Marriott International taking W Hotels brand to Toronto

Daily Record Staff//September 4, 2019//

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W Toronto will feature an indoor/outdoor lobby bar and lounge equipped with a DJ booth/recording studio. — W Toronto will feature an indoor/outdoor lobby bar and lounge equipped with a DJ booth/recording studio when it opens in summer 2020. (PRNewswire/Marirott International)

Bethesda-based hotel giant Marriott International Inc. signed an agreement with Larco Wednesday to bring W Hotels to Toronto for the first time, underscoring growing demand for luxury in Canada.

The nine-story, 255-room property at 90 Bloor St. East in Toronto’s Yorkville neighborhood, will be surrounded by high-end boutiques, galleries and design studios as well as cafés, bars and fine-dining restaurants. The $40 million design transformation, which began in July 2019, will reimagine the property’s guest rooms, restaurants and amenities. The property is expected to open as W Toronto in summer 2020.

When it opens, W Toronto is expected to feature a specialty restaurant and a 9th floor roof top restaurant, accessible from street level with a glass exterior elevator; and a unique coffee and cocktail bar. W Toronto will also feature a 3,300 square foot fitness facility and 4,800 square feet of meeting space to serve as a unique venue for social and corporate events.