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So you're heading to downtown Toronto. Avoid the Rex Hotel if at all possible. At $110/night, the cost is low, but the hotel is way below usual standards. Start with the filthy carpeting and smelly hallways, then arrive at a tiny room with a 20" flat screen TV. Pictures on the hotel's web site show a woman in a bathrobe standing in the corner of the room. I wish we had that much floor space, but had to stack our luggage to have room to walk around the bed. No closet, just a 8" bar with a couple of hangers for your clothes. When someone is in the shower, don't go in the tiny bathroom because you will be sprayed by the floor drain. No phone, no clock, no pool, no ironing board, no ice bucket, but you do get two small bars of soap. I put my camera bag on the floor and then spent minutes brushing off the dust from the floor.
The only good thing about the hotel is live music in the bar downstairs. Rather than go to the cramped room after dinner we tried to sit at the bar for a little. No way, even though we were hotlel guests we had to leave or pay a cover charge. If your room is on the first floor you get to hear the music free with no charge, but be sure to bring earplugs if you want to sleep before 1:00 AM due to the noise. You could get a room on the third floor facing Queen St. and then you only have to live with traffic noise and sirens. Overall, abysmal, dirty, tiny, overpriced, noisy, and unacceptable. We moved a few blocks away to the Marriot for $39 more and were delighted with the location and the amenities. Don't waste your time and money on the Rex Hotel.
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