Four plans for 12, 24 and 48 hours at the resort

Illustration generated for this guide — not a photograph of the hotel.

Plan 1 · The night before an early flight (about 14 hours)

1. 4:00 PM — Arrive and check in. If you drove, give the desk your plate number and leave the car in the free garage.
2. 4:30 PM — Call 437-428-6329 and book your morning shuttle time. If your flight leaves before about 7 AM, book a taxi instead.
3. 5:00 PM — Swim, then the sauna or steam room. At busy times the pool may run a sign-up; ask at check-in.
4. 6:30 PM — Dinner. Copperhorn opens at 5 PM and is 19+; Lobster Legend Noodle Bar is all ages.
5. 8:30 PM — Pack, set two alarms, close the blackout drapes.
6. Morning — Shuttle from 6 AM to Terminal 1 or 3. Settle any incidentals the night before so the morning is just bags and bus.

Plan 2 · The late landing (about 12 hours)

1. Land before 9 PM — Call for the shuttle from the arrivals level and go to Post F3 (Terminal 1) or Gate B, column 13 / Gate G, column 41 (Terminal 3).
2. Land after 9 PM — Taxi or ride-share. Allow extra minutes at the entrance this autumn, while vehicles pass the picket line at intervals.
3. Late supper — Casual is listed until 1 AM (19+); Lobster Legend until midnight Sunday to Thursday and 1 AM on Friday and Saturday.
4. Next morning — Check-out by 11 AM; the morning shuttle runs until noon if you are flying on.

Plan 3 · A 24-hour layover with downtown

1. Day 1, afternoon — Land, take the 3–9 PM shuttle, check in at 4 PM, eat on the property.
2. Day 2, 8:00 AM — Morning shuttle to Pearson, then the UP Express to Union Station (28 minutes; trains every 15 minutes).
3. Day 2, late morning — Downtown Toronto. If you have checked out by 11 AM, ask the front desk whether it can hold your bags; the hotel does not publish a luggage service, so confirm first.
4. Day 2, before 8 PM — UP Express back to Pearson. Make your flight directly, or pick up the last shuttle window to the hotel if you are staying a second night.

This plan only works if the shuttle windows line up with your trains. If they do not, a taxi from the hotel to Union Station is about 28 km by road.

Plan 4 · 48 hours: race day and a show

1. Friday, 4 PM — Check in to a Racetrack room (we confirm the view). Dinner at Casual or Copperhorn.
2. Saturday, 1 PM — First post at Woodbine on November Saturdays. Admission is free except on King's Plate day.
3. Saturday, evening — The Theatre, if a show is on: the box office and the coat check open two hours before the show. Guests of all ages enter from the hotel lobby elevators to level 2.
4. Sunday, 11 AM — Check out; another race card starts at 1 PM if you want one more look.

Shows we have checked are listed on theatre and events. On 21 November 2026, for example, Woodbine listed a 1 PM post and the operator listed Ele Yan's Moment 2026 World Tour at The Theatre.

Common mistakes

• Assuming the shuttle runs all day: it pauses from noon to 3 PM and stops at 9 PM.
• Planning a family dinner at a 19+ restaurant.
• Arriving at 11 AM and expecting a room: check-in starts at 4 PM.
• Forgetting ID: the casino, the 19+ restaurants and the check-in desk all ask for government photo ID.