Description: Whilst visiting Toronto we stayed at the Marriott Courtyard Downtown. We had two rooms booked, one for my husband and I, and another for his daughter and her friend. Here is our review:
Location:
The hotel is located in downtown Toronto on Yonge Street, so is very central to everything in Toronto. It takes approximately five minutes to walk to the Eaton Centre where all the shopping is located.
Parking:
The hotel has underground parking that is valet parking. They charge $25 per day to park your car and you can have access to the car 24 hours and have the car brought round to you as often as you need.
If you don’t want valet parking there are two or three parking lots very close to the hotel, which cost $20 per day. We chose to have the valet service, as it was just quicker and easier.
Check-in:
Very quick and efficient, although there wasn’t anyone else checking in when we did, so this obviously helped.
Room:
We had a king room and it was of a reasonable size. There was a king bed in the centre with a bedside table either side. We had a chair by the window and a dresser with a small TV on top. There was also a desk with Internet connection available.
The bathroom was plain but functional, with a large bath with shower over and a toilet. The washbasin and vanity were located in the main room in a separate area, which consisted on a basin, large mirror, and hairdryer. The coffee maker was also in this area.
A large wardrobe was next to the vanity area with mirrored doors. There was also an iron and ironing board in here.
We found the bed to be uncomfortable and the pillows very uncomfortable, however the girls thought theirs was OK. I suppose it just depends what you are used to.
Downsides:
Our room smelt a little musty, as if there was some damp in the room, which was a little annoying. Our TV was also annoying as it had black lines scrolling down the screen all the time, regardless of the channel – this was also the case in the other room, so must be a thing with the hotel as a whole.
Food:
The hotel cost did not include breakfast and we only had breakfast at the hotel for one morning. It consists of a buffet, so all you can eat and was very substantial. The downside was the cost – for the four of us our breakfast bill came to over $70 – hence we only had breakfast once.
There are lots and lots of places to eat within a few minutes walk of the hotel.
Conclusion:
The location was great and the amenities OK, however the mustiness in the room was a definite downside, perhaps with hindsight we should have asked to be moved to another room.
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