Québec's casino model is simple: Loto-Québec operates, the RACJ supervises, and 18 is the age. Only one place lets you sleep upstairs from the tables: Gatineau, where Casino du Lac-Leamy is joined to a five-star Hilton, just over the river from Ottawa.
Spa first, casino second, Ottawa ten minutes over the bridge
Ten minutes' drive from downtown Ottawa, a five-star Hilton connects straight to a Loto-Québec casino between two lakes. Plan around the pools — heated, inside and out, all year — then Amerispa (17 rooms), the 1,100-seat theatre and a floor of 1,400-plus slots. For spa and casino under one roof, nothing in Canada beats it.
Book it forSpa weekends, and seeing Ottawa while sleeping on the Gatineau shore.
Skip it ifTeenagers in the party expect the show, a bar or the casino — every one is 18+.