I was going to add that there's a Great Wolf Lodge right by the Falls if you're interested! We live about 2 hours from the Falls (US) and go up there just for that and to look at the Falls. Depending how long you're going for, Toronto is definitely cool!! Much better city than Niagara Falls... 2 seconds outside the Falls area is pretty dumpy, honestly. Just my 2 cents having grown up kind of near there and been there an awful lot! The Falls area itself is fun though!!
I love the Embassy Suites Fallsview on the Canadian side. Beautiful views of the Falls from a spacious room. Great breakfast and evening snacks.
I agree that Toronto is a good add on. I did a day trip from Toronto to visit the falls. We did the maid of the mist on the Canadian side, they have both. Tip on this, we actually brought rain jackets and used those because the hood etc stayed on and didn't blow off. We also put our camera's in zip lock bags with a hole for the lens to keep the camera dry. These were tips I'd read online and we were happy to have the jackets when we saw others drenched because their cheap poncho didn't stay on. We did have to bring a bag to carry the jackets in since they were wet but we were dry so it was fine.
I always eat at Boston Pizza when I go to Canada. I enjoy it and I like to eat things up there that I can't get in the US, which also means a stop at Tim Hortons too. But I know a lot of you in the east have them, we don't have them on the west coast, no dunkin either so we are lacking in donut places.
I'm sure these are silly questions, but I'm going to ask anyways...My youngest has been wanting to do Niagara Falls so we are considering for next year.
1. Is American money utilized on both sides of the falls or would we need to get Canadian money to use on that side? Or have our credit cards expanded to use internationally?
2. Assuming we would have to add an international phone plan as well if we chose to stay on the Canadian side? Friends recently went to a different part of Canada and said their phones literally stopped working as soon as they crossed the border.
And realistically how many days does one need to see this area? We've done a lot of the touristy stuff offered there in Branson and other places so we wouldn't be doing some of that. More of the natural, outdoorsy stuff.
I'm sure these are silly questions, but I'm going to ask anyways...My youngest has been wanting to do Niagara Falls so we are considering for next year.
1. Is American money utilized on both sides of the falls or would we need to get Canadian money to use on that side? Or have our credit cards expanded to use internationally?
2. Assuming we would have to add an international phone plan as well if we chose to stay on the Canadian side? Friends recently went to a different part of Canada and said their phones literally stopped working as soon as they crossed the border.
And realistically how many days does one need to see this area? We've done a lot of the touristy stuff offered there in Branson and other places so we wouldn't be doing some of that. More of the natural, outdoorsy stuff.
Cave of the winds (US side) was hands down the best part of our entire trip. Don’t skip it!
We went to Niagara Falls last week and spent $7 plus dinner. Kids are 14 and 11. We stayed at Best Western Summit Inn and it was super clean, nice for a regular BW with a hot breakfast, DIY waffles, etc. $115 (not Plus or Premiere).Tell me everything I need to know about planning a trip there, please.
Just looking to go for the first time for a couple days. Myself, husband and kids 14 and 9. We are coming from Maryland and have our passports. We can go anytime during the year but will probably need to go on a weekend or when school has a day or two off.
Where should we stay? How can we make this the best (probably) once in a lifetime experience on a budget? What should we do while there? Can we just drive our vehicle across the border? Etc?