Justine Soucy

Review of Casa Loma

Visited in 2017

Visited in 2017

First thought was that the castle is beautiful! Amazing craftsmanship.
I started the visit from the top to make my way to the bottom.

A few things to mention:
-If there are lots of people it will get hot and crowded in the rooms, there are fans and some mild air conditioning but it''s very minimal.
-The highest tower is closed at the moment, the second highest tower is accessible by the third floor but there is a lineup, wait till almost closing time.
-There is minimal seating so if you have kids make sure they can walk.

Sadly, we got there around 3:45pm and since they close at 5pm we had to skip the gardens and most of the panels explaining the history of the castle.

Apart from that I really enjoyed the library room (it looked straight out of a Disney Movie) and the view from the tower.

The underground tunnels were also very creepy and goosebump inducing. I recommend those a lot. Especially because they lead to the stables and garage areas (sadly no horses but they do have old timey cars)

If you make it to the gift shop you will find some truly bizarre items. What does a mini lava lamp have to do with a castle?? Nothing, but I bought it anyway!

If you buy the City pass, check it out for fun. But otherwise I think you can pass on this if you aren't a big history buff.