Donald Gordon Hotel and Conference Centre

3.0 star property
3-star Victorian hotel near Kingston Penitentiary, connected to the convention center

Choose dates to view prices

Photo gallery for Donald Gordon Hotel and Conference Centre

Front of property - evening/night
Exterior
Room, 1 King Bed
Courtyard
Reception

Reviews

9.2 out of 10
Wonderful

Popular amenities

  • Gym
  • Housekeeping
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Laundry

Explore the area

Map
421 Union Street, Kingston, ON, K7L 3N6
  • Kingston Penitentiary
    ‪8 min walk‬
  • Queen's University
    ‪12 min walk‬
  • Kingston Waterfront
    ‪3 min drive‬
  • Kingston, ON (YGK-Norman Rogers)
    ‪9 min drive‬

Room options

Queen Bed Sofa

  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Queen Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed

Standard Room, 1 Queen Bed

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

Room, 1 Queen Bed, Accessible

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

Room, 1 King Bed

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

You may also like

About the area

Kingston

Seaside stay .Your stay at this Kingston hotel places you within a 10-minute walk of Kingston Penitentiary and Lake Ontario. Also, Queen's University is within half a mile (1 km) and Kingston Waterfront is within 2 miles (3 km).

What's nearby

  • Kingston Penitentiary - 8 min walk - 0.7 km
  • Queen's University - 12 min walk - 1.0 km
  • Kingston Waterfront - 3 min drive - 2.4 km
  • Kingston City Hall - 4 min drive - 3.2 km
  • Fort Henry - 8 min drive - 6.0 km

Getting around

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

Restaurants

  • ‪Tim Hortons - ‬12 min walk
  • ‪Daft Brewing - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪Tim Hortons - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪The Yellow Deli - ‬2 min drive
  • ‪Tim Hortons - ‬20 min walk

About this property

Donald Gordon Hotel and Conference Centre

3-star Victorian hotel near Kingston Penitentiary, 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 eco-certified 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. Beds feature premium bedding. 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 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.

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.

Languages

English, French

Similar properties

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
  • 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

  • Blackout drapes
  • Premium bedding

Bathroom

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

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Refrigerator

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Desk
  • Free daily newspapers
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Phone

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

The property is closed between December 15 and January 6.

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • No pets allowed

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are available for CAD 20.0 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 20.0 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.

Property is also known as

Donald Gordon Conference Centre Hotel Kingston
Donald Gordon Conference Centre Hotel
Donald Gordon Conference Centre Kingston
Donald Gordon Conference Centre
Donald Gordon Conference Centre Hotel Kingston
Donald Gordon Conference Centre Hotel
Donald Gordon Conference Centre Kingston
Hotel Donald Gordon Conference Centre Kingston
Kingston Donald Gordon Conference Centre Hotel
Hotel Donald Gordon Conference Centre
Donald Gordon Conference
Donald Gordon Conference
Donald Gordon Hotel and Conference Centre Hotel
Donald Gordon Hotel and Conference Centre Kingston
Donald Gordon Hotel and Conference Centre Hotel Kingston

Donald Gordon Hotel and Conference Centre Reviews

Reviews

9.2

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 679 out of 1005 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 260 out of 1005 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 44 out of 1005 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 13 out of 1005 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 9 out of 1005 reviews

9.6/10

Cleanliness

9.6/10

Staff & service

8.8/10

Amenities

9.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Lonnie

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Friendly desk staff! Breakfast staff were amazing! Super convenient location.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

6/10 Okay

Jason

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
The toilet in my room was dripping constantly, and would periodically sound like it was flushing itself. It woke me up.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

8/10 Good

Farshad, Richmond Hill

10/10 Excellent

London

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

6/10 Okay

Sara

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service
It was hard to sleep. In the evening, everyone who left or entered a room slammed their door. The doors were very hard to close quietly. In the morning, the boss was in the hall with a walkie-talkie communicating very loudly outside our doorway. In addition, the sheets were rough and scratchy.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Lindsay Noel

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Thank you. Breakfast was wonderful.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Lindsay

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Comfortable stay near where we had to go
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

8/10 Good

Adib

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Next time I ask for a room on the third or fourth floor spare me the perfunctory response, especially when the place is deserted on a Saturday night. Plus the shower water pressure is low enough to be talked about. Nonetheless, the rooms are comfortable, housekeeping does a good job and the buffet breakfast is good. Plus you’re on Queens university campus which is a nice touch if your kid goes there.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

8/10 Good

APRIL

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

10/10 Excellent

Ellen

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

8/10 Good

Gregory

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

Nice stay but a few updates would make it awesome!

Nice building and location. Staff were very friendly. Room was large and lots of room for our stuff. Updates needed though. The TV is about 20 years old and not anywhere near smart with access to streaming apps. Bed wasn’t great and the mattress needs to be flipped or turned as we both had depressions and I woke up with a sore back. Bathroom was pretty dated too, but clean. Gym was functional but could use a refresh too. There was a fitness poster on the wall from 1985.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Ellen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Breakfast buffet is amazing!
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Valerie

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Convenient and good breakfast. Would be nice if there was a gym and parking was a little difficult since there was an event going on. Otherwise served our needs
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jennifer

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Quiet area with free parking. Excellent breakfast.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Trevor

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

8/10 Good

Jeremy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Overall was very pleasant anc comfortable. Heating in room was rather loud as only negative
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Elizabeth

Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

christopher, Oakville

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

Dennis, OTTAWA

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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

Charming hotel

Our hotel room was comfortable. It was low season during our stay and the hotel was near empty which made our stay very quiet and peaceful. The bed was firm and comfortable, but the in-room furnace was quite noisy and ran all the time (no automatic mode where it would shut down when the room was warm enough). The included breakfast was absolutely fantastic with awesome service! Would highly recommend this hotel.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Richard

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Central location
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Deepa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Clean, cozy and friendly front desk staff. Enjoyed my stay.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Doug

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Randolph

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good area. Quite
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Stacey

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024