I spent Monday night at the Park Hyatt Toronto, a hotel that will soon close until late 2019 for refurbishment. Part of me is sad to see it change.
To be sure, the hotel does not fit in with the modern design found at newer Park Hyatt properties. It is not ultra-modern and minimalist. The halls are dated. The rooms are dated. But dated in a good way. I thought the hotel has aged well.
It is an ornate and stately property. Common areas are like a grand fancy hotel of old. Annona, the hotel restaurant feels like a comfortable French Brasserie.
Hotel rates are expensive in Toronto. I used a free anniversary night from the Chase Hyatt credit card because the paid rate was nearly 700CAD. Good thing I booked a few weeks in advance because the hotel sold out about two weeks before arrival. I was upgraded to Park Suite which felt like a cozy city apartment.
What’s wrong with the room? Seriously? If the hotel was falling apart, I would understand the need to close and remodel. But other than perhaps some paint touchup, I would not spend millions of dollars on a hotel that sells out two weeks in advance at 700CAD/night!
Breakfast was absolutely exceptional…even though the hotel is closing I will provide a full review so that when the hotel reopens we can compare old and new. The hotel is located in a great neighborhood in Toronto (Yorkville) and easily accessible via Uber and public transport.
So long Park Hyatt Toronto, it was nice to know you.
Perhaps some there are some underlying issues that warrant a remodel to meet new code requirements?
You know, like the exits are 1″ to narrow etc…
Or it’s just pretend work, like the whole “World of Hyatt” thing.
They need the renovation to stay competitive remember The Fours Seasons a block away ditched the idea of renovating their old building and built a new one from the ground up. The Hazelton around the corner from Hyatt is a boutique hotel which is also less than 5 years old. Then you have the new Kimpton hotel opening down the street (the first in Canada) plus the newer InterContinental too!
It surely aged. It looks more like an InterContinental than a Park Hyatt.
It’s very rare that the Park Hyatt Toronto is anywhere near selling out. They’ve had low occupancy for a couple of years now. The Ritz, Shangri-La, Four-Seasons, and the now St. Regis are all ultra-modern and beautiful hotels and are all far exceeding the PH’s business. Not to mention the F&B is sorely lacking at PH compared to the other hotels with top-quality restaurants
I feel like the Park Hyatt Hamburg is more of an “aged gracefully” hotel. It’s feels modern yet not new. These pics are kind of…blah. That kind of looks like a Westin.
The public areas look nice. The room looks as bland and as blah as can be. That furniture looks very cheap too.
There’s a big financial conference in town this week, hence the sellout.