Built in 1893 and renovated in 2011, The Walper continues to stand as The landmark hotel in Waterloo region. For nearly 120 years, guests from Eleanor Roosevelt to Sarah McLachlan have enjoyed the rich architectural details of a time gone by, blended with the attentive, warm and welcoming service only experience can deliver. With 82 guestrooms and suites, six magnificent meeting rooms, barber shop and tobacconist, both dating back to the turn of the century, a hair salon, and two Restaurants on site, once inside The Walper, you won't have any reason, or desire, to leave. Featuring Art for sale throughout the building and a children's educational foundation linked to every room sold, the Walper is truly is as Unique as you are. The Walper invites its guests to rediscover the hotel where Eleanor Roosevelt enjoyed breakfast in the courtyard and Louis Armstrong played his trumpet off the King Street balcony. Built in 1893 and renovated in 2011, The Walper continues to stand as The landmark hotel in Waterloo region. Guests from Bob Hope to Sarah McLachlan have enjoyed the rich architectural details of a time gone by, blended with the attentive, warm and welcoming service only experience can deliver. Visitors will be treated to a unique balance of history and modern comfort as they stay, dine, or party in the hotel enjoyed by William Lyon Mackenzie King, Wilfrid Laurier, Pierre Trudeau and nearly every other Canadian Prime Minister. Guests will celebrate in the Ballroom where Lennox Lewis once fought, and relax in suites enjoyed by everyone from Royalty, to leaders in the Arts, Culinary, Cultural, Technological, Financial and Political Realms who have chosen The Walper as their preferred accommodation in the area for nearly 120 years. With 82 guestrooms and suites, six magnificent meeting rooms, two terraces, barber shop and tobacconist, both dating back to the turn of the century, a hair salon, and two Restaurants on site, once inside The Walper, you won't have any reason, or desire, to leave. Featuring Art for sale throughout the building and a children's educational foundation linked to every room sold, the Walper is truly is as Unique as you are.