OverviewThe Super 8 Hotel Downtown Toronto is located on the west side of Spadina Avenue and south of Dundas Street West in Toronto, Ontario.
Facilities at the pet friendly hotel ($15 per day plus tax) include coin operated laundry, two meeting rooms, an exercise room, an elevator, and self parking ($19 per day plus tax includes in/out privileges). There is no restaurant at the hotel however the property does serve a daily complimentary SuperStart continental breakfast.
The three-story hotel is a non-smoking property and it has 92 guest rooms. Bed configuration options include two queens, two queens plus a sofa bed, one king, or one queen. Guest rooms include microwaves, coffee makers, mini-fridges, hair dryers, free local calls, and free wireless Internet access.
The hotel is attached to Chinatown Centre and the heart of downtown Toronto's Entertainment District is about 1.2km from the property. The heart of the Financial District is about 1.6km away while popular tourist attractions such as the CN Tower, the Rogers Centre, and the Air Canada Centre are all with 2.3km of the hotel.
Check in time at this property is at 3pm while check out time is at 11am.
Verified with a Front Desk Agent: hotel has an elevator, check in and check times verified, and parking costs $19 per day and include in and out privileges, plus free wireless Internet in rooms.
The GoodGuests that stayed at the Super 8 Downtown Toronto typically liked the hotel. Several guests paid compliments to the location, the price, the staff, and the guest rooms.
Many of the guests that liked the location of the hotel were fans of Toronto's Chinatown district. Several guests mentioned that there were a lot of restaurants near the hotel including "authentic Chinese" and "Vietnamese fare." Some guests liked the location of the hotel for other reasons and those included being downtown and being near public transit.
Guests typically considered the room rates at the hotel to be "reasonable." The property seemed to be a good pick for value as many guests said that the cost was affordable.
The staff at the hotel were generally considered to be friendly and helpful individuals. Guests that liked the rooms were usually happy with the space as multiple guests called their rooms large or even "huge." Occasionally a guest expressed appreciation with the hotel for providing free Internet access.
The Bad
Guest that did not like this hotel typically complained about a few different features. The parking, the breakfast, and the location of the front desk all received some negative reviews.
The guests that did not like the parking usually complained about the price of the service. Multiple guests called the price "steep" and some thought that the parking area itself was "scary" or "creepy."
Several guests did not like the selection that was offered at the hotel's breakfast. It was called "sparse" and one guest, for example, said that there were "only cold items" available. Another guest indicated that he/she "would have a better selection of dried cereal and...a yogurt option, possibly more fruit options as well."
Some guests who were trying to check in seemed to have some trouble locating the front desk and the hotel's attachment to a shopping mall contributed to the problems. One guest claimed that the lobby was "on the third floor of small shopping mall" and that made locating the check-in area "a little confusing." Another guest echoed this concern and said that the front desk was "difficult to find" because it was "upstairs in a shopping mall."
Expedia.ca guest ratings averaged to 4.0 out of 5 and 88% of guests recommended the hotel.
Booking.com guest ratings averaged to 7.5 points out of 10 and the site had 416 reviews.
Hotels.com guest ratings averaged to 3.9 points out of 5 and the site had 146 reviews.
Front Desk Agent: hotel has an elevator, check in and check times verified, and parking costs $19 per day and includes in and out privileges, plus free local calls and free wireless Internet in rooms.
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