Item: Novotel Toronto Centre
Rating: 9.4
Author: André Lapointe

Booking at the Novotel Toronto Centre

To get my room at the Novotel Toronto Centre Hotel, I took advantage of the one night paid, second night free promotion by booking directly on the Accor Live Limitless website. This meant that the average price per night was $110.

In my opinion, a very good deal for this type of hotel, not to mention the accumulation of Rewards points or Aeroplan miles depending on your account setup.

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Novotel Toronto Centre hotel location

The Novotel Toronto Centre is a 4* hotel, very well located in a nice area (East Bayfront) next to the Entertainment District.

As far as the hotel itself is concerned, it is a modern hotel with an up-to-date and very pleasing decoration. This is true both for lobby and the rooms .

There is indoor parking with two options (thanks to the front desk staff for this information):

$75 paid directly to the hotel (for two nights) with an « In and Out ».
$50 paid directly at the parking kiosk – note that « In and Out » is not officially allowed, but the attendant told me they’ve never had any issues reported by their guests about it – and I confirm, I took my car out two or three times without ever having any problem. There is no barrier, neither on arrival nor on exit. And you access the parking directly via a hotel elevator.

A « check in » can be done online via the Accor Live Limitless application the day before your arrival and on site. A form (Thank you Covid-19) about your health must be completed online (through a QR code).

Personally, I found that the front desk staff (both at check-in and check-out) weren’t very warm, even though they were polite and efficient.

We’re also advised that housekeeping will not be done during our stay, but that we can always call the front desk for delivery of products or towels if needed.

Another interesting thing is that wireless internet is free in the rooms, at least for Accor Live Limitless members.

Around the Novotel Toronto Centre

Union Station is located near the Novotel Toronto Centre Hotel. This station is very useful if you arrive by train with VIA Rail, or by plane through Pearson airport and its train service, Up Express.

You’ll also find many restaurants in the area, including The Keg located directly across from the hotel. But that’s not all: there’s also the Old Spaghetti Factory and a Bier Markt: everything you need for a great evening.

For lovers of green spaces, there’s a very original park, Berzcy Park, located just a few steps from the hotel. It’s an ideal spot to take great photos and why not bring your lunch that you’ll have bought beforehand at Hot House: I’m sure you’ll be dazzled by its magnificent fountain.

If you like shopping, the Eaton Center is also just a few minutes from the hotel.

Moreover, if you are a theatre lover, the city’s many theatres are all within walking distance of the hotel.

Of course, in this time of pandemic, they are closed, but one day this pandemic will be a thing of the past. I’m a city walker, I only take public transit when I really need it, and luckily Toronto is a great place to walk! And those who, like me, love the atmosphere of big cities will be happy.

Our Room

I had a room on the 4th floor, with two Queen beds and recently renovated.

It was modern – with a nice 52 » TV – and up-to-date decor. The bedding is very comfortable (much better than some other « Luxury » hotels) and there are plenty of electrical outlets (and USB outlets as well) on the headboard, or very close by.

It’s handy when your charging cable is short!

The bathroom

As in the majority of hotels, the bathroom offers useful products (shampoo, shower gel, body cream as well as a conditioner).

The shower has a « rainfall » style showerhead. No bath though.

Air conditioning – a bit noisy – that made me very happy during these heatwave days. The room had all the comfort you’d expect in this type of hotel: a large desk, two comfortable chairs to relax, a coffee maker, a mini fridge, but no mini bar though.

Services at the Novotel Toronto Centre Hotel

Most hotel services are closed – restaurant, bar, pool and gym – and are not available during this time of COVID-19. However, in the lobby there is an ATM and at the front desk they have a currency exchange if needed.

There are also, on a few floors, soda (and water) vending machines and interestingly, these machines accept payment by credit card. But be careful and don’t forget after your purchase to press the finish button, because you’ll end up, unintentionally, offering a drink to the next person!

The only negative point – and it’s a temporary negative point, due to COVID-19 – during my stay, we’re asked to sanitize our hands upon arrival, before taking the elevator, in the elevator.. the problem is that three bottles (out of 4 elevators) were empty and the one in the Lobby was also empty at « Check Out »!

I notified the staff twice about the bottles in the elevators, but they were never replaced.

My overall impression of the Novotel Toronto Centre

It was a first for me, staying in this category that are the Novotel hotels, and I liked it! It’s a pity that Accor Live Limitless is not more present in North America (except for some Novotel, Sofitel and of course Fairmont hotels).

All in all, I’d recommend this hotel, which is very well located in Toronto, and in a quiet environment.

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