Windsor Arms HotelvsBond Place Hotel
Bond Place Hotel and Windsor Arms Hotel are both recommended by those who travel for a living. On balance, Windsor Arms Hotel scores significantly higher than Bond Place Hotel. Windsor Arms Hotel comes in at #6 in Toronto with recommendations from 14 reviewers like The Telegraph, Star Service and Travel + Leisure.
Windsor Arms Hotel Show All Reviews
18 St. Thomas Street, Toronto, Ontario M5S 3E7, Canada
From $352/night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
Concierge
"Employees are as courteous, helpful, and discreet as the rooms are luxurious."
Fodor's
"With a guest-to-staff ratio of 5:1 and 24-hour butler on duty, the Windsor Arms places high importance on personalized service." Full review
Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"The Windsor Arms is an exquisite piece of Toronto history – stay the night or drop in for afternoon tea." Full review
DK Eyewitness
"Personal service is writ large in this elegant hotel with just 28 guest rooms, located on the first four floors of a 14-story building."
Rough Guide
"Open fires, columns, stained-glass windows and Georgian-style furniture characterize the interior, as do the creams and browns of the extremely comfortable guest suites."
Star Service
"This exemplary small hotel is nestled on a quiet street an easy stroll from Yorkville, Toronto's most fashionable shopping and entertainment district." Full review
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With that in mind, this place attracts a cosmopolitan clientele that could easily afford the Four Seasons or newer Ritz-Carlton, but choose to stay here.
Gayot
"The Windsor Arms Hotel is located in a neo-Gothic building in the Yorkville area, just minutes away from Toronto's luxury retail shops and restaurants."
BlackBook
"It is very fitting that this discreet property is located in between historical University of Toronto and trendy boutique-ville Bloor/Yorkville."
Zagat
"Old-world elegance and Victorian style permeate this historic boutique hotel set in a building dating back to 1927."
Oyster
Luxury
"The four-and-a-half-pearl Windsor Arms Hotel combines period elegance with modern luxuries, making it a favorite boutique among Hollywood A-listers." Full review
Bond Place Hotel
65 Dundas St. East, Toronto, Ontario M5B 2G8, Canada
From $87/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Shuttle Bus
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Lonely Planet
"Although it's a slightly aging high-rise, the spotless rooms of this downtown hotel are just 2min on foot from the Eaton Centre." Full review
Oyster
Budget
"The 285-room Bond Place Hotel's sleek, minimalist rooms may be on the small side, but they're thoroughly modern." Full review
DK Eyewitness
"Bond Palace Hotel Ideally located in the heart of downtown Toronto, this hotel is close to the Toronto Eaton Centre, the theater district, and other local attractions."
Time Out
"The Bond offers a central location and good value - and that's about it." Full review
Rough Guide
"This straightforward, tower-block hotel is popular with package-tour operators and is handily located, just a couple of minutes' walk from the Eaton Centre."
Star Service
"Despite the room count the hotel has a convincing boutique vibe that gives this place an edge over the second-tier franchised hotels." Full review
Fodor's
"Great value, idea location--the Bond Hotel is hip and youthful, located downtown at Yonge-Dundas Square, near the subway and all major sites" Full review
i
There are three elevators just steps from the main entrance, making it possible to avoid everyone on your way up to your room.
Frommer's
"The location is right -- a block from the Eaton Centre, around the corner from the Canon and Elgin theaters -- and so is the price." Full review