We had a great stay in a nice two-bedroom suite at the Marriott Residence Inn Toronto Downtown. With convenient road access and close to all the attractions (especially the entertainment district venues, and Rogers Centre (skydome)), this was an excellent hotel choice for us.
The check-in process was smooth and very friendly. There was special water and coffee available in the lobby area for arriving guests. Our two-bedroom unit on the fourteenth floor (highest that they have two-bedroom units on) was really more like a condo, with two bedrooms -- one with a king bed, big desk, and ensuite bath, and one with a queen bed and ensuite bath. In our unit, the room with the king bed had a window with an outside view towards a wall of an adjacent building and the room with the queen bed had a nice more open view looking out over the condo building across the street. (Some rooms will have a view of the CN tower.) An open kitchen/dining/sitting area arrangement with another window keeps everything open and allows everyone to be together when they want to be. The kitchen was well equipped with full size appliances and all the conveniences of home. They will even shop for groceries for you if you want! The sitting area included a sofa-bed and a chair. The dining area had a table with four chairs. Each bedroom and the sitting area had a large flat-screen TV. Coffee maker/coffee provided in-room for your convenience. Complimentary high speed wireless internet access is available in-room. Business centre has a couple of computers for access for those who did not bring a computer with them. Nice pool and exercise room in-hotel.
A very nice buffet breakfast is available (included) each morning. It includes hot and cold items (waffle iron, eggs, sausages, cereals, toast, fruit, coffee, tea, juice, etc). It is served in a big restaurant type room adjacent to the lobby.
In the early evening (about 5:30pm-7:00pm) Monday to Thursday the hotel puts on another complimenary "snack/light dinner" buffet with a range of items depending on the night -- Italian, Chinese, Greek, BBQ, Mexican, etc. It is served in the same area that the breakfast is served, but the room is set up more "family style", rather than individual tables. It includes non-alcoholic beverages and the bar is open to purchase alcoholic drinks. We did not try it the night we stayed, but it sure looked like a lot of guests were making this their evening meal. Especially handy for families. The night we stayed there, the evening buffet was provided by Pizza Rustica, a nearby restaurant venue, with salads, pasta, pizza, garlic bread, etc. The hotel posts the evening buffet schedule on the fridge in the room, but they do not explain how it works very well. We called down and it was then explained to us. I think we'd try this next time we stay.
Parking was a bit of an issue for us since we are not keen on valet parking ($30). We parked in the underground parking garage associated with the office building next door with an entrance on Windsor St. With no in-out privileges, the cost did add up. It was $4/half-hour all the time, with a $13 max 6am-6pm, $10 max for evening event parking, $5 overnight, and then it starts again.
Overall we had a great stay. Very clean and new hotel. Nice people. Lots of restaurants and venues within easy walking distance. We'd definitely recommend this hotel.
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