nospam wrote:
We will be taking our initial visit to this area in late June. We are
US residents. I have made reservations on the Canadian side but am
having second thoughts about staying there as opposed to the US side.
Here are my concerns.

If our hotel is on the Canadian and we do a lot of shopping on the US
side is that going to cause a problem with Canadian Customs when we
return to our hotel with our goods?. Just regular tourist stuff
nothing real costly.

No, and in any case there's nothing to buy on the US side. All the shopping
is on the Canadian side (whether it be groceries or souvenirs or really
anything else).

When we come back home will our purchases made on the US side be
considered as coming from Canada and be subject to some sort of
tariff?.

Not unless you buy a lot of stuff.

How much of a hassle timewise and otherwise is it to cross back and
forth because of customs?

The queues for automobiles can be long at peak periods. Avoid rush hour and
it's not a big deal. If you're just going back and forth to look at the
falls, it's easier to walk anyway.

Are things more expensive on the Canadian side?, it appears that taxes
are a good deal more in Canada. Is it actually going to cost more to
eat and stay in Canada?

Almost everything is cheaper in Canada and it's a lot more pleasant as well.

The only good thing about the US side is the park along the river
immediately leading up to the falls, which is very beautiful and gives you
the opportunity to really feel the water building up to the thundering force
of the fall.

miguel
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