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Donald Gordon Hotel and Conference Centre

3.0 star property
3-star Victorian hotel near Queen's University, connected to the convention center

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Courtyard
Point of interest
Point of interest
Courtyard

Reviews

9.2 out of 10
Wonderful

Popular amenities

  • Free WiFi
  • Air conditioning
  • Gym
  • Business services

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421 Union Street, Kingston, ON, K7L 3N6
  • Place, Kingston Penitentiary
    ‪8 min walk‬
  • Place, Canada's Penitentiary Museum
    ‪8 min walk‬
  • Place, Queen's University
    ‪10 min walk‬
  • Airport, Kingston, ON (YGK-Norman Rogers)
    ‪14 min drive‬

Room options

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Desk, blackout drapes, iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Room, 1 Queen Bed, Accessible

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional
(8 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Desk, blackout drapes, iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Standard Room, 1 Queen Bed

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(108 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Room, 1 King Bed

Room, 1 King Bed

9.6 out of 10
Exceptional
(17 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Queen Bed Sofa

Queen Bed Sofa

8.8 out of 10
Excellent
(8 reviews)
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Queen Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed

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About the area

Kingston

Seaside stay .Your stay at this Kingston hotel places you within a 10-minute walk of Kingston Penitentiary and Canada's Penitentiary Museum. Lake Ontario and George Taylor Richardson Memorial Stadium are also within half a mile (1 km).

What's nearby

  • Bellevue House National Historic Site - 7 min walk - 0.6 km
  • Kingston Penitentiary - 8 min walk - 0.7 km
  • Canada's Penitentiary Museum - 8 min walk - 0.7 km
  • Queen's University - 10 min walk - 0.9 km
  • Kingston Waterfront - 6 min drive - 2.2 km

Getting around

  • Kingston Station - 8 min drive
  • Kingston, ON (YGK-Norman Rogers) - 9 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Tim Hortons Express - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪Tim Hortons - ‬20 min walk
  • ‪Tim Hortons - ‬12 min walk
  • ‪Tim Hortons - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪Wingstop - ‬3 min drive

About this property

Donald Gordon Hotel and Conference Centre

3-star Victorian hotel near Queen's University, connected to the convention center
Public spaces have free WiFi and wired Internet. Business amenities include a 24-hour business center and 15 meeting rooms. Free breakfast is served daily. A fitness center, a vending machine, and a garden are also featured at the business-friendly Donald Gordon Hotel and Conference Centre. Self parking is free.

This Victorian Kingston hotel is smoke free.

  • 80 guestrooms or units
  • 4 levels
  • Built in 1841
  • Full breakfast (free)
  • Business center (24 hours)
  • Conference center
  • Dry cleaning
  • Front desk (24 hours)
  • Storage area for luggage
  • Concierge
  • Garden
  • Fireplace in lobby
  • Elevator
  • No smoking on site
  • Water dispenser
Donald Gordon Hotel and Conference Centre offers 80 air-conditioned accommodations with complimentary newspapers and coffee/tea makers. Accommodations offer separate sitting areas. Flat-screen televisions come with cable channels. Bathrooms include showers and complimentary toiletries.

Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wired and wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks, desk chairs, and phones. Additionally, rooms include irons/ironing boards and blackout drapes/curtains. A nightly turndown service is provided and housekeeping is offered daily. Amenities available on request include hair dryers.

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Property amenities

Family friendly

  • In-room refrigerator

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi and wired internet
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi and wired internet

Parking and transportation

  • Free self parking on site
  • Limited onsite self parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available

Food and drink

  • Free full breakfast available 7:00 AM to 9:00 AM on weekdays and 7:00 AM to 10:00 AM on weekends

Things to do

  • Gym

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Elevator
  • Wheelchair accessibility
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk

Room amenities

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV with cable channels

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Blackout drapes

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer (on request)
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Refrigerator

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Desk
  • Desk chair
  • Free daily newspapers
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Phone
  • Separate sitting area

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: 2 AM
Early check-in subject to availability
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Renovations and closures

This property is closed from December 21 2025 to January 2 2026 (dates subject to change).

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • No pets allowed

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are available for CAD 20 per day.
  • Cribs (infant beds) are not available.

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.

  • Rollaway bed fee: CAD 20 per day

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
Safety features at this property include a smoke detector
Charges for extra guests may apply and vary according to property policy.
A cash deposit, credit card, or debit card for incidental charges and government-issued photo identification may be required upon check-in.
Special requests are subject to availability at the time of check-in. Special requests can't be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
    This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business, or profession. This property accepts Visa, Mastercard, and American Express. Cash is not accepted. For guests' safety, the property includes a smoke detector in each accommodation.

We should mention

  • Registered guests are the only ones allowed to be in guestrooms.

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Donald Gordon Hotel and Conference Centre Reviews

Reviews

9.2

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 698 out of 1007 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 233 out of 1007 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 56 out of 1007 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 14 out of 1007 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 6 out of 1007 reviews

9.6/10

Cleanliness

9.6/10

Staff & service

8.8/10

Amenities

9.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Diane

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Buffet breakfast was exceptional, both food and service. Certain areas of the building need updating. A big negative is wifi. Impossible to access in the room and spotty throughout the facility. Not acceptable in 2025.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Faye, Port Hope

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Convenient.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

George

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Joel

Great location and courteous staff. Breakfast is pretty bad though.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

4/10 Poor

Hollie

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I arrived at about 8:30 in the evening. The conference center was easy to locate. The parking was straight forward. The person working the front desk was polite and efficient. I asked about a place to eat and she recommended a tavern close by open until 10. By the time I completed my check in, another guest returned from eating there and advised that it was fortunate they arrived before 8 pm because the Tavern closes their kitchen at 8. I was tired and from another province and could not imagine driving around a city I did not know at 9 pm looking for food, so I went to my room resigned that the snacks I had with me would suffice. The room was “careworn” with the exception of the newly installed carpet squares and the bleached bed sheets. The drawers no longer fit properly into the desk, the floor tiles in the bathroom were cracked and there was hair on the bathroom floor. My 2nd floor room overlooked the garbage. I always wonder if these rooms are assigned to people who book through a third party (like Expedia). The importance of noting I was on the second floor is relevant to the noise transfer from above. A very heavy-footed very ill person was above me and back and forth to the bathroom repeatedly and their wrenching could be heard in my room clearly. I contacted Expedia after speaking to the front desk clerk and arranged to cancel the remaining 3 days of my stay. The front desk clerk was professional, helpful and understanding.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Peter

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The hotel was located directly on Queen’s campus between the stadium and main campus. Our room was very clean and breakfast had a variety of hot items. Highly recommend!
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

6/10 Okay

QIAOCHU

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Only the noise is a problem rest are good
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jason

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The front desk service, the character of the building/property, the cleanliness, and the breakfast buffet exceded my expectations :]
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Janet

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Derek

Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kelsey

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Wonderful place to stay. Rooms are modest and clean. All the staff here are so friendly. Location is gorgeous. Walkable to Kingston Pen and museum. Breakfast is 10/10. Best continental breakfast going.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kevin

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Linda

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great front desk staff.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Ce Cil, East York

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The hotel was very pleasant with great and friendly staff. I enjoyed the free breakfast as well as other amenities like coffee.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Anita Jimmy

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The property was a short drive from the waterfront. It had a pretty courtyard and grounds with trees. The rooms were quiet and well maintained.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The rooms are immaculate. Lots of free parking. Quiet location a short drive to the downtown. The buffet breakfast is awesome. When in Kingston, this is the only place I’ll stay. Highly recommend.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Darlene

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The room and common areas were clean. The building was a beautiful old building that is well maintained. The staff were awesome, and helpful. The breakfast was amazing!!! I will definitely be going back.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Catherine

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
On the beautiful grounds of Queens University.Quiet, well run, comfortable hotel. Full buffet breakfast in a proper dining room. White table cloth personal service.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Debbie

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Laila

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Purevdorj

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Yang

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Emilio

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

Sin comentarios

Buena opción precio beneficio
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Dale, Kanata

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
TV picture was granular and not sharp, despite efforts to change the settings. Thx
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Alexandre

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good breakfast
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025