Latest luxury hotel is W Toronto on Bloor Street

There’s a new luxury hotel on Bloor Street in the form of W Hotels’ first Toronto property.

The 11-storey, 254-room W Toronto, formerly the Toronto Marriott Bloor Yorkville, is officially opening its doors on Thursday.

“The time is right to introduce W Toronto, and its playful take on luxury,” said Craig Reaume, general manager, W Toronto, in a statement to the Sun.

“People have been asking for years when W Toronto would finally open in Toronto, and we can say with confidence that it will be worth the wait. W Toronto is a place where business and leisure guests can meet, mingle and discover the best of Toronto.”

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Sixth-floor lobby-set Living Room features a three-story glass box atrium and an outdoor terrace. W TORONTO HANDOUT

The hotel, at 90 Bloor St. E., is promising to “Remix The Six” with a design reflecting Toronto’s “brutalist architecture, graffiti art, grid-like sprawl, green spaces, and theatre and music culture,” according to a news release.

There will be three restaurants led by new executive chef Keith Pears including Skylight, a ninth-floor, rooftop eatery offering a “a playful expression of the Mediterranean,” with 180 indoor seats and 40 outdoor seats.

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Skylight is a ninth-floor, rooftop eatery. W TORONTO HANDOUT

The other two restaurants are Public School, a two-floor coffee house, kitchen and bar accessible from Bloor Street, and the sixth-floor lobby-set Living Room with a three-story glass box atrium and an outdoor terrace with an emphasis on both tapas and Champagne including Toronto’s only Moët & Chandon vending machine.

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Public School is a two-floor coffee house, kitchen and bar accessible from Bloor Street. W TORONTO HANDOUT

There’s also the first W Sound Suite in Canada — a private recording studio that will include a vocal booth, mixing equipment and lounge area.

And for those who like to work out, there’s a 3,300 square-foot fitness facility plus 4,600 square feet of event space for social and corporate events.

W Hotels has nearly 60 hotels around the globe and is part of the Marriott International chain.