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Home in Kingston
4.87 out of 5 average rating, 325 reviewsBagot Street Hidden Cottage
Apartment in Kingston
4.8 out of 5 average rating, 255 reviewsEuropean-Style Suite, Downtown with Parking --
Home in Kingston
4.97 out of 5 average rating, 243 reviewsPrivate and Perfectly Positioned home.
Home in Kingston
4.95 out of 5 average rating, 417 reviewsYour Home Away From Home! Entire house!
Guest suite in Kingston
4.79 out of 5 average rating, 188 reviewsPrivate Suite near Skeleton Park
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5.0 out of 5 average rating, 160 reviewsIsland Mill Waterfall Retreat-Nov-April Night Free
Apartment in Kingston
4.81 out of 5 average rating, 377 reviewsGorgeous APT in heart of downtown
Tiny homes in Stirling
4.98 out of 5 average rating, 181 reviewsRomantic, cozy, quiet cabin on 20 acres of trails
Quick stats about vacation rentals in Kingston
Total rentals
730 properties
Rentals with dedicated workspaces
360 properties have a dedicated workspace
Rentals with a pool
30 properties have a pool
Pet-friendly rentals
230 properties allow pets
Family-friendly rentals
380 properties are a good fit for families
Total number of reviews
36K reviews
Your guide to Kingston
Welcome to Kingston
Canada’s first capital city mixes historic sites, arts venues, and outdoor activities. Tour Bellevue House National Historic Site to learn more about the country’s early days, or visit Fort Henry, an early-19th-century British fort that’s now a living history museum where costumed interpreters march in military bands or teach lessons in the fort’s schoolhouse. Home to Queen’s University, Kingston also has several museums and a waterfront performing arts centre with regular concerts and lectures.
You can base yourself in Kingston to explore the Thousand Islands region along the St. Lawrence River, head for the hiking trails and lakes of Frontenac Provincial Park, or paddle to see the Indigenous pictographs on the cliffs above Mazinaw Lake in Bon Echo Provincial Park. Back in town, Kingston has lots of good restaurants and bakeries, and you can find fresh produce and other local foods at the Kingston Public Market, Ontario’s oldest continuously operating public market.
The best time to stay in a vacation rental in Kingston
While the warm, humid summer is Kingston’s busiest season, the best time to stay in one of the area’s cottage rentals is in the fall (and the months leading up to it), when the large crowds have returned home, the weather starts to cool, and arts activities are back on the calendar. In July and August, Fort Henry hosts weekly Sunset Ceremonies with music and fireworks over Kingston Harbour. The autumn colours around Kingston are normally most vibrant in October, making it a good month to head outdoors. Many Kingston-area attractions are closed between mid-October and mid-May, during Ontario’s cold, snowy winters. Winter is best for an arts- and food-focused visit, or for cocooning indoors by the fire.
Top things to do in Kingston
Kingston Penitentiary
Canada’s oldest maximum-security prison housed many of the country’s most infamous criminals, beginning in 1835, when the imposing stone structure opened on the Kingston waterfront, until it closed in 2013. On a tour of “The Pen,” your guides, many of whom are former prison guards, walk you through the cellblocks, recreation yard, and isolation units, and share stories of life on the inside. For even more details about Canada’s prison history, stop into Canada’s Penitentiary Museum in the former warden’s residence opposite the prison, which includes sobering exhibits about how prisoners were disciplined through the years.
Agnes Etherington Art Centre
This modern art museum on the Queen’s campus exhibits works by Canadian and international artists. Among the noteworthy collections at the Agnes Etherington Art Centre are contemporary Canadian artwork, works by Indigenous creators, and Canadian historical art.
The Thousand Islands
From Kingston, you can reach some of the more than 1,800 islands in the St. Lawrence River in the Thousand Islands region that spans both sides of the Canada-U.S. border. Take a boat cruise from Kingston’s waterfront, or kayak around the islands in nearby Thousand Islands National Park.
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