Park - Toronto (Old) REVIEW - MASTER THREAD - (closing for renovation 12/1/17-09:21
Jul 5, 2021, 8:08 pm
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The base suites here look really small. "1 Bedroom Suite" is 525sqft? That's not even as large as the standard room (550sqft) at the St. Regis, which also renovated during COVID and looks nicer than the pics we have of the PH rooms. You're basically guaranteed a suite upgrade as an elite at StR too because the hotel is roughly half suites and those start at 750sqft.
I was hoping this might be a good property for 6000 point suite upgrades but I guess not.
I was hoping this might be a good property for 6000 point suite upgrades but I guess not.
Jul 5, 2021, 8:16 pm
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Jul 6, 2021, 3:43 pm
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I doubt it stays as a Category 6 for long, or that it ends up being a category 6 with a lot of off peak nights.
Jul 15, 2021, 11:16 am
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Press release from July 13th detailing the hotel's upcoming opening in September this year; pasting below for convenience.
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TORONTO, July 13, 2021 /CNW/ - Park Hyatt Toronto and Oxford Properties ('Oxford') are pleased to announce the highly anticipated re-opening of the fully restored luxury hotel, which promises to offer unparalleled, enriching moments at every turn. Long considered one of Toronto's most iconic addresses, the hotel will offer guests an experience with timeless sophistication rooted in Canadian heritage. Deeply personalized and engaged service will be the cornerstone of the hotel's revival as Park Hyatt Toronto prepares to open its doors once again, in September 2021.
The re-imagined Park Hyatt Toronto will combine luxury, sophistication, and glamour with a distinctive nod to Canadian heritage, art deco, and literature. The hotel collaborated with world-renowned designer Alessandro Munge of Studio Munge, who drew inspiration from Canada's striking seasons and natural landscapes to bring this experience to life. The hotel will offer an elevated home-away-from-home experience with purpose and style through modern materials and soothing color schemes.
"Through the evolution and restoration of Park Hyatt Toronto, exceptional personalized service remains the heart of this remarkable transformation," says Bonnie Strome, General Manager. "We are proud to welcome guests back to the reimagined Park Hyatt Toronto with services from the hotel's illustrious past, while proudly introducing new experiences for its much-anticipated future."
Park Hyatt Toronto is rooted in celebrating the sophistication of the arts. The iconic 17th-floor cocktail bar, familiar to Torontonians and international travelers alike, will be known as the Writers Room, paying homage to the history of literary legends that shared moments in Park Hyatt Toronto. This clever interpretation of a classic cocktail bar reflects the bar's historical significance as a gathering spot for great minds as they take in the unparalleled Toronto skyline views. The hotel will announce a new culinary destination, influenced by the spirit of Toronto's vibrant arts and culture scene, in the coming weeks.
The restoration of Park Hyatt Toronto comes as part of a wider redevelopment of the site into a mixed-use destination by its owner, Oxford Properties. In addition to Park Hyatt Toronto guest suites, the redevelopment has created 65 luxury rental apartments at Two Avenue Road, in the heritage-designated south tower. The south tower has been completely restored and retained, making it one of the largest heritage restoration projects in Canada. The complex will also feature 20,000 square feet of prime retail over two floors in the restored south tower with 100 feet of frontage along each of Bloor Street and Avenue Road.
"We felt a deep sense of obligation to create a destination that not only respects and embraces Park Hyatt Toronto's storied history, but one that also reflects Toronto's emergence as a truly global city," commented Tyler Seaman, Head of Hotels and Multi-Residential, North America, at Oxford Properties. "This project is a celebration of the best of Canada. It's reflected in its design palette, which is influenced by the Group of Seven, the curated art on display, and right down to the materials we used including limestone-flooring from Owen Sound. It will be one of the best hotel experiences in Canada and the finest address in the city to live at."
The hotel will feature a significant permanent art collection highlighting spectacular pieces from renowned Canadian and indigenous artists. Guests will be greeted in the lobby by a large-scale tapestry designed by Canadian artist Shannon Bool, which will set the tone for each guest's enriched and immersive stay. The 219 guest rooms - including 40 luxurious suites - will artfully balance residential comfort with contemporary design. Guestrooms will feature sophisticated décor, overlooking tree-lined Yorkville, with thoughtful touches, including blackout curtains and private in-room bars.
A spa and wellness destination will be welcoming guests and residents, providing an escape from the surge of city energy. The destination will host personalized treatments with a collection of highly curated relaxation services to treat the body and calm the mind.
For more information on Park Hyatt Toronto and for hotel reservations, please visit parkhyatttoronto.com or follow Instagram and Facebook.
About Park Hyatt
Park Hyatt hotels provide discerning, global travelers with an elegant home-away-from-home. Guests of Park Hyatt hotels receive quietly confident and personalized service in an enriching environment. Located in several of the world's premier destinations, each Park Hyatt hotel is custom designed to combine sophistication with understated luxury. Park Hyatt hotels feature well-appointed guestrooms, world-renowned artwork and design, rare and immersive culinary experiences, and signature restaurants featuring award-winning chefs. There are currently 45 Park Hyatt hotels in the following locations: Abu Dhabi, Bangkok, Beaver Creek, Beijing, Buenos Aires, Busan, Canberra, Changbaishan, Carlsbad, Chennai, Chicago, Doha, Dubai, Guangzhou, Hamburg, Hangzhou, Hyderabad, Istanbul, Jeddah, Kyoto, Maldives, Mallorca, Melbourne, Mendoza, Milan, Moscow, New York, Ningbo, Niseko, Paris, Saigon, Sanya, Seoul, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Siem Reap, St. Kitts, Suzhou, Sydney, Tokyo, Toronto (under renovation), Vienna, Washington, D.C., Zanzibar, and Zurich. For more information, please visit parkhyatt.com. @parkHyatt on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, and tag photos with #LuxuryIsPersonal.
About Oxford Properties Group
Oxford Properties Group ("Oxford") is a leading global real estate investor, asset manager and business builder. It builds, buys and grows defined real estate operating business with world-class management teams. Established in 1960, Oxford and its portfolio companies manage approximately C$70 billion of assets across four continents on behalf of their investment partners. Oxford's owned portfolio encompasses office, logistics, retail, multifamily residential, life sciences and hotels; it spans more than 150 million square feet in global gateway cities and high-growth hubs. A thematic investor with a committed source of capital, Oxford invests in properties, portfolios, development sites, debt, securities and real estate businesses across the risk-reward spectrum. Together with its portfolio companies, Oxford is one of the world's most active developers with over 100 projects currently underway globally across all major asset classes. Oxford is owned by OMERS, the Canadian defined benefit pension plan for Ontario's municipal employees. For more information on Oxford, visit www.oxfordproperties.com
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The Restored Park Hyatt Toronto to Open September 2021
The reimagined hotel will debut with new interiors from Studio Munge, luxury guestrooms, and immersive food and beverage conceptsTORONTO, July 13, 2021 /CNW/ - Park Hyatt Toronto and Oxford Properties ('Oxford') are pleased to announce the highly anticipated re-opening of the fully restored luxury hotel, which promises to offer unparalleled, enriching moments at every turn. Long considered one of Toronto's most iconic addresses, the hotel will offer guests an experience with timeless sophistication rooted in Canadian heritage. Deeply personalized and engaged service will be the cornerstone of the hotel's revival as Park Hyatt Toronto prepares to open its doors once again, in September 2021.
The re-imagined Park Hyatt Toronto will combine luxury, sophistication, and glamour with a distinctive nod to Canadian heritage, art deco, and literature. The hotel collaborated with world-renowned designer Alessandro Munge of Studio Munge, who drew inspiration from Canada's striking seasons and natural landscapes to bring this experience to life. The hotel will offer an elevated home-away-from-home experience with purpose and style through modern materials and soothing color schemes.
"Through the evolution and restoration of Park Hyatt Toronto, exceptional personalized service remains the heart of this remarkable transformation," says Bonnie Strome, General Manager. "We are proud to welcome guests back to the reimagined Park Hyatt Toronto with services from the hotel's illustrious past, while proudly introducing new experiences for its much-anticipated future."
Park Hyatt Toronto is rooted in celebrating the sophistication of the arts. The iconic 17th-floor cocktail bar, familiar to Torontonians and international travelers alike, will be known as the Writers Room, paying homage to the history of literary legends that shared moments in Park Hyatt Toronto. This clever interpretation of a classic cocktail bar reflects the bar's historical significance as a gathering spot for great minds as they take in the unparalleled Toronto skyline views. The hotel will announce a new culinary destination, influenced by the spirit of Toronto's vibrant arts and culture scene, in the coming weeks.
The restoration of Park Hyatt Toronto comes as part of a wider redevelopment of the site into a mixed-use destination by its owner, Oxford Properties. In addition to Park Hyatt Toronto guest suites, the redevelopment has created 65 luxury rental apartments at Two Avenue Road, in the heritage-designated south tower. The south tower has been completely restored and retained, making it one of the largest heritage restoration projects in Canada. The complex will also feature 20,000 square feet of prime retail over two floors in the restored south tower with 100 feet of frontage along each of Bloor Street and Avenue Road.
"We felt a deep sense of obligation to create a destination that not only respects and embraces Park Hyatt Toronto's storied history, but one that also reflects Toronto's emergence as a truly global city," commented Tyler Seaman, Head of Hotels and Multi-Residential, North America, at Oxford Properties. "This project is a celebration of the best of Canada. It's reflected in its design palette, which is influenced by the Group of Seven, the curated art on display, and right down to the materials we used including limestone-flooring from Owen Sound. It will be one of the best hotel experiences in Canada and the finest address in the city to live at."
The hotel will feature a significant permanent art collection highlighting spectacular pieces from renowned Canadian and indigenous artists. Guests will be greeted in the lobby by a large-scale tapestry designed by Canadian artist Shannon Bool, which will set the tone for each guest's enriched and immersive stay. The 219 guest rooms - including 40 luxurious suites - will artfully balance residential comfort with contemporary design. Guestrooms will feature sophisticated décor, overlooking tree-lined Yorkville, with thoughtful touches, including blackout curtains and private in-room bars.
A spa and wellness destination will be welcoming guests and residents, providing an escape from the surge of city energy. The destination will host personalized treatments with a collection of highly curated relaxation services to treat the body and calm the mind.
For more information on Park Hyatt Toronto and for hotel reservations, please visit parkhyatttoronto.com or follow Instagram and Facebook.
About Park Hyatt
Park Hyatt hotels provide discerning, global travelers with an elegant home-away-from-home. Guests of Park Hyatt hotels receive quietly confident and personalized service in an enriching environment. Located in several of the world's premier destinations, each Park Hyatt hotel is custom designed to combine sophistication with understated luxury. Park Hyatt hotels feature well-appointed guestrooms, world-renowned artwork and design, rare and immersive culinary experiences, and signature restaurants featuring award-winning chefs. There are currently 45 Park Hyatt hotels in the following locations: Abu Dhabi, Bangkok, Beaver Creek, Beijing, Buenos Aires, Busan, Canberra, Changbaishan, Carlsbad, Chennai, Chicago, Doha, Dubai, Guangzhou, Hamburg, Hangzhou, Hyderabad, Istanbul, Jeddah, Kyoto, Maldives, Mallorca, Melbourne, Mendoza, Milan, Moscow, New York, Ningbo, Niseko, Paris, Saigon, Sanya, Seoul, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Siem Reap, St. Kitts, Suzhou, Sydney, Tokyo, Toronto (under renovation), Vienna, Washington, D.C., Zanzibar, and Zurich. For more information, please visit parkhyatt.com. @parkHyatt on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, and tag photos with #LuxuryIsPersonal.
About Oxford Properties Group
Oxford Properties Group ("Oxford") is a leading global real estate investor, asset manager and business builder. It builds, buys and grows defined real estate operating business with world-class management teams. Established in 1960, Oxford and its portfolio companies manage approximately C$70 billion of assets across four continents on behalf of their investment partners. Oxford's owned portfolio encompasses office, logistics, retail, multifamily residential, life sciences and hotels; it spans more than 150 million square feet in global gateway cities and high-growth hubs. A thematic investor with a committed source of capital, Oxford invests in properties, portfolios, development sites, debt, securities and real estate businesses across the risk-reward spectrum. Together with its portfolio companies, Oxford is one of the world's most active developers with over 100 projects currently underway globally across all major asset classes. Oxford is owned by OMERS, the Canadian defined benefit pension plan for Ontario's municipal employees. For more information on Oxford, visit www.oxfordproperties.com
Jul 15, 2021, 9:46 pm
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Jul 19, 2021, 8:57 am
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Aug 12, 2021, 6:04 pm
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Currently pricing at only $550 with a stay 3 pay 2 promo. Worth?
Aug 14, 2021, 8:40 am
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Hard to quantify a response for a hotel that isn't open yet. Gleaming some random dates against other top Toronto hotels doesn't show this to be a much of an opening discount to comp'set
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Sep 12, 2021, 9:26 pm
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This hotel opens in a few days (the 15th), and I still don't see much of anything online. I'll be in Toronto from the 16th - 18th, but I'm hesitant to drop $300+ a night without more confidence it's really going to be running well by then.
Sep 12, 2021, 10:02 pm
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It's not going to be running well at opening. I'm betting they're starting from scratch with only GM and senior management returning.
Sep 13, 2021, 3:49 pm
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I'll add to Aventine's thoughts 
Nothing was typically 100% before Covid and certainly not now during the ongoing pandemic with no end in sight sadly
I had the pleasure of staying in a brand new prototype suite courtesy of management a few years back
Came for a few nights and ended up staying a week I liked it so much as long as I could occupy the newly renovated suite they moved me too
Not that I know if it was what they went with in the end.It was so much better then the old hard product by a mile.
I would wing it new is still new and the worst that could happen if it doesn't meet expectations ask Hyatt to intervene and make things right.
Its One of the reasons I have stayed Hyatt all these decades which is the trust that if the stay fails they or the hotel preferably will pick up the pieces if need be
BTW the bellman is currently working all departments front desk,housekeeping,food and beverage and security
Nothing was typically 100% before Covid and certainly not now during the ongoing pandemic with no end in sight sadly
I had the pleasure of staying in a brand new prototype suite courtesy of management a few years back
Came for a few nights and ended up staying a week I liked it so much as long as I could occupy the newly renovated suite they moved me too
Not that I know if it was what they went with in the end.It was so much better then the old hard product by a mile.
I would wing it new is still new and the worst that could happen if it doesn't meet expectations ask Hyatt to intervene and make things right.
Its One of the reasons I have stayed Hyatt all these decades which is the trust that if the stay fails they or the hotel preferably will pick up the pieces if need be
BTW the bellman is currently working all departments front desk,housekeeping,food and beverage and security
Sep 13, 2021, 4:12 pm
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Revenue for this property is being managed by the same team from PHNY so I would set your expectations quite low in terms of service / upgrades.
Sep 13, 2021, 4:22 pm
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Sep 13, 2021, 4:30 pm
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