Casa Loma Review

I was expecting more from Casa Loma. The place is really beautyful and very well maintained, but you don't have a guided tour. Instead of a person guiding you, you receive a phone like device that tells you information about objects, but it is far away from a real person guide experience. For the price that we pay to go there, what we receive back is very few, you just buy your passage to se the place, which is a very nice place, but you will have not much information about it unless you are ok with the boringness of keep hearing the phone monologue. If you go, I recommend to see the movie downstairs first , it's not long and tells you about the history of the owner, than the visit will be a little bit better.

An amazing house castle definitively worth visiting. Give 3 hours at easy pace to go around with the wonderfully easy to use audio provided, it s more insightful. Late summer is a good time, cool indoors. For tourists, interesting to learn the early history of Toronto.
Not recommended for kids & only cafe in there is pricey. No cafe choices inside or in the area.

Beautiful, historic building. Blue Blood restaurant is amazing, with staff that make u feel like royalty! Love it!

Not worth it when all tha attractions are not open, for e.g. the tunnel, stables, garage etc were not open and it was a disappointment for 30 CAD.

Just walked around the grounds taking pictures. Nice grounds and nice backdrop for pictures.

Visiting a castle is always nice, but Casa Loma got the great idea to have some audio guide follow you where ever you want to go! Many descriptions were available about what we were seeing, but there was most of the time also a number that we could enter down in what look like a cellphone / walkie talkie. It allowed the audio guide to explain us what we were looking at with nice details. We could pause, fast forward or rewind as we wanted. Really great experience

Beautiful location that is easy to reach by public transport. Interesting historical exhibits enhanced by the audio guide. Good places to eat. Interesting tower climb.

The escape room at Casa Loma was one of the coolest experiences ever. There were two different scenarios when we went. The history of the place is pretty cool and the entertainment value is through the roof. I've done many escape rooms before but this one has really exceeded expectations. An actor takes you through the escape room providing hints and a back story to your mission. I've never had as much fun at an escape room as I did at this one.

Beautiful place and neighborhood. We went to the legends of horror, well worth the money.

This place is cool from outside and inside. They always have so many shows going always. You also have a movie theater and food places in the basement. To find a parking is a headache even though you have to pay for that. The entrance tickets are too expensive.

Casa Loma makes better impression from outside than its interiors. I personally don't like this Toronto's landmark, but it's worth to know the history of the Casa as well as the first radars operated there. The garden is beautiful.

View of downtown Toronto from Casa Loma Legends of Horror show.

Made my dream come true..to be in the CASTLE! AWESOME!

Must see. Luxury of beginning of 20th century. Pay attention to details and you will see same elements as you probably have seen before in buildings of the same era worldwide

Excellent historical site. Please fix the tunnel exhibits - many visual elements broken and off?

I spent like 8 hours here with my partner best best best ever.

Amazing!!!! Absolutely loved it! Make sure you walk the tunnel.

Wear walking shoes! Lots to see and stairs to climb, but well worth the money and time, the kind of home that only the most wealthy could or would build. Also a great antique car collection.

A really good place to visit. Make sure you get it as part of city pass

Magical castle, rare to have a skyline view and castle at the same time

To use a cliche, a real "blast from the past". Highly fascinating. The "spy" display took my attention both times I visited, and I enjoyed being able to stroll through a castle in Canada that had effectively become a museum to times gone by. Old suits of armour, architecture, artillery and weapons, military uniforms (present and past), and a tower you can see across the city from, this place has a lot of highlights making it worthwhile. There's still some things I didn't get to experience while there (the audio tours, the theatre and dining events), but it's not a waste of time without them.

A 2 hour walking around tour looking at old furniture. For 30 bucks a ticket it's pricey.

Very interesting place to visit,part of the city history.the new show underground very well done.my kid loved the surprise at the end!

I was don't very impressed had to pay 10 dollars for parking. Plus you guys wanted 30 dollars a person. We only had an hour left never got it to see it. I won't be going back

A must see when visiting Toronto and always worth another visit. Each time I come I find something new.

Theres so many beautiful sights, and rich history, you'll need a week to cover it all.

What a beautiful backdrop for photos. Absolutely love this castle!

Does not appear on top of travel's guide, but if you stay in Toronto for a week, it could be a nice visit to go there.

The Knights show was entertaining, love everything!

Toronto tourist trap. Expensive, so check around for package deals for other tourist areas in Toronto.

Entrance is 30 dollars parking is 10 dollar and after I paid parking I just came out 2 mins for refund I had emergency I was told by parking officer we can't refund you very bad services

Very interesting place to visit . You need to allow 3 to 4 hours .

Coming from Europe, it was just a castle to me, but they had a magician show and nice washrooms to look at :)

Beautiful and well-preserved the employees were very helpful so glad to have found the secret elevator

Giant Gothic Revival style castle with amazing craftsmanship and a huge tunnel than connects one part of the estate to the other. Super cool experience. If you're wondering if it'll be worth the time, it is.

Casa Loma is such a beautiful and historic place to visit.

It's an awesome place to visit and explore. Going to go back again with the fam.

We photographed a wedding here and came to visit a week after that. The admission fee includes a free audio guide which we loved! If you love history and beautiful architecture, plan to be here for 2+ hours. Coming on a sunny weekday helps too, a few friends did not enjoy their visit due to the weekend crowds.

This is a must see place if you are visiting Toronto.The architecture is beautiful and even better stories behind it. I suggest an audio guide in the lobby and start the tour from the top of the building and go down and across the tunnel. Stunning in the winter. We went at Christmas time

Beautiful place to spend an afternoon. Unfortunately we went at a time when the gardens weren't ready, but otherwise quite lovely

Amazing mansion filled with history, music and beauty.

Historically this is just a rich man's folly but an impressive building none-the-less. Lots of great events like escape rooms and halloween haunted house stuff going on at Casa Loma.

Went for the haunted event. Was well done and the midway point with bar and music was a nice touch.

Had a wonderful guided tour by a member of the horticulture staff. Very knowledgeable and full of great information. Would definitely go again.

Get the most out of Casa Loma by requesting the audio tour which is free. It may take longer to see it all but if you are a history buff, you would enjoy it.

This place is beautiful! Enriched with historical artefacts and timeline of all the events. Must visit if you love history and want to learn about soldiers life then.

A good option for a rainy day in Toronto.
The entrance is cheaper if you buy it at the door as there is no extra fee (online fee).

The senior at the entrance was really nice!!

Coat check is $3/coat and there are audio guides in multiple languages

Spectacular and unusual house in downtown Toronto with an extraordinary history. Amazing views from the top of the Norman tower.

The interior is very interesting, but what really enchanted me was the external beauty, the castle and the garden. Go on a sunny day to take beautiful pictures.

extremely pricy for events and the food is terrible but other than that it was pretty good and the waiters there are top of the line

Awesome place! Come in the morning to avoid the crowds

Very interesting place.
Parking is a bit expensive i thought. 10 dollars. You can park on the street but only for an hour.
You need about 2-2.5 hours in there.

This is a (formerly) private home that is so interesting and fun to explore. It's a great sightseeing location to learn more about Toronto's history and one of Canada's icons, Sir Henry Pellatt. His home is almost steampunk in nature, as he loved modern technology. You'll see phones in most rooms and the whole place was wired for electricity well before that was the norm. Don't miss the tunnel to the garage, potting room and stables. Kids will find this a fun experience to walk through and parents will surely learn something new.

A nice place to pass an idle afternoon. Don't expect to see any rich heritage/history, though, since this is not a castle built by Kings nor a witness to siege and battle!

Not worth the long walk from downtown - rather go and see University campus

The details of this place are truly incredible! Enjoyed the time spent here and the history I learned.

Fantastic!!! Go to take the audio tour through the entire castle.

Bring your brain and some brainy friends to do the escape rooms. The giant rooms and history here are meticulously maintained.

Very interesting, have learnt something new and liked atmosphere of the past around

This is a must must must go place if you are anywhere near Toronto. Every inch of the castle is full of cool details, definitely make sure you get an audio guide and walk through every floor. The gazillion rooms, secret pathways, top of the castle view... you can spend a whole day here easy.

This a place where most would never get tired of the majestic history of the castle and the beautiful interior and grounds. On site pay parking or time limited free street parking in the residential areas. Wonderful sweeping city views from the tower.

Went to Legends of Horror. The line for 8.30 was huge and the parking lot was full. The Halloween horror walk through was greatly done. Just be aware there are lots of stairs and it is pretty long. The bar in the middle was nice- it seemed popping.

I would highly recommend this place. The historical value combines with its very neat aesthetic very well.

Amazing! Love the tunnels and secret passage ways. Takes about four hours and thirty minutes to see everything if you do the audio tour and actually stop at everything plus watch the video in the swimming pool. What an interesting story. A "Must See" whilst in Toronto.

Had the pleasure of seeing this in person wow is all I have to say a real amazing building