Neill Wycik Hotel

I recently stayed one night at Neill Wycik Hotel and found it to be a decent option for budget travelers. The room I booked was small and simple, with no frills—just the basics, which was fine for a short stay. It’s worth noting that the bathroom is shared, so if you’re looking for more privacy, this might be a consideration. What really stood out, though, was the rooftop terrace. The views from up there are absolutely stunning, offering a panoramic lookout that more than makes up for the basic accommodations. It was a perfect spot for sunrise. Breakfast was included in the stay, which was a nice touch. The selection was simple but satisfying. If you're good on your feet, you can easily walk from the city center to the hotel, which is super convenient for exploring without needing to rely on transportation. Overall, the hotel offers good value for the price. If you’re looking for luxury, this isn’t the place, but if you need a simple, affordable stay with an incredible view, this hotel does the job well.

I stayed a few nights there. The staff was very friendly and helpful. The room was small, had a bed, some shelves, a desk with chair and a fan (meaning no AC). They charge you $20 extra to check in more than 1h early in case your room is already ready which I have never seen anywhere in the world. For breakfast, you get to choose 5 items from the cafe downstairs which does the job to fill you up. The 23rd floor has a rooftop which has nice views. I enjoyed the location and a grocery store is very close by. They would have to change the locks because it's more like a hit or miss to enter your room. The shared bathrooms were find but not too big. Some of the shelves in my room were broken or had lots of candle wax on them. I wouldn't offer something like that but ok. It's a huge apartment building where people also just live.

****Four STARS!||One for the very welcoming staff and management.||One for the excellent breakfast.||One for the best view imaginable.||One for the location.||Let's be real: this is not the Hilton. You pay a fair price.||You get your own room, and share a washroom.||If you don't like a harder mattress, bring a twin mattress cover.||I got one locally and it made me happy.||I was staying a long time on business and travel.||Do things in the room to make yourself comfortable.||And be sociable: I met outstanding people from all over the world.||Celebrate breakfast: there are dozens of things to choose from including hot egg sandwiches, croissants, muffins of all kinds, fresh lemon poppy loaf, bread, all kinds of drinks. I never got bored with the selection.||And the breakfast staff is amazingly helpful and friendly.||Smile. It goes a long way. Calm down, enjoy the library lounge on top floor, and get out and explore. The most walkable neighborhood!||Thanks NWH. Hope to return again. ||Oh, one other thing: there are people of all ages here. And I liked that.||Dr Jay SW, USA and UK

Pros: + Extremely central location + Breakfast is quite good Cons: - Extremely bureaucratic. You will spend 15-20 minutes just to check in. - Your guests must bring their ID's and have their ID's scanned EVERY TIME they visit you ("for security") - Room has no A/C - No washroom in the common areas. You'll have to go into the basement, and they will have to open the basement door for you. - They charge you $5 per bag, for storing your bags after check-out.

Perfect location for our visit. We had a good experience. The breakfast that was included was adequate. You get to pick 5 items from the cafe. The staff was nice. There was a bit of a scene in the cafe the morning before we left where the police were called. I won't say the hotel is unsafe, but you get what you pay for. I love how it is located close to downtown and the price is reasonable. The neighbourhood is somewhat sketchy. I don't mind it, but it might not be what less adventurous people are looking for. The location near Allan Gardens is nice. We enjoyed visiting the greenhouse while we wee there.

I stayed here two nights in August with my gf, just after arriving from Europe. We were tired from the trip and the impact with the hotel was harsh. Provided that Toronto is full of junkies and poor souls roaming around the city center like zombies, and the city has lost it's soul during it's makeovers, this hotel seemed to fit in perfectly with this aura of desolation. Like other reviewers state, the hotel personnel is beyond friendly and helpful, as opposed to the rundown and squallid appearances of the structure and some of it's guests. Our room was a desolate four walls on the sixt floor, steaming hot with only a big fan to give as solace. So be prepared for what you get for, an excellent location for your money next to the city center, and the breakfast wasn't too bad also. The underlying idea of offering inexpensive harbour to tourists is good, and this place makes an excellent spot for people watching. Having said that, I wouldn't come back here a second time. AlI in all we got a first horrible encounter with Toronto and Canada, luckily all that changed during our trip through this wonderful country.

Don’t listen to these people complaining about small room and lack of service. You’re getting what you pay for and you get a lot. The location is great and the breakfast is really good also. Before you book the room you know what you’re getting so I don’t know why people are surprised when they find out you have to share a bathroom. The bathrooms are clean so it’s not that big of a deal.

4 STARS One for location One for breakfast One for staff One for value You can walk to everything, including a hundred or more places to eat, an old fashioned movie theatre for $6.00 if you get there by 6PM, markets, streetcars. Perfect. The staff and management really cares about you. Breakfast with hot and cold choices: included! Super value if you calm down and are not picky. And the view if you get high floor overlooking Gerrard Street is one of the best anywhere. Dr Jay

This place is perfect if you enjoy hostile architecture and want to get the perfect asylum chic vibe for your stay. I'd recommend it for anyone with no possible other options that needs a place to crash and can put up with feeling like they're in a particularly miserable little psych ward room. Be aware: if a friend decides to crash with you after you've made the booking for one person, you can't do that. There's no guests after 11pm, like a college dorm.

I really have no idea who runs this business, but they should be ashamed of it. I made a reservation in January and a situation that kept me from going to Toronto made me have to cancel it; spoiler: I have not been able to cancel. Nobody answers neither emails, their phone number nor their social media; and to be completely honest, I'm starting to believe that this hotel doesn't even exist anymore.

This hostel is adequate. The staff is nice and helpful when you need them. I stayed in early August. It was very humid and the staff provided fans for use in the rooms to make the humidity more bearable. The common areas have something to be desired. It's not much of a space to promote meeting people or making friends. It's not impossible but it's not as good as other places. The facility is neat but not very clean for the most part. There was a lot of dust in the room. The bathrooms had mold in the showers. Showers are also very small. Everything seemed to have a bit of a grimy feel. Lockers in the rooms were very small. Definitely not big enough to fit a backpack. Maybe only a toiletries bag but you still need to bring your own lock.

This hostel is an example of the axiom, "You get what you paid for". I'm an American who visited Toronto from July 4 to July 7. Neill-Wycik is a college dorm that is converted to a hostel during the summer. It definitely isn't Holiday Inn. The floor that my room was on smelled like a men's locker room. The room is smaller than a NYC studio apartment. There is a communal bathroom and shower. The shower stall is literally the size of a phone booth. Guests at the hostel get a free continental breakfast every morning. The breakfast is basically bagels, cereal, juice, and/or coffee. And like another person said, you can't bring guests after 11 PM. So in other words, grown people are treated like college freshmen. I was on the fence between a 1 and a 2. There are a few things that brought the rating up to a 2. There is a rooftop patio with an impeccable view of downtown Toronto. You can't drink booze on the patio (a drunk person on a roof with no fence- What could possibly go wrong?). There's also free WiFi. The hostel is a 10-15 minute walk to Yonge-Dundas Square, which is in the heart of downtown Toronto. The rates are probably the lowest in Toronto. The only reason why I stayed at this hostel was because I really wanted to visit Toronto but couldn't afford to spend $200 a night on a hotel. Only come here as a last resort.

The age old axiom of "you get what you pay for" somewhat sums up the experience. It's not bad really but it's not good either. Any time you spend in the room, you're going to be bored out of your mind because the room has a bed, and... I think that's pretty much it. No TV; any entertainment you're looking for will be better found amongst the drunk folk on the street below. If you're staying there in the summer, then you're probably going to be miserable because there isn't any air conditioning. But it is seriously on the cheap side, so if you plan to spend very little time in the room except maybe to pass out after a night of debauchery, then it'll work fine. If you're like me and you've outgrown your university days of sharing bathrooms with complete strangers, and you like the idea of being sweat free, keep looking. This place still has some pleasant nostalgic feelings associated with it though, because it was where I was staying when I met my girlfriend (you can say "awwww" now).

The most I can give this place is 2 stars. The staff is friendly and welcoming so I have no complaints there. The room I stayed in was basic but clean with a bed, a desk and some hangers off a rod. There was no AC and on the 15th floor and it was pretty muggy when I walked in. I would have opened the window before the guest arrived to air out the room beforehand if I ran the place. But the shared bathroom was claustrophobic. You basically had a 2 foot by 2 foot stall for a shower and a toilet and sink in a very small space. I suppose it gets the job done but I would have at least expected a shower want in such tight confines rather than a fixed shower head (which would be an inexpensive $10 upgrade that I would recommend to management.) The free internet downstairs and at the top floor didn't work for me but the breakfast was OK. With that said, if you just need a place to sleep for the price it works. I originally gave this place a 2 star review but I am bumping it up to 3 star due to the fact that it is right downtown and super inexpensive. I'm pretty sure this is a college dorm for a lot of students which is fine.

Stayed in the summer hotel in 1996 and someone in the staff gained entry to my room and stole my watch and jewellery and likely pawned it off for money. Other than that I had a roof over my head in a time of crisis and I met some cool friends.

No A/C or fan in my 10th floor dormitory, I was covered in sweat almost immediately and had a very uncomfortable night sleep. Some people might be alright with that but I would definitely not recommend it to anybody. Nice people at the front desk but overall bad vibes throughout the building. Would not come back.

Do not, under any circumstances, book a room in this godawful hellhole. The staff are incredibly rude, uptight and condescending. All the money on this establishment seems to have been spent on the unbelievably and ridiculously strict lobby security while the rooms themselves are an absolute disgrace. Good luck getting clean in a shower and bathroom constructed from pure filth. Everywhere you look, something is peeling, crumbling, coated with grime or giving you attitude. It's a nostalgic throwback to living at your parent's house where the doors lock at 11, you have to prove you live there to get in to your room EVERY SINGLE TIME YOU WALK THROUGH THE DOOR, and guests are only permitted during the day if they are signed in. Overall, a horrific disappointment and nauseating experience with horrendous policies, beauracracy like you've never seen it before, revolting rooms and bathrooms and equally revolting staff members who act more like prison guards. *If I could've given this dump 0 stars, I would have.

Woohoo! As good as it gets! Neill-Wycik is such a warm & social community in the downtown jungle! Lived there for three years & fondly remember all the wonderful memories! Thanks NW, for being a safe & fun haven during my university years & my first home away from home!

While this place may seem like it has great prices, some of the craziest policies you will have ever seen in your life, the agreement they make you sign gives them complete control to invade your privacy and harass you at any time, which these people will do, on a constant basis. This place is the biggest scam I have ever been involved with and have been harassed so much by this establishment that I had to leave a month early, and to no surprise was fined for that as well! The rooms are no bigger than any other dorm, and while the location may be good that really is the only thing going for this place. I seriously recommend you reconsider your choice as you will almost absolutely not enjoy your stay here.

eeuuuwwwhh! my room smelled like a dirty person, even after rolling up the bed cover and putting it in a drawer. kitchens are available and nicely split between smaller sections of the floor; however, there are no utensils, no kettles or plates or mugs or glasses. nothing at all. which people should know before checking in. free breakfastis offered 7-11. wifi is only available in two uncomfortable overcrowded and noisy lounges, not in the rooms. tv lounge off the laundry room also REEKS of dirt and B.O. bathrooms are also pretty dirty. while friendly, staff not that professional and found myself interupted 3 times re checking out of room when I had sign on the door 'not to disturb' while I packed my things before 11:10, which was ridiculous.