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Gladstone Hotel
- 1214 Queen St. W. (at Gladstone Ave.) • View on map »
- 416-531-4635
Toronto’s oldest continuously operating hotel, this Victorian pile is also its funkiest. The guest rooms have been redone by local artists and designers; the public rooms mix historic grandeur with street cred, and are the perfect setting for an artsy do (the popular This Is Not a Reading Series is held here). The grandest of the three public spaces is the 2,000-square-foot ballroom, with exposed brick walls, pine flooring, a high ceiling and Victorian windows. The Melody Bar, with its original deco bar and superb sound system, suits its weekly karaoke event. The Art Bar, a smaller venue for more intimate events, can accommodate up to 28 people. On the second floor, the hotel’s wide hallways provide an exhibition space that doubles as a reception area, with 14-foot ceilings and a balcony overlooking Queen Street.
- How much:
- up to $3,500 per space.
- Catering:
- in-house; dinner buffet from $35 per person; sit-down multi-course meal available; rates vary.
1214 Queen St. W. (at Gladstone Ave.)
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