The 7 Best Hotels near Downtown Niagara Falls

While many tourists (and likely even some locals) may consider the Fallsview and Clifton Hill areas as "downtown", the real (and historically original) Niagara Falls downtown is actually a couple of kilometres north (downstream of the falls) around Queen Street. As the story goes, the original downtown was formerly a bustling hub of nightlife and other business activity until the 1970s, but other commercial developments in the Niagara Falls area closer to the falls began to draw people away from the actual downtown. Eventually, the area became neglected and blighted, something which happened to many other urban centres. However, the original downtown area has mounted a comeback lately, especially since the mid 2000's. Today, the area is becoming revitalized as a cultural and artistic district, and is welcoming back artists, galleries, shopping, restaurants, bar, bistros, cafes, and other businesses. While there are no hotels (yet) within the actual boundaries of the downtown area, there are a number of hotels not too far away, like those hotels in the Clifton Hill area.