We stayed at the Capri Inn when we visited St. Catharines for the 2024 Solar Eclipse. The motel is very nice - the room was very clean, the bed was very comfortable, and the staff were very friendly and accommodating. The entire inn is no smoking, which is very important to us, although there were provisions for smokers outside in the parking lot.
The Capri Inn was very easy to find, immediately adjacent to the Queen Elizabeth Way at Ontario Street, literally the first place you reach when you turn south off the highway. That being said, our room was very quiet, with no highway noise. There is a good sized parking lot, and being a motel it is convenient for bringing luggage into your room.
Our view was out behind the inn, overlooking 12 Mile Creek, where we observed a swan, lots of geese, and cormorants, and a resident bunny who was grazing on the grass. The grounds of the inn are very nice, with lots of spring flowers, daffodils and tulips. There is a small park area to the north of the parking lot, with trees and picnic tables - this is where we set up to view the eclipse. The weather was not too great, but fortunately the clouds broke enough to get glimpses, and to see totality. There were a number of guests from the inn who joined us to watch the eclipse.
There is complimentary juice and muffins available in the morning. A number of fast food places are nearby on Ontario Street for breakfast.
Overall a very nice inn, highly recommended!