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These are the largest and most fully equipped properties in the guide — resorts and integrated destinations where dining, wellness and event space sit alongside the rooms. They are the big ones, and the entries give them room.
Medicine Hat, Alberta · 4-star
A four-star hotel and resort where Medicine Hat gives way to open country. The property carries full destination weight — rooms, a gaming floor and the kind of space that lets an evening stretch past the room door.
La Malbaie, Quebec · 5-star
A five-star hotel on the St. Lawrence, where a historic manor sets the tone for the whole property. Waterfront and history do the decorating: rooms face the river, and the building's age is part of the offer rather than something the rooms sit beside.
Richmond, British Columbia · 4-star
A four-star resort on the Richmond river front, close to the airport and the city beyond. Rooms, a full gaming floor and water outside the window are the whole argument — a stop that works as a first night or a last.
The larger the property, the more its fine print lives on its own page. Current facilities, policies and availability are set by each property, not by this guide — the listing page on each card is where they are settled. For the smaller counterweight to these three, see the Lesser-Known Stays collection.
