Hazelton, Toronto

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September 12, 2014 by EXPERT

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On my recent trip to Toronto I completed a site inspection of The Hazelton Hotel. As this was a site inspection I cannot make any comments on the service levels of the hotel. I do plan on staying here in February 2011 when I return to Toronto for a weekend. The hotel is a new build situated in fashionable Yorkville about a block in from Avenue Road. It currently sits in the shadows of the current Four Seasons (it is right across the street) and the new Four Seasons a block away to the East. The door is attended by two doormen most of the time and the doormen welcomed me to the hotel. The lobby is very compact and feels more like a living room in a private residential tower and features a lot of local and quirky artwork. I was meeting the Sales Manager at ONE, the hotel restaurant by famed Toronto restauranteur Mark McEwen, and was told how to get there.

Dining

The hotel restaurant is sleek and modern but not terribly memorable in decor. The Eggs Benedict were fantastic with light and heavenly hollandaise sauce adorning perfectly poached eggs atop brioche.

Location

The hotel footprint is quite compact and the architects crammed a lot into a fairly tight space. This aspect reminded me a lot of One Aldwych in London. The meeting space is limited but well thought out on the ground floor and there is a very private boardroom available on the Mezzanine floor. Each guest floor features a computer station with printing facilities. The guest rooms are modern and the overall palate is a bit dark. Again, the rooms felt like One Aldwych and Shangri-La Vancouver at the same time.

Room

Superior rooms are 400 sq ft and Deluxe rooms are 500 sq ft on average. The nicest rooms are the Luxury rooms at about 600 sq ft -- these feature a nice sitting area or a fairly large balcony. Suites do not add any further amenities other than more space and a Nespresso coffee maker while guest rooms have a simple percolator coffee machine. All rooms and suites feature deep soaking tubs, separate rainfall shower stalls, single or double vanities, and the ubiquitous TV in the mirror. The bathrooms are dark as is the dressing room which leads to the bathroom. Personally, I do not think a suite is worth the money unless space is very important to you.

Spa

In the basement is the Spa, a lovely swimming pool, steam room, sauna, and a private screening room which can be rented out for corporate or private functions.

Overall

The physical plant is quite impressive but I felt the hotel to be dark on the whole despite it being a gorgeous day in Toronto that morning. It remains to be seen how the hotel will cope with the new Four Seasons opening in addition to the other competitors opening in Toronto in the next 2 years. However, for now, I think this is a solid choice.

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