Neill-Wycik Backpackers HotelvsTemplar Hotel
Templar Hotel and Neill-Wycik College Hotel are both endorsed by writers. On balance, Templar Hotel is preferred by most reviewers compared to Neill-Wycik College Hotel. Templar Hotel has a TripExpert Score of 72 with recommendations from 5 reviews like BlackBook, Travel + Leisure and Forbes Travel Guide.
Neill-Wycik Backpackers Hotel
96 Gerrard St. E., Toronto, Ontario M5B 1G7, Canada
From $39/night
- Free Internet
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
- Kitchenette
- Breakfast included
Frommer's
"During the school year, this is a Ryerson residence. Some students work here in the summer, when the Neill-Wycik morphs into a guesthouse." Full review
DK Eyewitness
"While the rooms are spartan and bathrooms are shared, the price is right for tight budgets."
Time Out
"During the academic year this is a students' residence, but from May to August it becomes a tourist hotel." Full review
Lonely Planet
"This budget traveler's favorite operates from early May to late August when the students are out." Full review
Templar Hotel
348 Adelaide St W, Toronto, Ontario M5V1R7, Canada
From $131/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
- Restaurant
Gayot
"An eight-year project of designer Del Terrelonge, the hotel serves as a gallery, with visual art and installations displayed on all floors."
BlackBook
"The first Toronto member of the eminent Design Hotels group is housed in a strikingly modernist glass-and-aluminum frame."
Forbes Travel Guide
Recommended
"Located just steps from the heart of downtown Toronto, Templar Hotel offers a one-of-a-kind city hotel experience, with just 27 uniquely decorated rooms." Full review
Afar Magazine
"The location is a little odd (in the Entertainment District—crazy on weekends) yet close enough to all of the city's attractions that any design geek would be remiss not to book here." Full review
Travel + Leisure
"Considered "Toronto's Secret Hotel," The Templar is conveniently located in the city's entertainment and fashion district." Full review
The Telegraph
9.0
"Forget signs, doormen and driveways: this architect-owned hotel is almost invisible on a busy street in the fashion district." Full review