The Rex Hotel

Above a Jazz and Blues club. Central location. 20 minutes walk from main train station. Local to metro station.

Small rooms. No tray for a large suitcase. Lack of USB ports to charge phone etc. The pungent smell of marajuana outside on the street.

L'emplacement est idéal pour visiter Toronto à pied. À proximité, de lieux pour passer une bonne soirée.

The location is immaculate. Walking distance to every form of public transit (bus, subway, streetcar) and the one time that I needed an Uber instead it was surprisingly nominally priced to get downtown. Staff is very knowledgable, very helpful, conversational and friendly. They held my bags for no charge when I arrived early on the first day and let me in after hours on my final night when I’d lost my key card. They held a pizza delivery at the front desk when it got to the hotel before I did, totally as a courtesy without asking. Rooms are clean, beds are comfortable, private bathroom was surprisingly modern and had all necessary toiletries. Extra blanket was in the room with no ask or charge. Never did turn on the TV so can’t say. Live band downstairs nightly and a nice little restaurant/bar combo for food and drink. Will absolutely stay again.

If you need space, you won’t find it. Hallways, staircases, and rooms are quite tight for anything more than one person. That’s to be expected for such a building with age and character, though, and it was no issue for me whatsoever since I’m a solo traveller not needing sprawling space.

Fantastic location to explore Toronto. Helpful staff. Good breakfast. Free luggage storage at the day of checkout. Room was small but enough for two people with backpacks. Nice bathroom.