Crowne Plaza Niagara Falls-Fallsview

Magnificient view from 10th floor steak house, but hotel carpet looks hasn't been cleaned for ages.

Our room was #435.... with a view of the pool....no outside light. The main room was 10' X 10' not including a little 4' wide hallway with a 6' x 6' bathroom off to the side, where you rubbed against the sink in order to use the toilet. For some reason, the heating/A/C was unresponsive to control, and the room was very, very warm. No Microwave, No Fridge. Ice and Microwaves were located on another floor. There was barely enough room in the room to navigate around the Queen bed, which sagged in the center and reeked of cheap motel bleach. The LCD Tv was lo def, and the picture was dim. Furniture, single lamp, and tiny chair were all old, worn, and dusty. All this for $297. Almost forgot.... Parking was $40 dollars/day for the adjoining lot. You CAN find bargain parking in the area....if you want to schlep your bags all over Niagara Falls. The hotel lobby is beautiful, very classy....but the rooms are pitiful. You'd be better served at a motel 6. To make a short story long..... we went to bed at 9 PM after hiking the Canadian side all day. We woke at 1:30 AM just roasting, with sore backs.....where we decided we had enough.. We packed up and checked out at 2 AM, to the surprise of the attendant, who indicated he was "So Sorry" our stay did not meet expectations. Just as well..... earlier in the day, the Rainbow Bridge "TO USA" lanes were backed up as far as the eye could see up the hill, into the Canadian neighborhood. It would have taken literally hours to cross back to the USA midday on a Sunday. Happily, we had only one car ahead checking thru Customs. We got home at 5 AM this morning. I will NEVER take a vehicle into Canada at the Rainbow Bridge again, nor stay in one of these tourist trap hotels. I guess it's just a sign of these inflationary times.... everything up there is just out of sight. I don't expect something for nothing, but do expect at least a reasonable stay for my $297. I've never left a bad review before, but these clowns earned it. In a couple of words....Crowne Plaza Hotel Sucks. Do NOT stay there.