Neill-Wycik Backpackers HotelvsThe Ivy at Verity
Both The Ivy at Verity and Neill-Wycik College Hotel are rated highly by experts. On balance, The Ivy at Verity is the choice of most professionals compared to Neill-Wycik College Hotel. The Ivy at Verity ranks #17 in Toronto with accolades from 5 publications like Afar Magazine, Rough Guide and Frommer's.
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
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