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Templar HotelvsWindsor Arms Hotel
Templar Hotel and Windsor Arms Hotel are both highly recommended by those who travel for a living. On balance, Windsor Arms Hotel is the choice of most professionals compared to Templar Hotel. Windsor Arms Hotel has a TripExpert Score of 90 with positive reviews from 14 reviewers including Rough Guide, BlackBook and Frommer's.
Templar Hotel
Gayot
BlackBook
Forbes Travel Guide
Afar Magazine
Travel + Leisure
The Telegraph
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 Telegraph9.0
"Forget signs, doormen and driveways: this architect-owned hotel is almost invisible on a busy street in the fashion district." Full review
Windsor Arms Hotel
Concierge
Fodor's
Lonely Planet
DK Eyewitness
Rough Guide
Star Service Gayot BlackBook
Zagat
Oyster 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."
OysterLuxury
"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
