Donald Gordon Hotel and Conference Centre

3.0 star property

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Room, 1 King Bed | Desk, blackout drapes, iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Reviews

9.2 out of 10
Wonderful

Popular amenities

  • Gym
  • Housekeeping
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Laundry
$143
includes taxes & fees
Nov 2 - Nov 3

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

Room options

Room, 1 Queen Bed, Accessible

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

Standard Room, 1 Queen Bed

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

Room, 1 King Bed

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

Queen Bed Sofa

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

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About this property

Donald Gordon Hotel and Conference Centre

3-star Kingston hotel connected to the convention center, walkable to Kingston Penitentiary
This smoke-free hotel features a fitness center, a 24-hour business center, and a conference center. Free full breakfast, free WiFi in public areas, and free self parking are also provided. Other amenities include a business center, concierge services, and dry cleaning.
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.

Recreational amenities at the hotel include a fitness center.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

Public areas are equipped with complimentary wired and wireless Internet access. Business-related amenities at this 3-star property consist of a 24-hour business center and 15 meeting rooms. Guests can enjoy a complimentary breakfast each morning. This Victorian hotel also offers a fitness center, a vending machine, and a garden. Complimentary self parking is available on site.

Donald Gordon Hotel and Conference Centre is a smoke-free property.

A complimentary full breakfast is served on weekdays between 7:00 AM and 9:00 AM and on weekends between 7:00 AM and 10:00 AM.

Awards and affiliations

Eco-Certified Property
This property participates in Green Key Global, a program that measures the property's impact on one or more of the following: environment, community, cultural-heritage, the local economy.

Property amenities

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
  • 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

Family friendly

  • In-room refrigerator

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Luggage storage
  • Vending machine
  • Water dispenser

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Turndown service

Business services

  • 15 meeting rooms
  • 24-hour business center
  • Conference center

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Outdoor furniture

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

More

  • 4 floors
  • Banquet hall
  • Built in 1841
  • Communal living room
  • Fireplace in lobby
  • Smoking not allowed
  • Victorian architecture

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Blackout drapes

Bathroom

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

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV with cable channels

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

Renovations and closures

This property is closed from December 22 2025 to January 2 2026 (dates subject to change).

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not 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

  • Rollaway bed fee: CAD 20 per day

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

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

We should mention

Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms

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Reviews

Donald Gordon Hotel and Conference Centre Reviews

9.2

Wonderful

9.6/10

Cleanliness

9.6/10

Staff & service

8.8/10

Amenities

9.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.0/10

Eco-friendliness
Rating 10 - Excellent. 711 out of 1038 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 250 out of 1038 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 56 out of 1038 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 14 out of 1038 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 7 out of 1038 reviews

Reviews

6/10 Okay

Sam

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jeffery, San Antonio

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Really loved the breakfast daily - the coff÷ was especially great! The rooms were comfy, and overall quiet. Parking was free and convenient. Hotel staff was awesome and very helpful. If we are ever in Kingston again this would be our place!
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Lynn

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

10/10 Excellent

Robert

Traveled with partner
Liked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff are excellent and very friendly. Met the chef a lovely man Great breakfast
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Jean

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great staff. Air conditioning system (unit) noisy. Good offering for breakfast but the food ( eggs, meats, potatoes) were at best warm.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Marina

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
I liked it overall , except that it was a bit away from the city center.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Judith

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Lovely and charming hotel away from the crowds

I arrived Saturday afternoon and found the front desk staff warm and friendly. The hotel is clean and comfortable with a nice seating area adjacent to the front desk. The room was clean and comfortable. The bedding was clean and good quality and there was 4 full size pillows on the bed. There was an extra pillow and blanket in the closet. I was pleased to see real mugs and glasses rather then the small plastic or ti y paper takeout cups that have become to common. Bathroom had good quality liquid hand soap and lotion in glass bottles as well as refillable containers of shampoo, conditioner and body wash. Breakfast is in a small dining room in the newer section of the hotel Staff are very friendly and helpful. The food was good and there was a great selection. While this was a very short visit. I had a great nice sleep and a good breakfast before heading home. I would recommend this hotel to friends and family visiting Kingston.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jacques

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Historical buildings and well manicured grounds. Surrounded by trees and close to Lake Ontario. The halls and reception give a feeling of comfort and class.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Adele

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great hotel! Clean and very cute place !
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Linda

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Suzette

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Guoqing

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
excellent
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Sharon

Traveled with family and small children
Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Wonderful stuff for the most part, except for a strange racist encounter with an older male staff member in the dining hall, with a dark complexion and wearing a hat on July 15th. He continued to stare at my mother up and down as though she was not to be at that hotel. The rest of the staff was pleasant and very welcoming! Services do need to be updated like the tv remote not working in the room, and tub without the proper drain (anything can get sucked in), also there was an odd odour in the main floor close to the dining area. Second time coming, service again excellent but would not be coming again due to the poor maintenance of certain areas/things of the hotel.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Shawn

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great place, id stay here again.

The grounds are amazing, safe neighborhood. Breakfast was good no brown bag lol. Close to the water, about a 20 min walk. Dont like that the, A/C in my room wasn't as cool as home. But they did supply a fan in the room. All doors are marked emergancy exit. Meaning you have to walk all the way back to the one door! Im a private guy so having to pass the front desk with our fake smiles got tiring.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Michelle

Business traveler
Liked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Pleasantly surprised at the value and amenities. Great location, 5 min to downtown. Included breakfast and parking are a bonus. Delicious hot buffet breakfast.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jamie

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Excellent for a night before queens grad!
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Tom

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

8/10 Good

Andrea

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Noreen

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Always a great stay at the Donald Gordon Hotel. Friendly staff, clean comfortable room and a lovely breakfast.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Jeremy

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

olena

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very nice breakfast, bitifull place as well
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Scott

Liked: Cleanliness
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Dmitri

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

DAVID

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent room and staff for a really reasonable price. Breakfast was fantastic and staff in restaurant kept my coffee full
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025