Pickering Casino Resort is the GTA's newest casino-hotel: a sleek complex in Durham, just east of Toronto, with a large modern gaming floor, the on-site Onyx hotel of around 270 rooms, a spa and an entertainment lounge.
Pickering's floor is large and thoroughly modern — hundreds of tables and slots, a poker room and high-limit areas in a bright, contemporary room. As the region's newest big casino, it feels fresh and is easy to navigate.
The on-site Onyx hotel holds around 270 stylish rooms and suites, a covered walk from the gaming, the spa and the lounge — a genuine modern four-star rather than a bolt-on.
There are multiple restaurants and bars, a spa and an entertainment lounge with live acts. It is a polished, self-contained resort built for a weekend without leaving.
Pickering sits in Durham, about thirty-five minutes east of downtown Toronto — close enough for a city-edge night, far enough to feel like a getaway, and often better value than downtown. The pick for a modern GTA stay-and-play.