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Staying at Homewood Suites by Hilton St. Jacobs? Here's What's Actually Worth Your Time

St. Jacobs 45 Benjamin Rd, Waterloo

Canada’s largest year-round farmers’ market is an easy walk from your room — on Thursday and Saturday mornings you’ll beat every tour bus in Ontario to the fritter line — and uptown Waterloo’s restaurants are ten minutes down King Street.

Walkable from your lobby

Shoppers picking fresh produce at the St. Jacobs Farmers' Market
St. Jacobs

Canada's largest year-round farmers' market — hundreds of vendors, Mennonite country roots and the region's signature outing.

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A Waterloo Central Railway heritage train on the St. Jacobs line
St. Jacobs

A volunteer-run heritage train hopping between Waterloo, the St. Jacobs market and Elmira — day-pass freedom included.

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Coach with an axe at Bad Axe Throwing Waterloo
Waterloo

Urban axe throwing with real coaches, private lanes and BYO food — the icebreaker activity that never misses.

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Worth a short drive

Four players adjusting their VR headsets in the NextGen VR gear-up area in Kitchener
Kitchener

Canada's largest free-roam 4D VR arena — ten players, one stage, wind and heat effects, and the region's best hour of pure fun.

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Golfplay — KWC Experiences placeholder image
Waterloo

Premium indoor golf on GOLFZON simulators — 300+ courses, food and drinks, and a clubhouse buzz that welcomes non-golfers.

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TRIO Restaurant — KWC Experiences placeholder image
Waterloo

Uptown Waterloo's quiet high-water mark — tasting menus, a sommelier-built wine list and freestyle comfort cooking.

Date NightWalkable Downtown
The Bauer Kitchen — KWC Experiences placeholder image
Waterloo

An energetic up-market bistro in a restored felt factory — upscale comfort food, brown booze and the room uptown meets in.

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Beertown Public House — KWC Experiences placeholder image
Waterloo

Thirty taps, the Paddletron sampler and an all-season beer garden on Waterloo Public Square — the region's beer HQ.

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Princess Cinemas — KWC Experiences placeholder image
Waterloo

KW's art-house institution since 1985 — restorations, festival films and National Theatre Live across two uptown venues.

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Still deciding tonight?

The Bauer Kitchen — KWC Experiences placeholder image
Waterloo

An energetic up-market bistro in a restored felt factory — upscale comfort food, brown booze and the room uptown meets in.

Date NightGroupsWalkable Downtown
Golfplay — KWC Experiences placeholder image
Waterloo

Premium indoor golf on GOLFZON simulators — 300+ courses, food and drinks, and a clubhouse buzz that welcomes non-golfers.

GroupsRainy DayDate NightTeam Building
Four players adjusting their VR headsets in the NextGen VR gear-up area in Kitchener
Kitchener

Canada's largest free-roam 4D VR arena — ten players, one stage, wind and heat effects, and the region's best hour of pure fun.

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