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Holiday Inn Express Toronto Downtown

7.6 | Good | #71 out of 118 hotels in Toronto
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Good value hotel in downtown Toronto with clean rooms, free hot breakfast and free Wi-Fi 

Pros
  • Free amenities: Wi-Fi, wired Internet, hot breakfast, local calls, newspapers
  • Many found clean rooms and comfortable beds
  • Guests loved the location, an easy walk to much of downtown, restaurants and public transit
  • The hotel's free breakfast was enjoyed for its quality and variety
  • Many thought the hotel provided good value
  • Staff were highly rated, friendly, helpful and efficient
Cons
  • Parking costs $20 per day
  • Some guests complained of dated rooms
  • A few guests said Wi-Fi was spotty
Freebies
Free Wi-Fi
Free Breakfast
Free Internet
Editor's Review
Updated Jun 4, 2017
Overview
This hotel is located near to restaurants in Toronto's downtown and offers easy access to mall shopping at the Eaton Centre, a 9-minute walk away. 

The smoke-free and pet-free hotel offers 196 rooms over 14 floors with elevator access. 

All rooms include free Wi-Fi, free wired Internet, free local calls, a flat screen TV with cable and pay-per-view movies, a coffeemaker, a desk, an iron and ironing board, a hair dryer and climate control. 

Some rooms include a single sofabed and living area. Accessible rooms are also available. 

Rooms are furnished with 2 double beds or 1 queen bed.

Underground parking is $20 per day on site with a 6' 1" clearance or about $15 a day in an outdoor public lot, one block away.

A free hot and cold breakfast buffet is served to all guests.

There is no restaurant on site, but guests will find several choices including Terroni, Harlem, and Pearl Diver within a 4-minute walk.

Hotel amenities include a 24-hour business centre, a guest laundry, dry cleaning, ice machines, safety deposit boxes, free newspapers, and a garden. 

What’s nearby? The St. Lawrence Market is a 5-minute walk and Winners offers discounted retail shopping an 8-minute walk from the hotel. The Hockey Hall of Fame and the Marche (dining) are both a 12-minute walk from the hotel. Sony Centre for the Performing Arts is 10 minutes on foot. The CN Tower, Rogers Centre and Ripley's Aquarium are 26 minutes away on foot, or a 7-minute drive. 

Getting around: Offering easy public transit access, it's only 3 minutes on foot to the street car stop on Queen Street, 2 minutes to the bus stop and 8 minutes to the subway stop at Queen and Yonge. Union Station (transportation hub with subway, GO Train, VIA Rail and Porter Airlines) is a 14-minute walk. Guests can also reach the ferry terminal to Toronto Island and its airport in a 6-minute drive or 20-minute walk. Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) is a 19-minute drive without traffic, or 50 minutes using public transit. (All travel times: Google Maps)

Confirmed with the hotel March 28, 2016: no mini-fridges in the rooms, but guests can rent one for $10 if available
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The Good
This was a well liked hotel overall and guests usually found a comfortable and clean room at a fair and affordable price for downtown Toronto.

Guests all seemed to like the location. They said it was an easy walk to various types of public transit, Eaton Centre, the ferry terminal to Toronto Island airport, downtown attractions, the underground PATH network of shops and walkways, and good restaurants. This area also had a little more homey feel than the downtown core, with its nearby parks.

Guests liked the plentiful free breakfast. Guests said it was great, above expectations and they were impressed by the offerings. One recent guest put it like this, "Breakfast was great, there was a wide range of options to choose from e.g. yogurt, biscuits, oatmeal, fresh fruit, sausages, eggs, pancakes etc."

The staff were very well liked by guests who gave them high scores in the reviews. They were often found to be friendly, accommodating and efficient.

Although due for a refresh, guests were usually pleased with the rooms which they described as clean, quiet, spacious, with good bathroom lighting, good city views, and very comfortable beds.
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The Bad
There were a few complaints found online in recent reviews.

Several recent guests complained about the dated condition of the hotel and said that although the beds were new, the carpets and furniture needed to be replaced. The manager responding to the reviews said that the hotel will be seeing some renovations and updates to the rooms in 2016.

Occasionally guests found their rooms small and felt they needed to receive a deep clean, especially the carpets. 

Wi-Fi was reported as good overall, but some guests found it hard to connect to, or spotty.

Very occasionally, guests complained of noise transfer from guests in nearby rooms or hallways, or from traffic.

There was some mention of the parking garage being tight and tricky to get in and out of, although found rarely in the reviews.
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Expedia.ca guest reviews rated the hotel 3.9 out of 5 from 1,602 reviews.

TripAdvisor.com guest reviews ranked the hotel #55 of 138 Toronto hotels with an average rating of 4 out of 5 from 957 reviews.

Booking.com guest reviews rated the hotel 7.8 out of 10 from 1,186 reviews.


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The average guest rating for Holiday Inn Express Toronto Downtown is 7.6 out of 10 based on 5547 reviews from past guests. This average guest rating ranks Holiday Inn Express Toronto Downtown at #71 out of 118 hotels in Toronto.

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111 Lombard Street, Toronto, ON