The Strathcona HotelvsThe Ivy at Verity
Both properties are rated highly by expert reviewers. Overall, The Ivy at Verity scores significantly higher than The Strathcona Hotel. The Ivy at Verity scores 83 with positive reviews from 7 reviews including Jetsetter, Rough Guide and Afar Magazine.
The Strathcona Hotel
60 York St., Toronto, Ontario M5J 1S8, Canada
From $95/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Room Service
- Shuttle Bus
- Laundry Service
- Restaurant
- Fitness Center
Frommer's
"If you want to be in the Financial District but don't want to pay a bundle, this is a good option." Full review
Lonely Planet
"This 65-year-old hotel is unpretentious and reasonably priced for its downtown location." Full review
Oyster
Mid-Range
"This eco-friendly, mid-range hotel sits in the heart of Downtown Toronto, blocks from shops, restaurants and popular sites." Full review
DK Eyewitness
"Guests enjoy the modern, updated rooms (including that rare type – a single), and use of a fitness club next door."
Rough Guide
"A great location for this recently revamped hotel, which occupies a downtown sky-rise, its vaguely country-house-style foyer leading to well-equipped guest rooms."
Time Out
"The Strathcona is the perfect place to relax during an exciting Toronto getaway." 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