HI TorontovsThe Ivy at Verity
Both Hostelling International Toronto and The Ivy at Verity are rated very highly by professional reviewers. On balance, The Ivy at Verity ranks significantly better than Hostelling International Toronto. The Ivy at Verity ranks #14 in Toronto with accolades from 7 reviewers like Frommer's, Afar Magazine and Jetsetter.
HI Toronto
76 Church St., Toronto, Ontario M5C 2G1, Canada
From $22/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
- Laundy Room
- Restaurant
DK Eyewitness
"Offering mainly shared rooms in dorms, although there are a few private rooms with private bath, a stay here is one of the cheapest in the city."
Rough Guide
"The surrounding neighbourhood may have resisted gentrification, but the hostel is clean, well-run and a 5 min walk from the subway."
Frommer's
"Wonderfully social hostel, with a friendly staff... this is not only a good pick for budgeteers, but also for solo travelers." Full review
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Every once in a while the staff has free tickets to hockey games and TV tapings, so be sure to ask.
Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"This award-winning hostel doesn't look much from the outside, but gets votes for its rooftop deck and friendly staff." Full review
Time Out
"The hostel has both shared and private rooms (with a 170-person capacity each night), free wifi throughout the venue and a bar on site. " Full review
The Ivy at Verity
111d Queen Street East, Toronto, Ontario M5C 1S2, Canada
From $236/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
Rough Guide
Star
"Toronto's classiest hotel is also one of the most distinctive."
Oyster
Luxury
"With its understated entrance, this four-and-a-half-pearl hotel feels secluded despite being located within half a mile of popular shopping and dining areas." Full review
Afar Magazine
"The Ivy is Toronto’s most clandestine hotel, one of the city’s best-kept secrets." Full review
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Couples on a private getaway can choose between four rooms—all outfitted with Hastens beds, Bulgari products, bamboo heated floors in the marble-encased bathrooms, and spacious balconies overlooking a 19th-century courtyard, home to George Restaurant’s back patio.
Jetsetter
"Four-room stunner set in a restored 1850s chocolate factory with one of Toronto’s top restaurants." Full review
The Telegraph
8.0
"The Ivy is Toronto’s smallest boutique hotel, featuring just four richly textured and vividly coloured rooms." Full review
Time Out
"A converted 1850s chocolate factory, this tiny boutique hotel boasts just four rooms—but they’re well worth the effort of getting a booking." Full review
Fodor's
"European in flavour, the Ivy at Verity is an 1850's chocolate factory reborn as a sumptuous boutique hotel with its own flower shop, deluxe bedding and huge rooms overlooking a private courtyard." Full review
Frommer's
"This jewel-box boutique hotel consists of just four rooms. Each of the spacious suites is luxuriously appointed with ultra-comfy Hastens handcrafted beds, supple Rivolta Carmignani linens" Full review