Notes from the desk

Logbook

Three short pieces from our research, each with its sources.

Notes from the desk

Short pieces on what we found while researching the stop on Bell Boulevard: what is open late, out-of-season Sandbanks, and the cheques the casino sends the city. Each one sticks to sources; where a source is secondary, we say so.

Late arrival on the 401: what is still openPool, bar, tables, station hours and the taxi you should have booked. Sandbanks out of seasonMigrating birds, cottages to rent all year and a beach you can have to yourself. What Belleville gets from its casinoOLG's host payments, quarter by quarter, and what the numbers do and do not say.

For the longer story of the land and the buildings, see history. For how we rank the stop against other Canadian casino hotels, see the ranking.

Entry · Bell Blvd 380/400

Captain's log · suite request

Tell the desk who is coming and when. We check the suite type and the rate with the hotel's reservations or a booking partner and reply by email, usually within one business day. This is a request, not a booking: no card details, no payment, nothing is held until you confirm with the hotel.

Name Email Phone (optional) Guests Check-in YYYY-MM-DD Check-out YYYY-MM-DD Suite Notes The desk may email me about this request. Details: privacy. Trip

19+ to enter the casino. The suite request itself has no gambling content.

Logged. The desk has your request and will answer by email. Nothing is booked or charged yet.

That did not go through. Check the dates (YYYY-MM-DD) and the email, or write to hello@everacart.com.