Hotels Marrakech 5 Star - Oakville Ontario: Oh My!

It's easy to see why Oakville is THE exemplary microcosm of Canada - no two ways about it. Anyone who's lived in Oakville - for 24 hours or for 70 years - can provide it, and if you needed proof of that. Ahead of the United States and European countries, a few years ago the United Nations selected Canada as the # 1 country for quality of life.

" But of course, "ah, you have to feel Oakville and allow it to creep into your being before you can exclaim! Pictures aren't enough to profile this part of the world effectively. To see is to believe goes the popular saying.

You get to enjoy city amenities but with that small town ambience - a certain quaintness if you will - because this lakeside community is rich in history. It is a full service urban center but has none of the city pollution and noise that many North American cities are notorious for. Oakville is part of the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) and is a 30-minute drive from downtown.

Where were you in 1827?

Technology and aerospace industries - just a sample of numerous business endeavors that constitute the economic core of Oakville, pharmaceutical, and is home to over 260 local and international corporations that take up prominent positions in the automotive, it is one of Ontario's best residential enclaves, today. This was the year that Oakville was born.

000.00), 000 residents enjoy a high standard of living (household median income is $86, the 145. Wholesome neighborhoods and excellent schools are two reasons. What makes it such a prized location?

Things to Do

400 acres of park space, the town has 2, drawn-out business meeting, and if you simply want to stretch your legs and wander around after a long. Oakville has two harbors, if you prefer the water over the greens. One of them the PGA-acclaimed Glen Abbey Golf Course, you have a choice of seven golf courses, if you're visiting Oakville for the first time and you're itching for a round of golf.

Also abound in Oakville, some of them in close proximity to Lake Ontario, bike and hiker trails. Boutiques and restaurants to while away their time, wives accompanying husbands on business trips have about 400 shops.

That should be a good enough reason to put it on your travel agenda for next summer, if Oakville has a prosperous $80 million tourism industry and receives about 1.4 million visitors annually.

Entertainment and Culture

Or just gaze at the local architecture - particularly in preservation sites. Do an enlightening tour of the museum in Erchless Estate and take a leisurely stroll in art galleries and historical associations. Music and comedy shows, dance, the Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts has a year-round schedule of theatre. Oakville is far from a sleepy town.

Throw in the clowns, mascots and puppets - and yes, 12 marching bands, the Oakville Santa Claus Parade will bring color to the bleak winter months: 50 floats, and speaking of wholesome. There's wholesome family fun in the annual Waterfront Festival and Festival of Classics and Jazz, speaking of festivities.

The assurance that there are very likeable spots left on earth will make you smile, when you leave. Drop by anyway. You think you're too old for Santa?

Places to Stay

There are bed and breakfast places as well as camp sites and low-end accommodations, if you want a home-cooked breakfast and a taste of Oakville hospitality. Park Plaza and the Hilton - are examples, the big name hotels - Marriott. Oakville has accommodations to meet every budget.

ON Canada Reservations: 1-800-359-6279 holiday Inn Select Oakville 2525 Wyecroft Road Oakville,

ON Canada Reservations: 1-800-359-6279 hilton Garden Inn Oakville 2774 South Sheridan Way Oakville,

ON Canada Reservations: 1-800-359-6279 monte Carlo Inn Oakville Suites 374 South Service Road East Oakville,

ON Canada Reservations: 1-800-359-6279 country Inn Oakville 2930 South Sheridan Way Oakville,

ON Canada Reservations: 1-800-359-6279 oakville Plaza Hotel 360 Oakville Place Drive Oakville,

Copyright 2006 Jason Seib