Fair enough, but how you get from that to a it being a good place to recommend to out of towners as a destination restaurant remains a mystery.

Agreed, especially with Shopsy's just a few feet away...

I want to use Priceline. Besides the downtown region, what other regions should I select on a baseball themed weekend? In any particular order? There are a whopping 11 regions. Again, we'll be dependent on the subway and are arriving Friday afternoon and leaving on Sunday midday. Thanks.

Only the downtown area is going to suit your needs if you want to be avoid a long trip in/out of the downtown core every day. Staying in the outlying areas would be like staying near LGA for a weekend in Manhattan. If I'm not mistaken, you can nab a very nice high-rise chain hotel (Sheraton or Hilton) for about $60-$70 USD/night.

That's all you had to tell me. I understand completely and thank you greatly for enlightening me on that reality.

We have a hotel: Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel. Very pleased! Any recommendations for getting to the hotel from the airport by Toronto's public transit? Thanks.

A couple of options.

1) Riding the rocket (TTC)
Take the express bus #192 (Airport Rocket) from the departures level to the Kipling Station. Take Eastbound train to St George or Spadina (both have a connection South) and take Southbound train to Osgoode. Once you are out of the Station, you will be on the corner of University and Queen St. The hotel is east one block. It is the next block after the big construction site, which will be the new Four Seasons Opera House.


2) Shuttle Bus operated by Pacific Western,
http://www.torontoairportexpress.com
Cost is 15.50 oneway, 26.50 rt. and will take about 40min-1hour, depending on how many more terminals they go to and, of course, traffic.

Sheraton Centre will be the second stop (after the Royal York).

If possible, ask for a view of City Hall, much better on this side

Enjoy

What does this option cost?

C$2.50 per person. Pay when you get on the bus (unfortunately, you'll need exact change).

I wouldn't connect to the southbound train at Spadina station (I recall the walk is LONG), I would connect at St. George.

Ok, so we change some money in the airport and will need $2.50 in coins per person to catch the 192 bus to the Kipling Station. I will take the eastbound train (I assume there is only one eastbound train? Does it have a name?) to St. George. Then take the southbound train (does it have a name? Is there more than one train?) to Osgoode and walk from there.

All for that $2.50 paid on the bus from the airport?

The eastbound line is called Bloor-Danforth (named for the streets is runs along) and the Southbound line in University-Spadina. The Toronto subway system is pretty simple. Here is a link of the route lines
http://www.toronto.ca/ttc/schedules/index.htm

As I posted previously, I have a few tokens that you can have if you would like to get into the city, if you do not have the change. The fareboxes are not as high tech as in NYC (plastic window on drivers side), and I am sure you can also deposit dollar bills (i.e. $5 for two people).

That is very sweet of you but we'll be fine. I assume it's easy enough to buy subway/bus tokens. Save them for your next trip to Toronto! Thank you again.

If the card swipes didn't so often not work on the subway, I'd concur about high tech they are in New York.

Analise, as previously noted, you catch the #192 bus at the airport. I'm not sure what terminal you're arriving at, but the but stops at the "Ground Level" of Terminal 1 (column R4), the arrivals level at Terminal 2, and the departures level at Terminal 3. Get on the front door and deposit your coins (or your $5 bill for two) in the fare box. No need for a transfer.

The bus may stop at other terminals (depending where you get on) and will then hit the highway for the short trip to Kipling Station (~10 minutes). Since Kipling is the last station on the line, you can take the next train that comes in on either side of the platform. (It will say "Kennedy".)

The trip to St. George will take about 20 - 25 minutes. When you get to St. George, follow the signs for "Young-University-Spadina" line southbound. You want to be on the platform that says "To Finch via Union" or something; there's only one train southbound and it should say "Finch".