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Budget-friendly guest house in uptown Toronto offering quaint rooms with free Wi-Fi
Pros
- Free amenities: Wi-Fi
- Rooms were clean with good AC, mini-fridge and microwave
- Location was quiet and handy to public transit and restaurants
- Staff were well liked, friendly and accommodating
- Wi-Fi was rated very good
Cons
- No elevator
- Parking is $10 per night
- Some found certain rooms too small and too basic
- Some did not like the limited front desk hours (10 am to 7 pm)
Freebies
Free Wi-Fi
Editor's Review
Updated Jul 17, 2017
Overview
This guest house is located a 10-minute drive or 28-minute walk from the city centre. Bus and subway can be accessed in less than 5 minutes on foot.
There are 22 smoke-free and pet-free rooms over 4 floors with no elevator access.
There are 22 smoke-free and pet-free rooms over 4 floors with no elevator access.
All rooms include free Wi-Fi, cable TV, a coffeemaker, a tea kettle, a mini-fridge, a microwave, dishes and cutlery, a desk, a private bathroom, windows that open and air conditioning.
Some rooms include a sofabed, a small kitchenette with stove top, windows that open and a semi-private balcony.
Some rooms include a sofabed, a small kitchenette with stove top, windows that open and a semi-private balcony.
Rooms are furnished with 1 or 2 single beds, 1 double, 1 queen or 1 king bed.
Parking (limited) is available on site for $10 per night. Public parking is also nearby.
There is no on-site restaurant on site, but guests will find a wide selection along Yonge Street, a 4-minute walk away.
On-site amenities include a laundry room.
Parking (limited) is available on site for $10 per night. Public parking is also nearby.
There is no on-site restaurant on site, but guests will find a wide selection along Yonge Street, a 4-minute walk away.
On-site amenities include a laundry room.
The front desk operates limited hours between 10 am and 7 pm but staff is available at any time by phone.
What’s nearby? The University of Toronto and Massey Hall can both be reached in 8 minutes by car. Royal Ontario Museum is a 14-minute walk or 7 minutes by car. Several hospitals are located within a 6-minute drive including Women’s College, Sunnybrook Health Sciences, Mount Sinai and Princess Margaret Hospital. Eaton Centre mall is a 20-minute walk or 9 minutes by transit.
What’s nearby? The University of Toronto and Massey Hall can both be reached in 8 minutes by car. Royal Ontario Museum is a 14-minute walk or 7 minutes by car. Several hospitals are located within a 6-minute drive including Women’s College, Sunnybrook Health Sciences, Mount Sinai and Princess Margaret Hospital. Eaton Centre mall is a 20-minute walk or 9 minutes by transit.
Getting around: Union Station is a 16-minute drive. Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) is a 45-minute drive or 53 minutes by bus and UP Express. (All travel times: Google Maps)
Confirmed by hotel Jan 23, 2017: parking is $10 per night or $11.30 with tax
Confirmed by hotel Jan 23, 2017: parking is $10 per night or $11.30 with tax
The Good
Guests typically enjoyed their stay and many planned to return.
Guests found small but clean and comfortable rooms that were quiet, well equipped with a mini-fridge and microwave, lots of cable channels and good air conditioning.
The location was described as peaceful with pretty gardens, handy to restaurants, groceries, drugstore, beer store, shops, Eaton Centre, U of T, public transit, Union Station and Pearson airport.
Guests liked the staff. They were described as very friendly and accommodating. Guests often had no trouble accessing their rooms and communicating with staff even when the front desk was not open.
more Guests found small but clean and comfortable rooms that were quiet, well equipped with a mini-fridge and microwave, lots of cable channels and good air conditioning.
The location was described as peaceful with pretty gardens, handy to restaurants, groceries, drugstore, beer store, shops, Eaton Centre, U of T, public transit, Union Station and Pearson airport.
Guests liked the staff. They were described as very friendly and accommodating. Guests often had no trouble accessing their rooms and communicating with staff even when the front desk was not open.
The Bad
There was not much negativity as guests were typically quite pleased with this budget find.
A few mentioned that some rooms had sloped ceilings and could pose a problem for folks that were tall.
Other recent room complaints were: old electrical system, lighting too dim in bathroom, a loud bathroom fan, rooms too small, mattress uncomfortably hard, hot water took a while to warm up, no chair in one of the smaller rooms, rooms need better furniture, bathtub slippery, a dusty AC unit, and TV would not turn off.
Occasionally guests complained that there was no staff at the guest house overnight.
A few mentioned that some rooms had sloped ceilings and could pose a problem for folks that were tall.
Other recent room complaints were: old electrical system, lighting too dim in bathroom, a loud bathroom fan, rooms too small, mattress uncomfortably hard, hot water took a while to warm up, no chair in one of the smaller rooms, rooms need better furniture, bathtub slippery, a dusty AC unit, and TV would not turn off.
Occasionally guests complained that there was no staff at the guest house overnight.
Sources
TripAdvisor.ca ranked the hotel #22 of 118 properties with ratings of 3.5 out of 5, and the site had 102 reviews.
Booking.com guest ratings averaged to 8.1 points out of 10 and the site had 299 reviews.
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# Location
- Women's College Hospital (0.8 km)
- Princess Margaret Hospital (1.2 km)
- Toronto Eaton Centre (1.5 km)
- Massey Hall (1.5 km)
- St. Michael's Hospital (1.6 km)
- Nathan Phillips Square (1.8 km)
- Toronto City Hall (1.8 km)
- Art Gallery of Ontario (1.8 km)
- St. Lawrence Market (2.2 km)
- Royal Alexandra Theatre (2.2 km)
68 Gloucester Street, Toronto, ON