Hilton progress (fifth floor complete)
The Hilton construction continues. It appears that the fifth floor is done.
2007
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Loverboy headlines New Year’s Eve
From the Niagara Falls Review: This New Year’s Eve, get ready to party like it’s … 1985. Not exactly going for the youth movement, the Niagara Parks Commission is instead banking on nostalgia to ring in 2008. Loverboy, Honeymoon Suite and former Styx lead singer Dennis DeYoung were announced late Monday for this year’s free…
Hilltop Hotel/Pilgrim Restaurant update
As has been documented in the past, the building across from Galaxy Golf on Clifton Hill is undergoing renovations. It used to have the Hilltop Hotel, the Pilgrim Restaurant, and a jewelry store. As you can see by the picture, everything is closed and covered up. Depending on the angle from the street, you can…
Titanic Museum in Branson
After the discussion about the possible Titanic museum attraction on Clifton Hill, I went to the Explore Branson web site and ordered a vacation guide. About a week or so ago I got a very nice 170+ page book. There apparently is a lot to do in Branson! The guide seems quite unbiased in the…
Celebrate Your Holidays at the Fallsview Indoor Waterpark
On Friday I received an email from Canadian Niagara Hotels (Falls Avenue) regarding some packages they are promoting for the Christmas break and New Year’s Eve. To subscribe, visit the main page and enter your name and email address middle of the bottom of the page.
Celebrate the Season with our LOWEST offer yet!
On Wednesday I received the latest newsletter from the Marriott Niagara Falls Fallsview & Spa. As usual, they are promoting various packages. You can subscribe to the newsletter by clicking on the Special Email Offers link on the side of the Marriott Niagara Falls Fallsview & Spa main page.
Great big gingerbread house at Great Wolf Lodge
From Niagara This Week: There’s a new little sugar shack open in the Falls that may just be the first restaurant where the walls taste just as good as the food on the plates. The Great Wolf Lodge unveiled a giant gingerbread house in its lobby last week as a spot a family of six…
Hard Rock Cafe problem
Sorry I didn’t post anything yesterday… I was quite busy. I was speaking with some people I know who are not from the area and they told me about their experience at the Hard Rock Cafe the other day. They had gone there for dinner. The restaurant was empty. They weren’t impressed with their service…
Niagara Parks White Water Walk in Autumn 2007
We’ve had a bit of snow here lately, so before it actually becomes winter, I figured I’d post one of my last Autumn 2007 picture galleries and video. In the middle of October my wife and I went to a couple of the Niagara Parks attractions. We went to the Journey Behind the Falls (which…
Doubletree Hotel keycard
Another in my series on keycards… The other day I found a Doubletree Hotel room keycard on the ground. There is nothing on it that is specific to the Doubletree on Stanley Avenue. These are generic cards that could be used at any Doubletree Hotel location.