Canada has its first Hard Rock Hotel.

Hard Rock Hotel London – in southern Ontario about 120 miles from Detroit – opened April 16 as a part of an entertainment complex known as 100 Kellogg Lane. The site is a former Kellogg’s cereal factory which produced Frosted Flakes, Corn Flakes and Raisin Bran.

The entertainment complex features Canada’s largest indoor adventure park known as The Factory, a children’s museum, and dining and beverage venues. The 164-room hotel offers a variety of rooms. Family-style guestrooms include separate rooms with bunk beds. Other rooms include luxurious rockstar and terrace suites.

Hotel amenities include an indoor/ outdoor pool, Sessions restaurant, Hard Rock GMT lobby bar, a 1913 speakeasy and a Hard Rock Shop. Memorabilia pays tribute to Canada’s famed musicians, including Shania Twain and Gord Downie. The entrance features a 32-foot-high sculptural metallic guitar which was handcrafted in London.

John Rees, Hard Rock International senior vice president of hotels, was among the officials who attended opening day.

“I was so pleased to join the local team to celebrate the first-ever Canadian Hard Rock Hotel, where music, entertainment and hospitality will come together to create truly unforgettable guest experiences,” Rees said in a press release.

The London hotel won’t be Hard Rock’s only hotel in Canada – or Ontario – for very long. A date has yet to be announced for the 2025 opening of Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Ottawa in Canada’s capital city, but the property is holding hiring events in April and May to fill casino and hotel positions.

According to media reports, more than 600 positions are available. Since 2017, Hard Rock has handled
operations of Rideau Carleton Casino, where the new and expanded venue is being built. Rideau also features live harness horse racing.

The Seminole Tribe of Florida is the parent entity of Hard Rock International.