Marriott Bonvoy Hotels in Toronto [Master thread]
Nov 1, 2007, 4:45 pm
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Marriott Bonvoy Hotels in Toronto [Master thread]
Will be in Toronto this weekend. ANy suggestiosn for hotels? I will need one night at the airport and two nights downtown.
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Nov 1, 2007, 6:05 pm
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I've stayed in the Westin Harbour Castle, the Sheraton and the Le Meridian. I would say the Le Meridian is my favorite due to the service and location (close to yonge street). The Westin is nice as its near the lake but a pretty standard hotel (have had very good experiences and rooms there as well). I'd go for the Le meridian if you have the chance though.
Nov 2, 2007, 3:18 am
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Le Meridien by far. A hotel with character and not a soulless concrete monster.
May 6, 2008, 5:29 am
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Four Points Lakeshore - right out of GTA4!
Was supposed to stay at the Four Points Lakeshore last night. I must have been brain dead when making the booking, because it looked like it was downtown. When driving out to it, on Lakeshore drive, it was miles from the downtown core. Moreover, I commented to my buddy - "it should be one of those buildings down the road - as long as it's not that s*^tbox on the right...." The picture on the website is definitely not reflective of what you get. 
Uhm... It was the disaster on the right. Sandwiched between the Gartner Expressway (8 lanes of 24 hour freeway) and lakeshore drive (6 lanes of local traffic). The place looked run down - like something right out of Grand Theft Auto.... I felt like if I left the car, I'd come back to find it on blocks, completely stripped.
Thank my lucky stars for the Plat Concierges! A quick phone call, and we moved to the Westin Prince. Long drive away and an extra $20 a nite, but no feeling of having to be in an urban warfare zone.
Uhm... It was the disaster on the right. Sandwiched between the Gartner Expressway (8 lanes of 24 hour freeway) and lakeshore drive (6 lanes of local traffic). The place looked run down - like something right out of Grand Theft Auto.... I felt like if I left the car, I'd come back to find it on blocks, completely stripped.
Thank my lucky stars for the Plat Concierges! A quick phone call, and we moved to the Westin Prince. Long drive away and an extra $20 a nite, but no feeling of having to be in an urban warfare zone.
May 6, 2008, 10:34 am
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Was supposed to stay at the Four Points Lakeshore last night. I must have been brain dead when making the booking, because it looked like it was downtown. When driving out to it, on Lakeshore drive, it was miles from the downtown core. Moreover, I commented to my buddy - "it should be one of those buildings down the road - as long as it's not that s*^tbox on the right...." The picture on the website is definitely not reflective of what you get.
Uhm... It was the disaster on the right. Sandwiched between the Gartner Expressway (8 lanes of 24 hour freeway) and lakeshore drive (6 lanes of local traffic). The place looked run down - like something right out of Grand Theft Auto.... I felt like if I left the car, I'd come back to find it on blocks, completely stripped.
Thank my lucky stars for the Plat Concierges! A quick phone call, and we moved to the Westin Prince. Long drive away and an extra $20 a nite, but no feeling of having to be in an urban warfare zone.
Uhm... It was the disaster on the right. Sandwiched between the Gartner Expressway (8 lanes of 24 hour freeway) and lakeshore drive (6 lanes of local traffic). The place looked run down - like something right out of Grand Theft Auto.... I felt like if I left the car, I'd come back to find it on blocks, completely stripped.
Thank my lucky stars for the Plat Concierges! A quick phone call, and we moved to the Westin Prince. Long drive away and an extra $20 a nite, but no feeling of having to be in an urban warfare zone.
I recently stayed at the Harbour Castle, they've had a recent promo on $137/nite...not bad for the SPG floor. Most of the rooms are upgraded with LCD and marble bathrooms.
May 6, 2008, 7:25 pm
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Does the Westin Harbour Castle have a club? I am taking the family to Toronto and Niagra falls for vacation. We are currently booked useing points at the Westin, I like gym an pool are for the kids plus the harbour views, but 5 days of buying breakfast versus a club makes a huge difference.
May 7, 2008, 5:04 am
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Does the Westin Harbour Castle have a club? I am taking the family to Toronto and Niagra falls for vacation. We are currently booked useing points at the Westin, I like gym an pool are for the kids plus the harbour views, but 5 days of buying breakfast versus a club makes a huge difference.
May 7, 2008, 5:22 am
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May 7, 2008, 6:53 am
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May 10, 2008, 4:09 pm
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May 11, 2008, 12:23 pm
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almost decide to stay at Four Points Lakeshore but after I saw willphillipson's comments, obviously need to give up
So far very happy with the past 4 stays in Toronto on April
upgrade 4 for 4 to Suites without asking, 3 on King Eddie (big suites), 1 on Sheraton North on HWY 7, breakfasts are provided in the lounge for both properties, if you are not platium you may be refused to have 4:00 pm late check out
So far very happy with the past 4 stays in Toronto on April
upgrade 4 for 4 to Suites without asking, 3 on King Eddie (big suites), 1 on Sheraton North on HWY 7, breakfasts are provided in the lounge for both properties, if you are not platium you may be refused to have 4:00 pm late check out
Feb 2, 2009, 3:50 pm
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So after reading all of the Toronto threads, I still have some questions.
I am required to move to Toronto for 3 months for work. Will probably come home to Alberta every 2nd weekend. Anyways, my hotel questions for those of you that frequent Toronto.
My #1 priorities are, in order: (I am a PLAT)
Free food (club lounges, comped room service, etc..)
Gym
Free/comped internet (not a huge deal if not)
The King Edward sounds great for upgrades and club lounge (is it breaky AND hor dervs?)
Sheraton Centre .. I couldnt get much info out of the Master Thread. club Lounge? Breaky?
Let me know you're thoughts. P.S. Hotel hopping is not an option.
I am required to move to Toronto for 3 months for work. Will probably come home to Alberta every 2nd weekend. Anyways, my hotel questions for those of you that frequent Toronto.
My #1 priorities are, in order: (I am a PLAT)
Free food (club lounges, comped room service, etc..)
Gym
Free/comped internet (not a huge deal if not)
The King Edward sounds great for upgrades and club lounge (is it breaky AND hor dervs?)
Sheraton Centre .. I couldnt get much info out of the Master Thread. club Lounge? Breaky?
Let me know you're thoughts. P.S. Hotel hopping is not an option.
Feb 2, 2009, 4:59 pm
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So after reading all of the Toronto threads, I still have some questions.
I am required to move to Toronto for 3 months for work. Will probably come home to Alberta every 2nd weekend. Anyways, my hotel questions for those of you that frequent Toronto.
My #1 priorities are, in order: (I am a PLAT)
Free food (club lounges, comped room service, etc..)
Gym
Free/comped internet (not a huge deal if not)
The King Edward sounds great for upgrades and club lounge (is it breaky AND hor dervs?)
Sheraton Centre .. I couldnt get much info out of the Master Thread. club Lounge? Breaky?
Let me know you're thoughts. P.S. Hotel hopping is not an option.
I am required to move to Toronto for 3 months for work. Will probably come home to Alberta every 2nd weekend. Anyways, my hotel questions for those of you that frequent Toronto.
My #1 priorities are, in order: (I am a PLAT)
Free food (club lounges, comped room service, etc..)
Gym
Free/comped internet (not a huge deal if not)
The King Edward sounds great for upgrades and club lounge (is it breaky AND hor dervs?)
Sheraton Centre .. I couldnt get much info out of the Master Thread. club Lounge? Breaky?
Let me know you're thoughts. P.S. Hotel hopping is not an option.
What do you mean by "comped room service"? Do you expect free full meals ordered from the Room Service menu?!
All the Sheratons charge for internet. Some SET codes allow for free internet at Westins and Sheratons though.
Feb 2, 2009, 11:31 pm
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Fourpoints Lakeshore
I needed a few stays last year to requalify for platinum so I stayed at four points lakeshore about 5 times. I will agree, it is certainly not in the core, but the area is reasonably safe (I left my Jeep, topless, during the summer and no problems x 3 nights).
The hotel is run-down and needs some work but I believe they recently redid a few of the floors and are doing more/ongoing.
Restaurant isn't much to speak of but the staff are hardworking and friendly.
No significant upgrades or otherwise but rooms are cheap, occassionally you can get a room for $85 - 100 and often @ $125/night.
Not close to the subway but does have good access to the major roads (DVP and Lakeshore specifically).
If you're going to stay this far outside of the city, you may want to consider one of the airport hotels, also dirt cheap.
For me, in Toronto, King Edward is the best bet. Great location right next to the historic Albany Club of Toronto.
Enjoy TO.
The hotel is run-down and needs some work but I believe they recently redid a few of the floors and are doing more/ongoing.
Restaurant isn't much to speak of but the staff are hardworking and friendly.
No significant upgrades or otherwise but rooms are cheap, occassionally you can get a room for $85 - 100 and often @ $125/night.
Not close to the subway but does have good access to the major roads (DVP and Lakeshore specifically).
If you're going to stay this far outside of the city, you may want to consider one of the airport hotels, also dirt cheap.
For me, in Toronto, King Edward is the best bet. Great location right next to the historic Albany Club of Toronto.
Enjoy TO.