If you are going to Toronto, make sure you check out the Templar Hotel, a new boutique hotel that has opened in the entertainment district. Beyond the narrow entrance, visitors find glowing modern art installations and specially-designed Poliform furnishings giving the lobby an air of cool, custom-built luxury. This modern eight-story building was custom built by local designer Del Terrelonge, and has been no less than 10 years in the making. The 27 rooms have a toned down retro style, bespoke furnishings, wooden floors and marble; amenities include linen sheets, Egyptian cotton duvet covers and silk-stuffed pillows, in-room iPads, and toiletries by boutique brands like Red Flower and Malin+ Goetz.

Onsite facilities include the Monk Restaurant and a Japanese-style spa, complete with a deep, sand-blasted pool, through which you can gaze down into the Templar’s design-inspired bar.

The Templar Hotel
348 Adelaide Street West
M5V1R7 Toronto
Canada

There’s no reason to stay in a drab, soulless chain hotel when you are visiting Toronto whether for business or pleasure. I’ve put together a list of my favorite hotels that offer much more than the usual bland interior decor that infests many urban hotels. For example, the Gladstone Hotel’s 37 rooms are designed by artists and each one is very different from the other so if you are looking for quirky artistic accommodations, this one is for you. If your taste leans toward the sleek, international style, you may prefer The Cosmopolitan and the Hazelton.

Drake Hotel
1150 Queen St.
Toronto, Canada
+1 416 531 5042
www.thedrakehotel.ca

Cosmopolitan Toronto Hotel
8 Colborne Street
Toronto, Canada
+1 416 945 5455
www.cosmotoronto.com

The Hazelton Hotel
118 Yorkville Avenue
Toronto, Canada
+1 416 963 6300
www.thehazeltonhotel.com

Hotel Le Germain Toronto
30 Mercer St
Toronto, Canada
+1 416 345 9500
www.germaintoronto.com

The Gladstone Hotel
1214 Queen St
+1 416 531 4635
Toronto, Canada
www.gladstonehotel.com

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Toronto is a beautiful cosmopolitan city that has very good restaurants and a fabulous night life (and an excellent ice hockey team). There are a lot of excellent ethnic places to dine, especially in Chinatown, where you can also find Vietnamese food.

C5 Restaurant Lounge
Royal Ontario Museum, 100 Queen’s Park, 5th Fl.
Toronto, Canada
+1 416 586 7928

Colborne Lane
45 Colborne St.
Toronto, Canada
+1 416 368 9009

Foxley
207 Ossington Ave.
Toronto, Canada
+1 416 534 8520
Bistro

Lucien
36 Wellington St. E.
Toronto, Canada
+1 416 504 9990
Bistro

Splendido
88 Harbord St.
Toronto, Canada
+1 416 929 7788
www.splendido.ca

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