InterContinental Toronto Yorkville

This is one of two ICs in Toronto, the other being more business-orientated and located near to the main station.

Yorkville is a lovely area to the north of downtown, but with good transport links to further south on the metro and by taxi (although the latter is not particularly cheap). The area is home to several museums and is bordered by the university district (think leafy, with varied architecture). Yorkville is also the premium shopping area of Toronto, including the flagship Holt Renfrew department store (a nicer version of Selfridges for my UK readers).

Our taxi pulled up outside the hotel and a bellboy immediately took our luggage and directed us inside to the reception, at which there was no queue. We were promptly checked in and given directions to our room on the 6th floor, with a courtyard view (not particularly exciting, but not a brick wall either).











The hotel has a fairly classical styling, but with a modern twist. The rooms have recently been refurbished, and ours was quite large for a standard room, with ample space between the entrance and the beds, enough room for sitting at the desk between the two double beds or at the table in the comfy armchair.













The bathroom was slightly older than the room itself, but again, very spacious, with a separate low bathtub and fairly small walk-in shower. Amenities were by Ginseng and Macadamia.









The Ambassador welcome fruit was waiting in the room on arrival, although I had to request for the complimentary mineral water (and on subsequent days too). A nice Ambassador perk at this hotel was the option to have 48hrs complimentary internet in lieu of the complimentary movie. There was reasonably fast wifi in the room and throughout the hotel.



One thing I did find disappointing was the lack of tea in the room – there were only coffee capsules for the machine. My only other gripe about the room was the noisy air conditioning, but it was very efficient such that it wasn’t needed much.