Toronto Hotels

In Toronto, the most diverse city in the world, two transit tokens can take you from one country to another, passing along the way through fascinating ethnic neighborhoods like Chinatown, Greektown and Little Italy. 152 languages and dialects enliven the city’s streets, more than half of the 2.5 million residents were born outside Canada, and a million people belong to visible minorities. All that diversity, given the Canadian penchant for tolerance and harmony, leads to a pulsating atmosphere, unmatchable food and entertainment, a celebration of cosmopolitan differences and a warm welcome for business travelers and tourists alike. In this city of the unexpected the Mayor’s limousine is a hybrid electric Toyota Prius and street vendors dish up vegetarian hot dogs!

Toronto has a surprisingly moderate climate, with the warmest springs and summers in Canada. Fall, with its changing leaves, is an excellent time to explore the neighborhoods on foot. The snow-clad city in winter is alive with activities from skating to skiing to countless holiday festivities.


More than 25 million passengers annually use Toronto’s Pearson Airport, which serves over 50 domestic and international airlines and lies 17 miles from the city. The city’s user-friendly public transit system, with interlinked subways, buses and trams, runs 24 hours a day.


Toronto’s Yonge Street is “the longest street in the world”; its CN tower is the world’s tallest freestanding structure and its Stock Exchange is the third largest in North America. PATH, the largest underground shopping complex in the world, offers 27 kilometers (16 miles) of underground indoor pedestrian walkways linking hotels, shops, restaurants and other attractions. Superb aboveground shopping may be found at Bloor-Yorkville, Corso Italia and Queen Street West. Architectural and cultural highlights of the city include St Lawrence Hall and St James' Cathedral, the Royal Ontario Museum and the Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Jazz is big and native Inuit culture is represented in many shops and galleries. The Harbourfront Center on Lake Michigan is a vibrant and magnetic performance venue and cruises in Toronto Harbour cater to nostalgia lovers and luxury seekers.

The city’s many annual events include the largest Caribbean festival in North America and a film festival second only to Cannes; Toronto Gay Pride Week is one of the three largest Pride events in the world, along with New York City and Sydney, Australia.