My husband and I stayed at the Drake on our honeymoon the beginning of October '14. I picked this place based on its eclectic style and because people have high regards about the attached restaurant and the live venue.
The hotel is really lovely and they gave us complimentary bubbly since we were in town on our honeymoon. That was super sweet! It was the most interesting decor we've ever experienced and thoroughly loved the art filled, euro-style suite and its amenities. Though, we were a bit sticker-shocked at the cost of the in-room goodies and available souvenirs so we just took pictures of the stuff and left it all in-house.
We never ventured to the Drake's restaurant on account of the abundance of food in the city. I swear Toronto has got to be the place for foodies. It's possible we both outgrew our waistband in the few days spent there. The variety of cuisine was completely impressive, yet the selections of beer were lackluster at best. We're from Detroit where we have a plethora of micro brews to choose from so I guess it's okay that Toronto didn't shine much in that regard. No biggie.
The live venue in the basement of the Drake really was nothing more than a club full of obnoxious 19 - 25 year olds . Two words: Hated it. My husband and I are VERY open minded when it comes to music. We go to live venues of all different genres frequently in Detroit and find very little fault with even the smallest and dirtiest of places. This place, however, was just not our cup of tea. During our visit, we chose not to partake in the raves and resorted to the local pubs instead. It's a shame since part of what we paid for was the convenience of food and entertainment. Oh well.
We elected to stay at the Drake because we figured they would swoon us but that didn't happen. It's a great place--just not for us. If you're into the club scene it's great. If you're not, I don't recommend it.
That's why I chose "Meh" instead of "A-OK" here.