Staying at The Inn of Waterloo? Here's What's Actually Worth Your Time
Waterloo 475 King St N, Waterloo
Two of the region’s best indoor competitions — simulator golf and coached axe throwing — sit within walking distance of your room, and both St. Jacobs and uptown Waterloo are a five-minute drive in opposite directions.
Walkable from your lobby
Golfplay
Premium indoor golf on GOLFZON simulators — 300+ courses, food and drinks, and a clubhouse buzz that welcomes non-golfers.
Bad Axe Throwing
Urban axe throwing with real coaches, private lanes and BYO food — the icebreaker activity that never misses.
Worth a short drive
Canada's largest year-round farmers' market — hundreds of vendors, Mennonite country roots and the region's signature outing.
A volunteer-run heritage train hopping between Waterloo, the St. Jacobs market and Elmira — day-pass freedom included.
NextGen VR
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.
TRIO Restaurant
Uptown Waterloo's quiet high-water mark — tasting menus, a sommelier-built wine list and freestyle comfort cooking.
The Barrel Yards all-rounder — chef-driven Canadian menu, Ocean Wise seafood and the region's best-known bottomless brunch.
Princess Cinemas
KW's art-house institution since 1985 — restorations, festival films and National Theatre Live across two uptown venues.
Still deciding tonight?
Golfplay
Premium indoor golf on GOLFZON simulators — 300+ courses, food and drinks, and a clubhouse buzz that welcomes non-golfers.
Bad Axe Throwing
Urban axe throwing with real coaches, private lanes and BYO food — the icebreaker activity that never misses.
TRIO Restaurant
Uptown Waterloo's quiet high-water mark — tasting menus, a sommelier-built wine list and freestyle comfort cooking.