The best boutique hotels in Toronto offer stylish temporary abodes inside some of the city’s most interesting old buildings. Typically equipped with far fewer rooms than your average Hilton, these hotels offer a more unique stay by playing host to some cool events and restaurants too.
Here are the best boutique hotels in Toronto.
9 - Kimpton Saint George
Goodbye Holiday Inn, hello Kimpton. This 14-storey, 188-room building is the Toronto outpost of the San Francisco-based hotel chain has taken the aging bones of the Holiday Inn and transformed it into a lush dwelling with a bike sharing program and pet-friendly policy.
3 - The Broadview Hotel
Boasting one of the most <a href="http://bit.ly/2GlPcsG rooftop</a> views in the city, this 58-room hotel in Riverside transformed itself in 2016 from a seedy boarding house, complete with strip club, to an upscale destination for nights out in an award-winningly preserved Romanesque building.
10 - Hotel Le Germain
Euro elegance is definitely the motif of this Montreal-based brand of hotels, with locations on Mercer Street and Maple Leaf Square. Chauffeur service and a partnership with Porter means guests should be prepared to have the best of travel accommodations covered during this luxury stay.
4 - Drake Hotel
Equipped with a massive lounge, 19 playful hotel rooms, the popular <a href="http://bit.ly/2SqRKMY Yard</a> rooftop patio, and one of the <a href="http://bit.ly/2GirLkk restaurant burgers</a> in the city, this Queen West hotspot checks off all the requirements for an epic night out. Oh, and it’s also home to the <a href="http://bit.ly/2SghXO7 Underground</a>, one of the best live music venues in the city.
5 - Gladstone Hotel
Built and named after the street it’s sat on since 1889, the historic Gladstone is one of the oldest and artsiest hotel buildings in the city. Renovations in the 2000s transformed this dramatic Romanesque building, which has since become the hub for interactive installations like the annual <a href="http://bit.ly/2GhlsgB Up To My Room</a> and performances at their <a href="http://bit.ly/2SqRLk0 Bar</a>.
6 - Thompson Hotel Toronto
It’s not a homegrown chain, but this 102-roomer was the first Canadian location of this international hotel when it first opened in 2010. This sleek spot has a killer rooftop pool and patio with a view of the CN Tower. Before you head back to your room, make sure to drop by their late night diner next door for some mac and cheese.
7 - The Annex Hotel
With a discrete side entrance located in a Green P parking lot, this boutique hotel has taken over a 100-year-old building in the Annex with 24 rooms full of art by local artists. It’s also one of the most tech-savvy stays you’ll have: check-in is purely online (there’s no front desk here) and communication with staff happens mostly through text.
8 - Bisha Hotel
Towering at 44 storeys-high, this luxury hotel is worth a visit for its rooftop, pool-side vistas alone. Its top-floor restaurant <a href="http://bit.ly/2GhwfYb> offers a jaw-dropping view of the CN Tower, so if tourists are looking for the full Toronto experience (with a generous budget), better book one of 100 rooms on Blue Jays Way.
11 - Anndore House
This brick building’s origins as home to what was once the city’s darkest jazz bar don’t go un-alluded to in the jazzy rooms of this 113-roomer. Eleven storeys are filled with rooms that mix retro and classic looks, with the ability to control lights and heating in each one. For more classic Italian vibes, hit up their lauded restaurant <a href="http://bit.ly/2SqRLR2> on the first floor.
by Tanya Mok via blogTO
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