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31 October 2017
I stayed here about three summers ago with my friends, we were in Toronto for a concert. At the time we only worked part time jobs and didn't have as much money to spend. This is a budget friendly hotel. It is good for just dropping your bags. I wouldn't stay here if you plan on spending a lot of time in the hotel itself. You can tell it was an old apartment building converted into a hotel. The rooms are just ok, nothing spectacular, kind of small and run down. The woman at the front desk was nice, she gave us a map and told us the easier way to get to the concert venue, which street car to take and where to get tokens. We took Via Rail to get to Toronto. The Alexandra Hotel was about a 40 min walk from the station. We opted to walk most of the time to save the cost on a cab. The hotel is in a cal-de-sac at the end of Ryerson Ave. I would stay here if I was passing through and needed a place to crash, but I would most likely stay elsewhere.
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27 October 2017
Just staying in Toronto for one night so didn't need anything too fancy. Wasn't anything to look at, little old and didn't look spotlessly clean. But the beds were comfortable and from the top floor we got a pretty good view of the CN tower and skyline
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06 September 2017
Building is pretty much an old converted apartment. The unit I was in was a small bachelor unit with two single beds and a tiny kitchenette. Rooms are pretty much for budget travellers offering practicality over luxury.
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28 August 2017
Location is primal. Nice casual hotel. Stayed here last minute. Served my needs and got to check in early and they held onto my luggage.
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18 August 2017
Let's not kid ourselves. This ain't the Ritz. However, it's an EXCELLENT value for your dollar. You are walking distance from some of the best spots in Toronto and the rooms have all the basics you would get at a chain hotel for a fraction of the cost. I'd definitely go back.
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29 July 2017
Well located Not extremely near to metro. But you can walk and know the surroundings. You have an small kitchen, microwave, toasterand with 10 bucks deposit you can have coffee maker, hair dryer, iron Basic room but clean
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28 June 2017
The place was located within walking distance. However,
The bedsheets were not changed prior to arrival and smelled like bodily fluids.
Room smelled like lack of aeration and decaying wood furniture. This place hasn't been renovated for a while from the look of it.
The room was compact, but I guess for that price
Something kept buzzing in the area all the time.
We had a few police cars with siren and a few junkies in the neighbourhood at night. So walking there back late was sketchy.
The worst of this experience were:
# The considerable amount of hair in the bath tub and under the toilet seat that were there even before we started using the place.The "fresh" towel had some long hairs and they were stained. Gross!!!
#The woman at the reception: she is the rudest person I have ever met. When we checked out, she was already dealing with an old couple who were behaving appropriately. She was very dry and her tone very insulting. After the transactions were over, she informed them only when she saw them still waiting around in those words: "what are you still doing here, GO". They were as shocked as we were. On this, I preferred to stay outside and let my parents deal with her. Unfortunately, I was the one who checked us in, so I had to sign some paperwork. Walked back in and said hellothe face she made. She didn't even answered back and tossed the paper at me and ordered me to sign. I was not impressed. She returned back our $200 deposit.
We had to give a $10 deposit for a coffee-maker, which we returned in perfect condition. That deposit amount was written on the paper which are inside the rooms. She pretended like she didn't know she needed to give back a deposit and started getting angry at us for asking about it. Rude rude woman. She motivated me to write such a review to spare my fellow travellers from similar experience. Travelling is already energy-consuming. Ain't got space for such negativity.
Will never go back there, and do not recommend it to anyone unless you are desperate enough to find a place to stay inside the city.response / report this review -
13 March 2017
Small hotel located in a good location. Easy access to public transportation and has a 24 hour front desk. You do get what you pay for, the rooms are old and not overly well maintained. We had one towel that was dirty and some of the stuff felt like it hadn't been cleaned in a while. Overall it was an ok stay.
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05 March 2017
Woah . Anyone who gave a good review must have smoked crack in the downstair lobby. NOT GOOD please do not even consider this. Extremely out of date. Horrible beds. Horrible lobby. Horrible neighbourhood. Literally the sketchiest place ive ever been too.
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27 February 2017
The location was great, right near Dundas street west. Very close walk to Kensington Market and downtown. Rooms were kind of dated but the staff was friendly and helpful. Would recommend to anyone looking for a good hotel on a budget.
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28 January 2017
It's a basic hotel, nothing fancy. Within walking distance to quite a few places. It was well maintained and clean, but no newer amenities.
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10 January 2017
It's a good place if you keep your expectations in line (the #1 problem with hotel reviews). The area is really cool and there's a lot going on. Really good access to streetcars and food, and easy walk to downtown. I found the staff really friendly and helpful, and while the rooms are definitely old, they're very clean. Fast wifi. And the heat worked well during the record cold.
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