The hotel is very comfortable and clean. The rooms are a good size with a large washroom and clothing closet. There is a hair dryer and a iron/board in the room. Each room also has a coffee pot and replenished coffee/tea. We actually really liked the hotel because we didn't need to ask for anything.

We did not however find the staff helpful as my husband asked if he could use the microwave and was told by a male staff at the front desk
that they didn't have a working microwave (?!?!). We had also been promised a microwave and fridge in our room when we booked. However when we checked in they weren't in the room and were out of each. Should they get one for us we were going to be charged $10 each.

The breakfast was adequate but not very good. I would suggest they leave hard boiled eggs in the shell so they could stay warmer, cover the bread and stop using stale croissants. The juice and cereals are good.

Can't beat this hotel for area as it's across the street from the Bloor/Sherbourne subway line and the Sherbourne bus runs right in front of the hotel.

We'd stay here again but get breakfast elsewhere.

When my parents came to visit me in Toronto I sent them to this hotel. Not only is it a block away from where I live, but it's across the street from the subway station, in walking distance of the shopping on Bloor Street, and one of the more inexpensive hotels near the downtown area. Plus I knew my mother would love the old mansion that houses the hotel. My parents asked for a room with a queen bed and ended up in one of the suites with a fireplace and a jacuzzi for the same price. They seemed less than enthusiastic about the breakfast, but there are plenty of yummy places for brunch around so they didn't mind too terrible. For a cheaper hotel in the same location, try the Isabella Hotel down the block.

We stayed at the Clarion at the end of our holiday. The main reason for visiting Toronto was to go to Niagara Falls on our way back to the UK so we only stayed 2 nights.

The hotel has a lot of character and is quite quirky. The front desk were helpful enough and the service was generally polite and friendly. There was free use of the internet which is always nice.

Breakfast was fairly limited with little choice. There was a very wide range of nations staying at the hotel whilst we were there which made for some interesting conversations at the toaster!

The room was fine with a very good air con unit - the day we arrived it was 91F and the room was like a sauna but within seconds the unit had it feeling like an icebox!

Location-wise the hotel is about 10-15 minutes walk from the main shopping streets around Yonge and Dundas, however there is a subway station pretty much across the street which gives good access to downtown.

If you're only going to be in Toronto for a couple of nights this hotel is fine, but anything longer and you might wish to consider somewhere else.

A reasonably priced, clean and well recommended hotel. The staff are polite, the rooms are well equipped (free wireless and an internet machine in the lounge). Breakfast is good (paper plates and plastic cutlery though). No bar and no restaurant but there is an excellent pub within 100 yards. Well recommended.