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Hotel prices are subject to a provincial sales tax, levied at 5% on accommodation, as well as a federal goods and services tax of 6%. This is usually added to the bill at the end. Tipping is expected in Toronto and porters are usually given a C$5 note for their efforts.
The hotels below have been grouped into four different pricing categories:
$$$$ (over C$250)
$$$ (C$200 to C$250)
$$ (C$150 to C$200)
$ (up to C$150)
These are based on the lowest standard rates for a double room, excluding taxes and breakfast, unless otherwise specified.
The hotels below have been grouped into four different pricing categories:
$$$$ (over C$250)
$$$ (C$200 to C$250)
$$ (C$150 to C$200)
$ (up to C$150)
These are based on the lowest standard rates for a double room, excluding taxes and breakfast, unless otherwise specified.
Business
Cambridge Suites
Located in the heart of the Financial District, this all-suites hotel is designed with the business traveller in mind. The experienced staff can handle all kinds of business occasions, from state-of-the-art presentations to informal breakfast meetings. The exterior of the hotel is a typically North American 20 floors of green glass, while the 231 guest rooms range from one bedroom apartment-style units to deluxe duplexes, usually decorated in muted browns and creams. All rooms have work areas that are comfortable, well designed and feature two double-line telephones and high-speed Internet access. The penthouse suites have Jacuzzis.
15 Richmond Street East, Financial District
Tel: (416) 368 1990 or 1 800 463 1990.
Website: www.cambridgesuiteshotel.com
Price: $$$ (including breakfast)
Located in the heart of the Financial District, this all-suites hotel is designed with the business traveller in mind. The experienced staff can handle all kinds of business occasions, from state-of-the-art presentations to informal breakfast meetings. The exterior of the hotel is a typically North American 20 floors of green glass, while the 231 guest rooms range from one bedroom apartment-style units to deluxe duplexes, usually decorated in muted browns and creams. All rooms have work areas that are comfortable, well designed and feature two double-line telephones and high-speed Internet access. The penthouse suites have Jacuzzis.
15 Richmond Street East, Financial District
Tel: (416) 368 1990 or 1 800 463 1990.
Website: www.cambridgesuiteshotel.com
Price: $$$ (including breakfast)
InterContinental Toronto Centre
This modern high-rise is ideal for business travellers. Located next door to the Metro Toronto Convention Centre and a short walk from the heart of the Financial District, the hotel has 12 top standard meeting rooms, as well as a ballroom, boardroom and several smaller hospitality suites. The staff's experience in all varieties of meetings and conferences mean that any business occasion should run smoothly. The 586 guest rooms are appointed with luxurious materials, including comfortable beds and down duvets (made locally), as well as a coffee/tea maker, two telephone lines, high-speed Internet access and complimentary newspaper delivery. The indoor pool and fitness centre are available to all guests.
225 Front Street West, Financial District
Tel: (416) 597 1400 or 1 800 422 7969.
Website: www.torontocentre.crowneplaza.com
Price: $$$-$$$$
This modern high-rise is ideal for business travellers. Located next door to the Metro Toronto Convention Centre and a short walk from the heart of the Financial District, the hotel has 12 top standard meeting rooms, as well as a ballroom, boardroom and several smaller hospitality suites. The staff's experience in all varieties of meetings and conferences mean that any business occasion should run smoothly. The 586 guest rooms are appointed with luxurious materials, including comfortable beds and down duvets (made locally), as well as a coffee/tea maker, two telephone lines, high-speed Internet access and complimentary newspaper delivery. The indoor pool and fitness centre are available to all guests.
225 Front Street West, Financial District
Tel: (416) 597 1400 or 1 800 422 7969.
Website: www.torontocentre.crowneplaza.com
Price: $$$-$$$$
Metropolitan Hotel
Located in the north end of the Financial District and a short walk from the Eaton Centre (Toronto's largest downtown shopping mall), this modern hotel, with majestic lobby ceilings and suites that are contemporary in design, caters to the business traveller. It has a fully staffed business centre offering video conferencing and Internet facilities. The 422 guest rooms all have broadband Internet access. There is complimentary use of the fitness centre and the heated indoor swimming pool, as well as facilities such as express video check-out, in-room dining, same-day dry cleaning and non-smoking floors.
108 Chestnut Street, Financial District
Tel: (416) 977 5000 or 1 800 668 6600.
Website: www.metropolitan.com
Price: $$$$
Located in the north end of the Financial District and a short walk from the Eaton Centre (Toronto's largest downtown shopping mall), this modern hotel, with majestic lobby ceilings and suites that are contemporary in design, caters to the business traveller. It has a fully staffed business centre offering video conferencing and Internet facilities. The 422 guest rooms all have broadband Internet access. There is complimentary use of the fitness centre and the heated indoor swimming pool, as well as facilities such as express video check-out, in-room dining, same-day dry cleaning and non-smoking floors.
108 Chestnut Street, Financial District
Tel: (416) 977 5000 or 1 800 668 6600.
Website: www.metropolitan.com
Price: $$$$
The Sutton Place Hotel Toronto
Located midtown, next to the sprawling green campus of the University of Toronto and Queen's Park, the concrete and glass exterior of The Sutton Place Hotel may not take one's breath away but once inside the European styling is luxurious, with antiques and paintings throughout. Although it is the hotel of choice for film celebrities during the Toronto International Film Festival, it also serves the business traveller very well. There are 10 individually designed meeting rooms and three breathtaking ballrooms (the rooftop ballroom, Stop 33, offers a superb view of the city), and a professional staff is on hand to facilitate any type of event. The suites are spacious (some with full kitchens) and all have a large work desk, two-line telephone with voicemail, fax/modem point, bathrobes and complimentary daily newspaper delivery.
955 Bay Street, Midtown
Tel: (416) 924 9221 or 1 800 268 3790.
Website: www.suttonplace.com
Price: $$$
Located midtown, next to the sprawling green campus of the University of Toronto and Queen's Park, the concrete and glass exterior of The Sutton Place Hotel may not take one's breath away but once inside the European styling is luxurious, with antiques and paintings throughout. Although it is the hotel of choice for film celebrities during the Toronto International Film Festival, it also serves the business traveller very well. There are 10 individually designed meeting rooms and three breathtaking ballrooms (the rooftop ballroom, Stop 33, offers a superb view of the city), and a professional staff is on hand to facilitate any type of event. The suites are spacious (some with full kitchens) and all have a large work desk, two-line telephone with voicemail, fax/modem point, bathrobes and complimentary daily newspaper delivery.
955 Bay Street, Midtown
Tel: (416) 924 9221 or 1 800 268 3790.
Website: www.suttonplace.com
Price: $$$
Luxury
Cosmopolitan Hotel
This is Toronto's newest boutique hotel, located in the heart of the city's financial district but with the emphasis placed on well-being and fashion. Not only created for the chic and trendy, the Cosmopolitan entices multiple generations of travellers who appreciate the simplicity and serenity intricately woven into the hotel's design. There are just five suites per floor, and rooms are light with big windows. There are 95 suites and two penthouses. The Shizen Spa combines the latest techniques in acupuncture and holistic philosophy with classic spa treatments.
8 Colborne Street, Downtown
Tel: (416) 945 5455 or 1 800 958 3488.
Website: www.cosmotoronto.com
Price: $$$
This is Toronto's newest boutique hotel, located in the heart of the city's financial district but with the emphasis placed on well-being and fashion. Not only created for the chic and trendy, the Cosmopolitan entices multiple generations of travellers who appreciate the simplicity and serenity intricately woven into the hotel's design. There are just five suites per floor, and rooms are light with big windows. There are 95 suites and two penthouses. The Shizen Spa combines the latest techniques in acupuncture and holistic philosophy with classic spa treatments.
8 Colborne Street, Downtown
Tel: (416) 945 5455 or 1 800 958 3488.
Website: www.cosmotoronto.com
Price: $$$
Four Seasons Hotel Toronto
The Four Seasons chain was founded and started by Canadian Issy Sharp and, although this hotel is not the original, it is more often than not the one celebrities and well-heeled visitors choose when visiting the city. Located in Yorkville, a chi-chi district littered with boutiques and cafés, the hotel is well known for its service and comfort. Features include corner rooms with balconies, marble bathrooms and family perks, such as child-size bathrobes and bedtime milk and cookies, as well as time-savers such as complimentary overnight shoeshine and on-hour pressing. In addition to the standard business amenities, including a 24-hour business centre, the hotel provides courtesy limousine service to the downtown core on weekdays. Of course, the hotel has not neglected the basics for relaxing either - there is a heated pool, a 24-hour health club (with whirlpool and sauna) and spa services. The chic Avenue bar and lounge and the award-winning restaurant, Truffles (see Restaurants), are city landmarks.
21 Avenue Road, Yorkville
Tel: (416) 964 0411
Website: www.fourseasons.com/toronto
Price: $$$$
The Four Seasons chain was founded and started by Canadian Issy Sharp and, although this hotel is not the original, it is more often than not the one celebrities and well-heeled visitors choose when visiting the city. Located in Yorkville, a chi-chi district littered with boutiques and cafés, the hotel is well known for its service and comfort. Features include corner rooms with balconies, marble bathrooms and family perks, such as child-size bathrobes and bedtime milk and cookies, as well as time-savers such as complimentary overnight shoeshine and on-hour pressing. In addition to the standard business amenities, including a 24-hour business centre, the hotel provides courtesy limousine service to the downtown core on weekdays. Of course, the hotel has not neglected the basics for relaxing either - there is a heated pool, a 24-hour health club (with whirlpool and sauna) and spa services. The chic Avenue bar and lounge and the award-winning restaurant, Truffles (see Restaurants), are city landmarks.
21 Avenue Road, Yorkville
Tel: (416) 964 0411
Website: www.fourseasons.com/toronto
Price: $$$$
Le Royal Meridien King Edward
Known affectionately by locals as the ‘King Eddy', this elegant century-old hotel was the choice for visiting royalty in the mid-1920s and has continued to draw distinguished guests ever since. Its opulent decor and impressive service have ensured the hotel's reputation. The hotel's original 1903 façade alone is stunning. Located downtown, its locale is ideal for theatre-goers, shoppers and businesspeople alike. Although not all rooms are spacious, they are well appointed, tastefully designed and have thoughtful perks, such as complimentary daily newspapers, bathrobes and 24-hour room service. A new state-of-the-art business centre joins the list of guest facilities, which includes a 24-hour fitness centre and in-house spa.
37 King Street East, Financial District
Tel: (416) 863 9700 or 1 800 5434 300.
Website: www.lemeridien-kingedward.com
Price: $$$
Known affectionately by locals as the ‘King Eddy', this elegant century-old hotel was the choice for visiting royalty in the mid-1920s and has continued to draw distinguished guests ever since. Its opulent decor and impressive service have ensured the hotel's reputation. The hotel's original 1903 façade alone is stunning. Located downtown, its locale is ideal for theatre-goers, shoppers and businesspeople alike. Although not all rooms are spacious, they are well appointed, tastefully designed and have thoughtful perks, such as complimentary daily newspapers, bathrobes and 24-hour room service. A new state-of-the-art business centre joins the list of guest facilities, which includes a 24-hour fitness centre and in-house spa.
37 King Street East, Financial District
Tel: (416) 863 9700 or 1 800 5434 300.
Website: www.lemeridien-kingedward.com
Price: $$$
Moderate
The Gladstone Hotel
This is the oldest continuously-operating hotel in Toronto (built in 1889), and it is now one of the city's most exciting, with artist-designed hotel rooms and suites, studios and exhibition spaces. In this hotel, guests have instant access to the Toronto art scene - either through events, by going outside to enjoy the city's art and design neighbourhood, or simply by enjoying the paintings in their rooms. The hotel offers 51 comfortable hotel rooms and suites.
1214 Queen Street West
Tel: (416) 5314 635.
Website: www.gladstonehotel.com
Price: $$
This is the oldest continuously-operating hotel in Toronto (built in 1889), and it is now one of the city's most exciting, with artist-designed hotel rooms and suites, studios and exhibition spaces. In this hotel, guests have instant access to the Toronto art scene - either through events, by going outside to enjoy the city's art and design neighbourhood, or simply by enjoying the paintings in their rooms. The hotel offers 51 comfortable hotel rooms and suites.
1214 Queen Street West
Tel: (416) 5314 635.
Website: www.gladstonehotel.com
Price: $$
Delta Chelsea
Canada's largest hotel, the glass-clad, sky-high Delta Chelsea tries to cater for everybody in its 1,590 guest rooms. For families, there are Nintendo games, a bottomless cookie jar (in the Family Fun suites only) and kids' discounts in the restaurants. For business travellers, there is a dedicated floor of rooms equipped with cordless speaker telephones, faxes, well-stocked desks and back-friendly chairs. All rooms are en suite. Facilities include two pools (one with a water slide) and a fitness centre. Many rooms have been designed for travellers with disabilities and there is always staff on hand to assist with meeting planning or presentation. Weekend packages are often very economically priced.
33 Gerrard Street West, Downtown
Tel: (416) 595 1975 or 1 800 243 5732.
Website: www.deltachelsea.com
Price: $
Canada's largest hotel, the glass-clad, sky-high Delta Chelsea tries to cater for everybody in its 1,590 guest rooms. For families, there are Nintendo games, a bottomless cookie jar (in the Family Fun suites only) and kids' discounts in the restaurants. For business travellers, there is a dedicated floor of rooms equipped with cordless speaker telephones, faxes, well-stocked desks and back-friendly chairs. All rooms are en suite. Facilities include two pools (one with a water slide) and a fitness centre. Many rooms have been designed for travellers with disabilities and there is always staff on hand to assist with meeting planning or presentation. Weekend packages are often very economically priced.
33 Gerrard Street West, Downtown
Tel: (416) 595 1975 or 1 800 243 5732.
Website: www.deltachelsea.com
Price: $
The Strathcona
A popular budget hotel, The Strathcona is located directly across from the city's main railway hub - Union Station. The Strathcona is now aims itself at the budget business traveller. It provides corporate rooms with wireless Internet access and has a full service meeting room. The guest rooms are small but efficient and the hotel is just steps away from the Queen's Quay waterfront, theatres and great shopping. All rooms are en suite.
60 York Street, Theatre/Financial District
Tel: (416) 363 3321 or 1 800 268 8304.
Website: www.thestrathconahotel.com
Price: $
A popular budget hotel, The Strathcona is located directly across from the city's main railway hub - Union Station. The Strathcona is now aims itself at the budget business traveller. It provides corporate rooms with wireless Internet access and has a full service meeting room. The guest rooms are small but efficient and the hotel is just steps away from the Queen's Quay waterfront, theatres and great shopping. All rooms are en suite.
60 York Street, Theatre/Financial District
Tel: (416) 363 3321 or 1 800 268 8304.
Website: www.thestrathconahotel.com
Price: $
Other Recommendations
Park Hyatt Toronto Formerly known as the Park Plaza, this hotel's rooftop bar-lounge has made appearances in some Canadian novels, such as Margaret Atwood's Cat's Eye (1988). Millions of dollars were invested in refurbishment of the 65-year-old art deco building – including the addition of the Stillwater Spa. Along with its location in ritzy Yorkville, the hotel boasts typical business amenities of two-line telephones, plush bathrobes, in-room safe, complimentary shoeshine and Internet access available in each of the guest rooms.
4 Avenue Road, Yorkville
Tel: (416) 925 1234.
Website: http://parktoronto.hyatt.com
Price: $$$$
4 Avenue Road, Yorkville
Tel: (416) 925 1234.
Website: http://parktoronto.hyatt.com
Price: $$$$
Windsor Arms
Built in 1927, the neo-gothic Windsor Arms retains its splendour. One of North America's top boutique hotels, its rooms are second to none - sumptuous linen, butler pantries (an invention by the hotel's owner, designed for those who need room service but do not want to see anybody), plush bathrobes, mood lighting, stereos and ample space. It is a hotel that film stars often frequent, and booking one of the 26 suites during the Toronto International Film Festival (during the first two weeks of September) is next to impossible. Dining downstairs includes the Courtyard Café and Club 22, which includes a walk-in humidor. There is also a full-service spa and adequate fitness room.
18 St Thomas Street, Yorkville
Tel: (416) 971 9666 or 1 877 999 2767.
Website: www.windsorarmshotel.com
Price: $$$$
Built in 1927, the neo-gothic Windsor Arms retains its splendour. One of North America's top boutique hotels, its rooms are second to none - sumptuous linen, butler pantries (an invention by the hotel's owner, designed for those who need room service but do not want to see anybody), plush bathrobes, mood lighting, stereos and ample space. It is a hotel that film stars often frequent, and booking one of the 26 suites during the Toronto International Film Festival (during the first two weeks of September) is next to impossible. Dining downstairs includes the Courtyard Café and Club 22, which includes a walk-in humidor. There is also a full-service spa and adequate fitness room.
18 St Thomas Street, Yorkville
Tel: (416) 971 9666 or 1 877 999 2767.
Website: www.windsorarmshotel.com
Price: $$$$
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