofa bed. Every room type includes free self-parking. The hotel answers at 905-743-5860.

For shows, The Nest is a live entertainment and special events venue for nearly 800 people; it opened on January 18, 2024.

Great Blue Heron, room by room

116rooms upstairs
9.7 kmfrom central Port Perry, straight line
24/7casino and hotel

Online play in Ontario

For a night at home, Ontario has a regulated online gambling market, open since April 4, 2022. It is conducted and managed by iGaming Ontario and regulated by the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO). The list of regulated sites is published by iGaming Ontario at igamingontario.ca. A site that is not on that list is not part of the regulated market. OLG.ca is the online site of the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation, the provincial agency.

Players must be 19 or older and physically located in Ontario, and accounts cannot be used to wager from outside the province. This page carries paid links, marked Ad, to an online casino partner. The site earns a commission, and the partner can change. Check any site against the iGaming Ontario list before playing.

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Where to get help

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Questions

Which GTA casinos have a hotel?

Three of the five do: Great Canadian Casino Resort Toronto, Pickering Casino Resort and Great Blue Heron Casino & Hotel. Casino Ajax and Elements Casino Mohawk have no hotel.

Can an 18-year-old book a room?

No, reservations at all three casino hotels are for guests 19 or older. Children may stay, but may not enter 19+ areas, including the casino floor and the dining on the gaming floor.

When are check-in and check-out?

At all three casino hotels, check-in begins at 4 PM. Check-out is by 11 AM.

Is parking free for hotel guests?

Yes, at all three. Toronto offers free self-parking year round in an enclosed 3,800-space garage, Pickering hotel guests get complimentary covered parking, and every room type at Great Blue Heron includes free self-parking. Guests who park on site give the make, model and licence plate of their vehicle at check-in.

Is there a hotel at Casino Ajax?

No, Casino Ajax has no hotel. The nearest casino with a hotel is Pickering Casino Resort, 5.1 km away in a straight line.