Sheraton Centre Toronto or Westin Harbour Castle?
#1
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Join Date: Jul 1999
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Sheraton Centre Toronto or Westin Harbour Castle?
Anyone have comments on Starwood properties in Toronto? Prefer downtown, have been eyeing the Sheraton Centre by City Hall.
TIA.
TIA.
#2
Join Date: Apr 1999
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Paradox, there have been a number of discussions on this, such as http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/Forum74/HTML/000648.html
Do a search on "Toronto" to locate the others.
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Do a search on "Toronto" to locate the others.
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#3
Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: Toronto, ON, CAN
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While I am a Toronto resident, I have spent a few nights (free Fridays and Weekends) in the Toronto Hotels......
The Sheraton at City Hall is nice enough. I have no major complaints about the quality of the room or service.....with the exception of the food. I would not eat there! I have had better breakfasts at McDonalds (actually my "hash browns" were McDonalds style).
The Sheraton at City Hall is nice enough. I have no major complaints about the quality of the room or service.....with the exception of the food. I would not eat there! I have had better breakfasts at McDonalds (actually my "hash browns" were McDonalds style).
#4
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It has been a long time since last in YYZ.
I believe property titles (such as Westin and
Sheraton) have changed since. Stayed at hotel
near water. Very big hotel with lots of
rooms. Worked out well since they had lots of
upgrades to suites and received one. Check
last date of renovation. Rooms were a bit
worn.
I believe property titles (such as Westin and
Sheraton) have changed since. Stayed at hotel
near water. Very big hotel with lots of
rooms. Worked out well since they had lots of
upgrades to suites and received one. Check
last date of renovation. Rooms were a bit
worn.
#5
Join Date: May 2003
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Starwoods in Toronto
planning a trip to Toronto from London. Any recommendations on a good *wood hotel there, and the Plat. privilages at each one?
#6
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My recommendation would be the Westin Harborcastle. I have been typically been given a large lake-view room at the very least at this hotel as Platinum and have often received a suite. I personally prefer the North Tower because of the free high-speed internet access, but then I have only been there on business trips and that is important to me when working (how else would I catch up on FT?). You can also try the Sheraton Center. Its a nice hotel and has a lounge as well to which you will have access.
#7
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Avoid the Sheraton Centre. It's old and run down.
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I have stayed at the Westin Harbor Castle once and the Westin Prince about four times. The Prince is less expensive and is more conveniently located for me. They have also redone their rooms and now have heavenly beds and nicer furniture. As a plat I am usually upgraded to a corner room in the tower, which is fine.
However, the Harbor Castle is a bigger, grander hotel. Dining options are better. I was upgraded to a junior suite. Parking is more of a hassle, whereas at the Prince you can just park in the lot right outside the hotel.
However, the Harbor Castle is a bigger, grander hotel. Dining options are better. I was upgraded to a junior suite. Parking is more of a hassle, whereas at the Prince you can just park in the lot right outside the hotel.
#9
Join Date: Jun 2001
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by QuietLion:
Avoid the Sheraton Centre. It's old and run down.</font>
Avoid the Sheraton Centre. It's old and run down.</font>
#10
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Sheraton Centre Toronto. I was there last July when it was pretty hectic in the city due to the World Youth Day stuff and I was treated extremely well as a SPG Platinum Member. They have a lounge that offers snacks throughout most of the day. Was upgraded to a two room suite. They have a separate check-in area for SPG members. The room I had was 2115 with a view of the fountain that's on the website.
#11
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Take the Harbour Castle. Great location in the harbour, and fairly large size rooms. Four Points Lakeshore is also a nice small hotel. 5 floors, and all lake side rooms have balconies overlooking the lake. no service, no perks , no great rooms, though great view and location.
#12
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The Sheraton Centre location is better than the Westin, but they have aproblem giving Platinum benefits. Even for a 4 night stay they didn't upgrade me to a suite claiming it was not available. It was. They gave me a corner room and as much as implied I should be thankful for it!! The lounge is great, the view superb but this is the only Sheraton lounge where they come around with a card to sign names and have a blank space for gratuity. Tacky!! The Westin is a better hotel and if you get a corner harbour view room, at least you can enjoy the view!!
#13
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If you don't mind staying way out there, the Prince is much better now that they've renovated the rooms. However, the upper floors are closed right now and that's where all the suites are, not that they've ever given us a Platinum upgrade to a suite in 10 or so stays.
QL
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by Scotch:
Really? There have been good reviews here in prior posts. (zakami: do you have recent experience at the Sheraton Centre?) Have things changed? We're deciding between the Toronto Hilton and the Sheraton Centre for an upcoming stay this July (following on a short stay at the Sheraton on the Falls in Niagara Falls).</font>
Really? There have been good reviews here in prior posts. (zakami: do you have recent experience at the Sheraton Centre?) Have things changed? We're deciding between the Toronto Hilton and the Sheraton Centre for an upcoming stay this July (following on a short stay at the Sheraton on the Falls in Niagara Falls).</font>
#15
Join Date: Jun 2001
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Thank you for the response, zakami. I am only SGP Gold so I have no real expectation re room upgrade (based on my experience). I just don't want to stay at a place that is now "old and run down" as I want to save that type of experience for my business trips! I did not pick the Westin as a finalist for this vacation because we won't have a car during most of the stay -- we're only renting a car to visit the African Lion Safari and drive to/from Niagara Falls -- so the Sheraton Center or Toronto Hilton just seemed more convenient for restaurants, shops, and public transportation. But having a lovely romantic lake view certainly has its appeal . . . . And we will actually spend 6 nights (award) at the Toronto Hilton before the Niagara Falls trip so we may not need to spend our last couple of nights in the same convenient area. Perhaps I need to reconsider . . . .
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