Here are Tokyo Journal’s recommendations on places to stay in Toronto’s buzzing entertainment district. They are all within close proximity to the CN Tower, Rogers Centre (SkyDome), Ripley’s Aquarium of Canada, the Metro Toronto Convention Centre and the Hockey Hall of Fame, as well as Toronto’s impressive theater scene, The Second City improv theater, Roy Thomson Hall, the Distillery District and fantastic restaurants for all cuisines and budgets.

If you want to stay in an intimate, upscale boutique hotel befitting a Hollywood A-lister, try the SoHo Metropolitan Hotel. This is a favorite for celebrities visiting for film projects or for the Toronto International Film Festival. The posh and contemporary hotel features the stylish Chinese Luckee Restaurant and Bar as well as Wahlburgers — a highly recommended gourmet burger restaurant owned by the celebrity brothers Mark, Donnie and Paul Wahlberg. Blow off some steam in the hotel’s steam rooms and fitness center, and enjoy amenities such as complimentary high-speed internet connections, laptop-friendly safes and a free morning shuttle service in luxury sedans to downtown locales.

What we Love:
The intimate feeling within the downtown theater and entertainment core
Beautiful marble bathrooms with heated floors (a welcome comfort in the winter)
Downtown view through floor-to-ceiling windows

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