Sheraton on the Falls

Sheraton on the Falls

Sheraton on the Falls Hotel
General information
Location 5875 Falls Avenue
Niagara Falls, Ontario
L2G 3K7
Opening 1926 (original), 1966 (current building), 2000 (reconstruction)
Management Canadian Niagara Hotels
Technical details
Floor count 22
Other information
Number of rooms 669
Number of restaurants 4
Website
Official Site

Sheraton on the Falls is a 22-story Fallsview hotel located within Falls Avenue Resort in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada.

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 Falls Avenue Resort 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.

History

The Sheraton site has housed guests visiting Niagara Falls for more than 100 years. The first hotel at this location on Clifton Hill, The Parkside Inn, was built in the early 1890s.[1] 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. From 1914 to 1921, the Parkside was used as a wing of the adjacent Clifton Hotel, which later burned down in 1932.[2] In 1923, Howard Fox purchased the hotel and changed its name to The Clifton Inn which was later shortened to The Inn.[3] It became The Foxhead in 1926 after being remodeled into a fake old English Inn.[4] The Sheraton chain bought the hotel in 1951.

The hotel closed in 1958 and reopened the following year after the western end was converted into Tussaud's Waxworks, which still stands today. The rest of the building was demolished in 1964 and the brand new Sheraton-Foxhead Motor Inn opened on the site in 1966.[5] The Sheraton-Foxhead was among three hotels located within the Maple Leaf Village Amusement park along with sister hotels the Brock-Sheraton, 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.

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.

Facts and Figures

Live Webcams

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.niagarafallshistorymuseum.ca/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Some-Early-Hotels.pdf
  2. ↑ http://www.niagarafallshistorymuseum.ca/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Some-Early-Hotels.pdf
  3. ↑ http://www.niagarafallshistorymuseum.ca/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Some-Early-Hotels.pdf
  4. ↑ http://www.niagarafallshistorymuseum.ca/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Some-Early-Hotels.pdf
  5. ↑ http://www.niagarafallshistorymuseum.ca/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Some-Early-Hotels.pdf

Coordinates: 43°05′27″N 79°04′21″W / 43.090783°N 79.072579°W / 43.090783; -79.072579

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