An honest guide to British Columbia hotels with a real casino on the property — a riverside resort by the airport, a downtown design landmark, a Fraser Valley resort and more. We stay, we play and we rank them.
British Columbia pairs some of the country's slickest gaming floors with the coast and the mountains. From a riverside resort minutes from the airport to a downtown design landmark and a full resort out in the Fraser Valley, the province does the casino-hotel unusually well.
This guide reviews British Columbia's best hotels with an on-site casino and ranks them out of ten. For each we weigh the same four things: the casino floor, the rooms, the dining and extras, and the location and value. The scores are our own — we take no payment for a place in the ranking.
Every hotel here has a real, licensed casino on the property, is adults-only at the gaming floor, and is a place to relax first and play second. One entry, our Coquitlam pick, is a casino without rooms of its own — we flag it clearly and point you to hotels nearby. Figures are approximate and change, so confirm with the venue before you travel.
Every venue below has a real casino on the property, from Richmond to the Fraser Valley. Here is how they stack up.
British Columbia's largest gaming floor inside a full riverside resort minutes from Vancouver's airport — the province's most complete casino-hotel and the natural pick for a stopover or a city weekend.
Two hotels — a JW Marriott and the boutique Douglas — over a stylish downtown casino, with a rooftop park and a dozen restaurants beside BC Place. Canada's most design-led casino-hotel.
A full resort casino in the heart of Langley with an attached Coast hotel, a convention centre and an entertainment venue — the Fraser Valley's all-in-one stay-and-play east of Vancouver.
A large Burnaby casino with an attached Delta hotel, an events centre and SkyTrain on the doorstep — a roomy, central stay-and-play midway between Vancouver and the eastern suburbs.
A big, high-energy casino in Coquitlam with a well-known live theatre — one of the region's best rooms for gaming and a show, with Tri-Cities hotels a short drive away.
The casino size, the rooms and our score for every venue in the guide.
| # | Hotel | City | Casino | Rooms | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | River Rock Casino Resort | Richmond, BC | BC's largest casino | Around 200 rooms | 9.4 |
| 2 | Parq Vancouver | Vancouver, BC | Downtown casino | Around 500 rooms | 9.2 |
| 3 | Cascades Casino Resort | Langley, BC | Fraser Valley casino | Around 80 rooms | 8.7 |
| 4 | Grand Villa Casino | Burnaby, BC | Large Burnaby casino | Attached Delta hotel | 8.6 |
| 5 | Hard Rock Casino Vancouver | Coquitlam, BC | Big Coquitlam casino | Nearby hotels | 8.4 |
We stay, we play and we score against the same four measures every time. Read the full method on our Summitandsuite page.
The size and quality of the gaming — the tables, the poker room, the slots and the high-limit areas — and how the floor feels to play.
The comfort, style and value of the hotel itself, and how short the trip is from the gaming floor to a good night's sleep.
The restaurants, bars, spa, theatre and other reasons to stay that turn a night at the tables into a full getaway.
Where it sits in the region, how easy it is to reach, what else is nearby, and whether the package is worth the money.
Where the province's casino stays cluster — Richmond and the airport, downtown Vancouver, Burnaby and the Fraser Valley.
River Rock runs the province's largest floor inside a full resort minutes from YVR — the natural base for a stopover.
Parq brings two hotels and a stylish casino to the heart of the city, beside BC Place and steps from the seawall.
Grand Villa pairs a large floor with an attached Delta hotel, central to the region and easy to reach by transit.
Cascades in Langley is a complete resort — hotel, casino and venue — about forty-five minutes east of Vancouver.
Hard Rock in Coquitlam is a big, lively floor with a real theatre on the region's east side, with hotels a short drive away.
New to BC casino stays? Begin at the top of the ranking, or pick the part of Metro Vancouver you can reach most easily.
River Rock in Richmond runs the largest casino floor in the province, under the same roof as its resort hotel minutes from Vancouver International Airport.
Four of the five do — River Rock, Parq, Grand Villa and Cascades all have rooms on or attached to the property. Hard Rock in Coquitlam is a casino without its own hotel, so we point you to the Tri-Cities hotels nearby.
The venues in this guide operate a strict 21+ door policy. Bring valid photo ID, which is checked at the casino entrance.
No. This is a guide to real, land-based casinos and casino-hotels you can visit in person in British Columbia. It is not an online casino, and no real-money play takes place on this site.
Each venue is scored out of ten against four measures — the casino floor, the rooms, dining and extras, and location and value. The scores are our editorial opinion; we take no payment for the ranking.
A casino-hotel should be entertainment first. We only recommend visiting within your means — and every venue here operates a strict 21+ door policy with ID checked at the door.
Decide your budget and time before you play, and treat the casino as one part of the trip.
Confidential provincial helplines and ResponsibleGambling.org are there whenever you need them.
Every casino in this guide is for adults only, with photo ID checked at entry.
Start at the top of the ranking, or pick the part of Metro Vancouver you can reach most easily and build a weekend around it. Every review is an honest, independent take — stay, play and enjoy responsibly.