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| - Summary: good for one-night layovers at YYZ, excellent staff, good corporate rate compared to other Westins/Sheratons around town, standard (a little old) Westin rooms, terrible restaurant.
Over a period of about a year, I've sampled most room types from regular rooms (low and high floor, with both views) to larger rooms to Westin Workout rooms to the prime minister's suite. Overall, the rooms here are a little more tired than the ones at any other downtown SPG properties. Some rooms had a good cityscape view that includes the CN tower - got some great photos there. The prime minister's suite was especially disappointing. It had two floors, a hallway, a baby grand piano that was sorta falling apart, drab decor, really tall ceilings, and a lot of smaller rooms. Great place for a really large party because it's the largest suite I've seen in a hotel to date, but because of how dark and old it felt in there, I didn't like being there by myself.
The staff a couple of years ago was incredible (only saying "was" because I don't know if the same ones are still there). Our group got to know them pretty well so the service was the best - when the parking lot ran out of space, they would let us park in the valet or employee parking areas; all of the front desk staff knew us by name; they did everything to ensure our breakfast was ready and packed to go. If you work in Mississauga, or just outside of Toronto, this is a great place to have a long-term stay.
By the way do not eat at the restaurant downstairs for a full dinner. The food was atrocious. JUST DON'T DO IT. The gnocchi my friend and I had was pretty much inedible. Room service was fine-ish.
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