http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2012-02-14T20:25:35Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Toronto%20Hotel%20Reviews http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/7/31/14943/3801 <![CDATA[<p><p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/craigferguson_2.png" class="imgborder"/><p>Well, that didn't take long. Last week, we passed along several hotel-related items from one of Craig Ferguson's stand-up routines. Craig, as his fans call him, had especially harsh words for the vibe at The Clift in San Francisco, including its purported <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/7/23/161117/181/hotels/Craig_Ferguson_No_Fan_of_The_Clift_s_Oranges_in_a_Birdcage">"oranges in a birdcage,"</a> the existence of which we were unable to confirm. He also said he preferred places like the Ramana Inn. <p>Something told us he might be, um, joking--about staying in Ramadas, that is. And we were right. During last night's monologue, Craig said he'd stayed in a "great" hotel when he was Toronto for the Festival of Laughs over the weekend. And that hotel turned out to be <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/HOTEL+LE+GERMAIN+TORONTO/ian/208401"><b>The Germain Hotel</b></a>, barbarab 2007-07-31T15:23:37-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/6/18/82215/1592 <![CDATA[<p> <img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/toronto_map.png" class="imgborder"/><p> <i>Summer is here, which means baseball-obsessed people all over the U.S. are hopping in planes, trains, and automobiles to visit MLB fields around the country. To help these fanatic fans/hotel guests, we will be looking at ballparks around the country and give you a quick rundown of your closest, safest, and best hotel options. "America's Favorite Pastime" with some of America's finest second cities--what is not to love? If you got any hotel questions or suggestions or even better, firsthand baseball park hotel reviews, <a href="mailto:tips@hotelchatter.com"><b>send them here</b></a> and share them with other MLB fans--even if they are Yankee fans.</i><p><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/maps/Hotels-Near-MLB-Stadiums"><b>Click Here to Go Straight to the Hotels Near MLB Stadiums Map</b></a><p>So technically, our MLB Travel juliana 2007-06-26T09:00:01-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/5/25/10542/9199 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/polarbears_htoronto2.jpg" class="imgborder"/><p>Taking Canada's new tourism slogan, "Keep Exploring" to heart, the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Hilton+Toronto/ian/105320"><b>Hilton Toronto</b></a> has put together The Great Canadian Exploration package to let guests see the wild side of Canada. <p>The hotel has partnered up with <a href="http://www.moccasintrailtours.com">Moccasin Trail Tours</a>, offering guests a two night stay in the hotel's Hbc Suite before flying them off (via chartered plane) to Moosonee, the gateway to the sub-artic region of northern Ontario. <blockquote><p> Travelers will enjoy overnight camping, canoeing, an authentic native meal prepared by a personal chef from Hilton Toronto--and the opportunity to see polar bears, seals and beluga whales up close.</blockquote><p>The urban leg of the expedition will also include limousine service, a Chef's table dinner in the hotel suites, juliana 2007-05-25T11:21:01-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/5/11/105028/328 <![CDATA[<p> <img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/7156/toronto_cosmo_hotel.jpg" class="imgborder"> <p><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Cosmopolitan/local/567"><b>The Cosmopolitan Hotel</b></a> in downtown Toronto bills itself as a place of tranquility in this hectic world. A popular (read: clich&#233;) sales pitch in the travel industry these days, but does it fulfill its promise to cleanse and recharge? Most say yes, although some find irony in the hotel's pledge to pamper its guests.<p><p> Practice what you preach, argued one disgruntled <a href="http://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowUserReviews-g155019-d565977-r7201808-Cosmopolitan_Toronto_Hotel_Spa-Toronto_Ontario-m10559.html/">guest</a> from Scottsdale, Ariz.: <p> <blockquote><p>For a hotel that markets itself as a Zen retreat with it's primary purpose being rejuvenation and relaxation, this hotel fell abysmally short. My "view" room on the 17th floor had a view of a steel beam and a brick wall. My second room on the 9th floor ced138 2007-05-11T11:00:51-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/5/7/144643/5013 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/toronto_gladstone.jpg" class="imgborder"/><p>In response to last week's Annual WiFi Report, a tipster wrote us to tell us that the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Gladstone+Hotel/local/551"><b>Gladstone Hotel</b></a> in Toronto has a great <i>free</i> wireless network that worked pretty much all over the hotel.<p>Our reader also let us know that what <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2005/12/22/134219/53/hotels/Gladstone_The_Artist_Designed_Hotel">we previously said about the hotel's neighborhood</a> is not altogether accurate.<blockquote><p> While this quote--"Gladstone is a bit outside the city (10 minutes or so from downtown Toronto) and the neighborhood is kinda sketch, however, there is a on-site Karaoke bar that should ease your worried mind."--is basically right, it leaves one with the wrong impression. The Gladstone is in the west end of the city, not outside of the city. The neighborhood is not juliana 2007-05-07T15:02:37-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/