Marriott International, Inc. has signed an agreement with Larco to bring W Hotels to Toronto for the first time, underscoring growing demand for luxury in Canada.
The nine-story, 255-room property located at 90 Bloor Street East in Toronto’s fashionable Yorkville neighborhood, will be surrounded by high-end boutiques, galleries and design studios as well as chic cafes, polished bars and fine-dining restaurants. The $40 million design transformation the property’s guestrooms, restaurants and amenities. The property is expected to open as W Toronto in Summer 2020.
When it opens, W Toronto is expected to feature multiple food and beverage venues including: an indoor/outdoor lobby bar and lounge equipped with a DJ booth/recording studio for collaborating, broadcasting and recording podcasts; a specialty restaurant and a ninth-floor rooftop restaurant, accessible from street level with a glass exterior elevator; and a unique coffee and cocktail bar. W Toronto will also have 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.
W Toronto will embody the brand’s signature work hard, play hard philosophy, with FUEL-focused activities (fitness and wellness programming) including weekly workouts, healthy and delicious cuisine and amazing adventures powered by the W brand mantra of "DETOX. RETOX. REPEAT."
This signing also underscores Marriott’s growing luxury portfolio in Canada, where the company now has seven open luxury hotels along with additional luxury hotel projects expected to be announced before year-end.
For more information visit w-hotels.marriott.com.