Walper Hotel

The Walper Hotel is a hotel in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. The current hotel building was constructed in 1893 for $75,000 after a previous establishment, known as John Roat's Commercial Hotel, burned down in 1892.

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Type: Hotel
Description: Historic hotel in Kitchener, Ontario.
Also known as: “The Walper Hotel”, “The Walper Hotel, Part of JdV by Hyatt”, and “Walper House”
Address: 20 Queen Street South, Kitchener, N2G 1V6

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include TheMuseum and Queen station.

TheMuseum

Museum

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TheMuseum is an art and technology museum in Kitchener, Ontario. It opened to the public in September 2003. As of 2026, the current president of the museum is Deborah MacLatchy.

Queen station

Railway station

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Queen is a stop on the Region of Waterloo's Ion rapid transit system. It is located alongside Charles Street, just east of Queen Street, in Kitchener. It opened in 2019. Queen station is situated 110 metres south of Walper Hotel.

Frederick station

Railway station

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Frederick is a stop on the Region of Waterloo's Ion rapid transit system. It is located in the median of Frederick Street, just east of King Street, in downtown Kitchener. Frederick station is situated 170 metres east of Walper Hotel.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kitchener and Waterloo.

Kitchener

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Kitchener and neighbouring Waterloo and Cambridge form a tightly-integrated metro area within the larger Region of Waterloo in Southwestern Ontario. At the time of the 2021 Canadian census, the population of the city of Kitchener was 256,885 people and the population of the Region of Waterloo area was 587,165.

Waterloo

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Waterloo, Ontario, is one of three neighbouring cities, together with Kitchener, and Cambridge, forming a tightly-integrated metro area within the larger Region of Waterloo in Southwestern Ontario.