We stayed at River Rapids Inn on Canada day and had a really pleasant stay. The staff was incredibly kind and helpful. They had many covid precautions in place and they seemed to genuinely care about the wellbeing of both themselves as staff and you as a guest. It was their first night reopened and as they weren’t as busy they upgraded us to a king room for free!
Due to covid we only stayed in our room and didn’t really check out the other common areas. Even then you can tell the hotel could use a little face lift, but honestly we stayed in the Hilton over looking the falls the night before and the only thing it really had on River Rapids was the view.
I would definitely recommend River Rapids Inn. Great for families, couples, and solo travel (the price was right). Especially great if you want to see what the falls have to offer and what NOTL is like (as its right in between).