Barrie Hotels For Canadian Travelers

There are many reasons that visitors in Southern Ontario should be looking at Barrie hotels. It is both a getaway and gateway into the cottage country further north for visitors coming in from Toronto, which is less than an hour to the south. More importantly, there’s a 6-lane highway running right through the town.

It is located on the shores of Kempenfelt Bay, on Lake Simcoe. It gets visitors all year round – skiers in the winter, and vacationers during the rest of the year who come to enjoy a getaway or vacation here. The town’s vibrant waterfront and natural beauty, its festivals, downtown shops and quaint small town atmosphere all add up into a very attractive destination.

For visitors from Toronto and others who land at Pearson International Airport, the drive up north along Highway 400 brings them straight here in about 50 minutes. The highway has six exits for the town, and many visitors coming to or passing through the town prefer to stay near the exits. This doesn’t mean right on the exits, but it can be in a nice area or road that runs close to an exit, like on Fairview Road.

There’s also another class of traveler (mainly business and airport travelers) that prefers to stay here and commute to Toronto. The main attraction is the plentiful choice of cheap and comfortable accommodations in peaceful settings, which offer a lot more value than those in Toronto. Also, a large number of residents here work in Toronto so they suggest to visiting friends and colleagues that a commute is a better option.

Business travelers with business to attend to here or in areas nearby will find a hotel stay here a perfect base from which to attend meetings. There are many fine downtown properties offering executive suites with broadband and wi-fi internet, and in-room safes and workdesks. Not to mention business friendly facilities like meeting rooms and a business center.

Another class is the leisure seekers, come to enjoy the distinct pleasures here. Winter sports enthusiasts can enjoy skiing, ice-fishing and snowboarding while couples in need of a romantic hideout can be found tucked into the cozy Lakeshore Drive hotels. Summer brings more bedlam, with family vacationers filling up every resort here and in Horseshoe Valley.

For the leisure seekers who want to enjoy the town itself, accommodations near the re-built and revitalized waterfront offer a chance to be right in the middle of all the action. It can get pretty lively during the Barrie Waterfront Festival. Another festival – the Kempenfelt Bay Arts and Crafts Festival, attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors every year to the waterfront.

To sum it up, airport hotels in Toronto can be found distributed all over the town and there are choices that will suitable for each type of traveler. As a place to stay, Barrie fits the bill for everyone from Pearson Airport travelers to Toronto getaway seekers, and from leisure seekers to business travelers looking for a hassle-free stay. The only thing required of a traveler is to choose the right hotel in the correct part of the town.

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