Thecycle23 All American 5913 Posts user info edit post |
Thinking about going to Toronto pretty soon.
I was just wondering if anyone had any first-hand experiences to share or recommendations about where to stay/what to do and the like.
More specifically, I've been looking at staying at the Clarion Hotel and Suites Selby, as its written on cheaprooms.com, and I was wondering if anyone had any idea what it was like.
Just so everyone knows, I'm going to get a book on the city this weekend, but I'm looking for personal experiences, too, not just what a book would say.
Thanks! 2/3/2006 9:16:13 PM |
socrates Suspended 1964 Posts user info edit post |
watch out for pickpockets. they are really good/bad there. 2/4/2006 12:32:11 AM |
El Borracho All American 13971 Posts user info edit post |
seriously, toronto is the shit. just walk up and down younge street for a few hours and you're bound to find something awsome. i stayed at the marriot (sp?) downtown and it was great. i wish i could move there because it's awsome. also, buy a subway pass for the amount of time you want to stay there, because you have to take the subway everywhere. 2/4/2006 12:51:07 AM |
ballinlb All American 1412 Posts user info edit post |
I used to live there. Its ok...i would go to the CN tower, its the big space needle next to skydome. They have a glass floor you can walk on at the top which is pretty weird bc you are so high up and a restaurant that rotates around while you eat so you get to see the whole city. Also, you dont have to take the subway everywhere i dont know what that person is talking about, you dont even need a subway pass. It will be cold but you arent an idiot so you probably already know that. If you go a couple of hours outside of the city of toronto there are some good places to ski. They have some good restaurants like planet hollywood and stuff like that too. 2/4/2006 1:04:42 AM |
erj17 Veteran 179 Posts user info edit post |
Just don't stay in the Brazillian part of town. 2/4/2006 4:43:16 PM |
Thecycle23 All American 5913 Posts user info edit post |
This hotel I've been looking at says it's five miles from the Sky Dome (yes I know it's not called the Sky Dome anymore), right in downtown, across the street pretty much from the subway.
Is that an OK part of town to be staying in? 2/4/2006 7:05:55 PM |
southpaw All American 502 Posts user info edit post |
Clarion Hotel and Suites Selby is worth the cheap price if all you're looking for is a place to sleep. It's not a typical hotel, its a really big house / mansion that was converted. The day we left we checked out of our room by 11 and they let us keep our luggage behind the counter until we flew out later in the evening. That allowed us to get an extra day of touring in without carrying luggage. The area is pretty good, me and my wife felt comfortable walking around between the subway and hotel. There is a subway stop right across the street that takes you wherever you want to go. We took it to the train station and caught the train to Niagra Falls. 2/4/2006 9:25:54 PM |
southpaw All American 502 Posts user info edit post |
thats what you get for the cheap price, and that pic is taken from the corner. The entry door is to the right and tv right behind the camera. The room is smaller than most hotel rooms
2/4/2006 9:36:24 PM |
NCSUjew All American 3608 Posts user info edit post |
They love it if you walk up and down the street chanting "Leafs Suck!" 2/4/2006 10:43:53 PM |
RattlerRyan All American 8660 Posts user info edit post |
If you can get up to their zoo it's absolutely awesome!
Phantom of the Opera is gone now right? Cause it was the best perfromance of that show in the world at Pantages Theatre. 2/4/2006 10:53:36 PM |
Thecycle23 All American 5913 Posts user info edit post |
^ Awesome. I heard about this city pass that gets you into all sorts of places, including the CN Tower, the Royal Onterio Museum, the Toronto Zoo and a bunch of other places, all for $38.
^^ Yeah thanks, cuz I have a death wish.
^^^ What about parking? I read that hotel has limited parking for a fee.
On the website, the fee is $30 per day, in this travel book I have, it's $8 per day.
I know you said you flew in, but did you notice the parking situation at all?
[Edited on February 4, 2006 at 11:50 PM. Reason : ] 2/4/2006 11:49:17 PM |
southpaw All American 502 Posts user info edit post |
I didn't notice. 2/5/2006 9:53:45 AM |