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| - My friend and I were heading to Toronto to see the Red Sox play the Jays. In looking for hotels, we considered location, price and reviews. Since this hotel was close, moderately priced and well reviewed, we thought we'd give it a shot.
Location: If you are going to the Rogers Centre, then you have a good location with this hotel. It's about 4-5 blocks away from the Rogers Centre. You can actually see the RC from the street in front of the hotel. The hotel is located in downtown, so you are merely a bus ride or train ride away from anything. However, if you are looking for a quick bite to eat, there aren't many food places around. We had to hunt down a Dunkin Donuts and Timmy Horton's for food.
Price: The price was moderate. We paid $160 for Friday (through the hotel itself) and $125 for Saturday (through Expedia). We had asked for two queen beds. Mind you, we made the reservations 4 months in advance. However, they gave us a king.
Reviews: The reviews all say that it's good for the money and the location. This is true. However, our experience wasn't as grand as everyone elses. First of all, parking is a nightmare. They basically rape you to pay $35/night to park in their underground lot. We were told we were guaranteed a spot to park. They lie. You can find parking at other garages around the hotel for $10-$15 less for the day. When we got there, they were allowing those people coming for the game to park in their lot rather than saving space for hotel guests. Fast forward to the next day - our hotel room was never even cleaned. No new towels, no cleaning our bins or making our bed. Nothing. Mentioned it to the front desk and they claimed they were booked solid all weekend and that a letter went around saying if we really NEEDED to have our room made up, to call them. Really?? Why did I pay you $160 a night if it's such an inconvenience to make up my room? Insane.
There is a restaurant in house, however, be prepared to pay through the nose for food you'd get anywhere else at a decent price. The hotel pool and gym are located on the 2nd floor (with the restaurant, which is strangely odd as you can smell the chlorine into the restaurant). The pool is super tiny (imagine putting 4 sandboxes together) and the gym has 5 pieces of cardio equipment and some free weights.
The decor is alright, albeit, cheesey. The bathrooms have standing shower stalls only (no tubs), pull out couches and offer free Wi-Fi. The beds are hard as sleeping on rocks as are the pillows.
I would definitely recommend a Best Western over this location.
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