Alicia L.
Yelp
With an upcoming girls trip planned to Toronto for a weekend, I was on the hunt for a hotel that had free parking, room service, free wifi, and a prime location (close to The Eaton Center, Chinatown, and clubs/bars). Cambridge Suites had everything that we were looking for at a very decent price and although the parking wasn't free, it was only $27 a night w/ in and out privileges. Other hotels were priced at $45 and up a night for valet and no in and out privileges.
When we arrived to the hotel, I parked out front and went in through the front glass doors of the hotel that lead me to the elegant and sophisticated styled lobby. I was warmly welcomed by staff and was comfortably checked-in, parked in the underground heated garage, and in our room all within 25 minutes or less.
Our room was located on the fifth floor, assuming we had just some basic room, with some lame view, I wasn't too thrilled but kept an open mind. I was here to have fun with my best friend anyway not to hang out in the room the whole trip! Walking up to the door, I realized we actually had a corner room. (My expectations changed a little bit) We opened the door and the first thing we saw was a narrow hallway and a huge window at the end inside a larger room. "Interesting" I thought. Continuing down the hallway we noticed the bathroom door on the right, that actually had an additional door on the other side that lead to what looked like bedroom! "Oh em gee this room is huge!" Those were my exact thoughts at that moment. Continuing on and reaching the end of the hallway, the room opened up into a living area, complete with a couch for 3, flat screen, coffee table, mini bar and decent sized desk! Opening up the french doors to our right we walked into the bedroom area. There was a king sized bed, another flat screen, and wall the wall windows. The room was extremely clean and comfortable. Simply amazing! We actually walked circles in the hotel room a few times, through the bathroom, to the living room, and through the bedroom - still surprised by the size, haha! We then unpacked a little bit and ordered some room service.
After our eyes popped out of our heads from the size of the room and our stomachs satisfied from the room service, we decided to explore the rest of the hotel for a little bit. We took the elevator up to one of the top floors and found a small gym with a decent sized hot tub or spa tub.. which ever you want to call it! We later enjoyed this one of our mornings after a night out. It was extremely refreshing and the winter views from this level were phenomenal.
One of the nights we got back to our hotel really late. I think it was about 2am. We really wanted to order some room service again, but it was closed for the night. The front desk associate offered to bring us some menus of locations that were still open and could deliver to us, we thought the gesture was very nice and so he came up to our room and brought them to us ! Another night we purchased food and forgot to grab ketchup! We called the front desk again to see if they had any, and without hesitation, within 5 minutes, they brought us a huge cup full! The staff was so incredibly kind, thoughtful and courteous. These are just a few examples of how the staff went above and beyond and in my opinion, that's a A+ from me.
I've stayed in many hotels in many different cities, including Toronto. So I know that you're lucky if you get a bed that just fits into a teeny tiny small room, with enough space to just barely slide into the bathroom. Not only was our room bigger than the "city norm" at Cambridge Suites, it was bigger than I could have even imagined. I had a wonderful experience, my best friend did too. Next time we have another girls trip we will for sure be staying here.