Shangri-La Toronto
Hotel · Bay Street Corridor
188 University Ave, Toronto, ON M5H 0A3, Canada
Highlights
Asian-inspired hotel with chic lobby, spa, indoor pool, and dining.
Asian-inspired hotel with chic lobby, spa, indoor pool, and dining.
"Features Asian-inspired design, spacious accommodations, a state-of-the-art health club and spa, and dining options including a Prohibition-era cocktail bar and an Asian-inspired restaurant." - The MICHELIN Guide
"Shangri-La Hotel Toronto features 202 rooms and suites with Asian influences, floor-to-ceiling windows, marble bathrooms, and mirror-embedded televisions. The hotel includes the main restaurant Bosk, the Miraj Hammam Spa, and offers amenities such as an indoor pool and valet parking." - Travel + Leisure Editors
"Set behind a sleek glass-and-steel exterior in the Financial District, this hotel offers a serene, design-forward interior highlighted by a long black-marble fireplace, leather banquettes, and large abstract artworks. Its roughly 202 wood-accented rooms provide panoramic city views through floor-to-ceiling windows, and the glass-enclosed gym and pool are open round the clock. The Miraj Hammam Spa is a destination unto itself (the Turkish Bath Ritual is a popular indulgence), and suites can come with dedicated butler service for added pampering." - Michael Kaminer
"In 2012, Hong Kong–based Shangri-La opened a Toronto location in a newly built tower in the heart of Downtown, not far from the Theater District, a number of corporate HQs, and the main hub for the city’s international film festival. Past a dramatic steel outdoor sculpture by Chinese artist Zhang Huan is a chic, contemporary lobby adorned with four large-scale Chinese calligraphy paintings, a Fazioli piano (featuring lyrics by Canadian-born singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell carved into its lid), and cushy leather seating surrounding a modern dual-sided fireplace. Shangri-La's high standard of service is in full effect here. Rooms feature intuitive technology (and handy bedside panels), as well as iPads loaded with hotel info and room service menus; you can also contact housekeeping, the bell desk, or the concierge via the tablet. A 42-seat screening room is popular with the film crowd. On the third-floor Garden Terrace, the recently installed B Wall is where 50,000 bees help generate honey for the hotel's culinary team. On the fifth floor, a 9,000-square-foot wellness facility includes a 24/7 gym with Technogym equipment, a group-fitness studio, a 64-foot pool with a skylight, and a Caudalie spa. Afternoon tea here is also a must; it’s available daily (just be sure to make a reservation) and comes with your choice of more than 68 blends from around the world, each presented in an antique or contemporary Chinese teapot." - Sandra Ramani, Todd Plummer
"A glittering 66-story glass tower in central Toronto, equidistant from the city's entertainment and financial districts."
