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On these five stays, a river, a lake or a harbour front does most of the work. The guide describes each property from the water inward, and treats the view as the property's first feature.
A four-star waterfront resort in Niagara Falls, where the falls themselves set the tone of every room. The guide describes it as a resort first - the full complement of amenities, the lakefront position, and a city that lives and breathes around the river's edge.
A four-star resort in Windsor where the waterfront is the first thing the guide describes: the river, the open water, and a resort built to look out across it, with the city's shoreline doing most of the talking.
A four-star resort in Gatineau, Quebec, set on Lac Leamy with the Ottawa river valley close by. The guide describes it as a waterfront property where the lake does the positioning and the resort's amenities do the rest.
A four-star resort in Richmond, British Columbia, on the Fraser River beside the airport corridor. The guide treats the riverbank as the property's front room, with the full resort spread behind it.
A three-star hotel in downtown Edmonton, where the guide weighs the city itself: what is inside the door, and what is within walking distance of it. The North Saskatchewan River runs through the district, and the stay is described from the street outward.
A property earns its place in this catalog when the water is the first thing the entry has to say. Details and availability always sit with the official listing, and each band above links to its property's own page. For a change of pace, the Urban Properties catalog weighs the same question against a city centre instead.
