Excellent Location and really cool rooms. Will definitely come back.

Fantastic location, cool albums, very comfortable bed, and great coffee and pastry in the morning.

Great place to stay. Friendly staff and excellent style.

I love the design of the rooms.

Stayed for one night, area was easy to get to with paid parking at a reasonable price across the street. Room was very clean and modern with a very comfy bed. Really enjoyed my stay

Hard to find I think geared to a much younger client

Excellent staff. Great rooms. Great lounge area. Great neighbourhood. Nice to have coffee and a pastry included. Also nice to have a dog friendly space. Would stay here again.

Good for the price! Would stay again.

Pros: - Conveniently located, depending on where you need to be - Comfty beds - Unique vibe - Several hangout places, bars/cafes on site - Fairly quite neighbourhood, especially at night - Toiletries and towels were high quality Cons - Room and hotel are quite basic for the price - Room is good for sleeping but not much else; there was a desk with chair and a small chair for putting on your shoes, but otherwise the bed is the only place to hang out in the room. My bed was in an alcove so I constantly needed to crawl over it to access light switches, plug-ins, or aything else by the bed. - Sound in the hotel travels. I repeatedly heard people loudly walking around or entering rooms while trying to fall asleep. - No coffee maker in room. Electric kettle was listed in the amenties but wasn't provided. I noticed when leaving that kettles (along with some dishes and other wares) were stored in an nook on the other side of the floor - A basic breakfast (1 coffee item and 1 menu item) is provided but its in another building and you need to walk outside to get there. Less than ideal first thing in the morning, especially when its -20C out and snowing... also a hassle to bring your items back to the room if you don't plan to eat in the cafe.

Very friendly staff, cool place. I did hear some stomping from the room above me through the night, but other than that, very comfortable and quiet.

As an outsider, I loved waking up to the view of the CN tower and the city. Then in the mornings, the breakfast was super nice and much better than my expectations. All in all, a great spot for your pup and a partner :)

We really enjoyed our stay at The Annex. Many food options very close and easy access to public transportation. Just keep in mind that there is no elevator.

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Really enjoyed our stay . Amazing spot close to everything you need

This hotel is in an area of west Bloor Street known as the Annex (from which the hotel takes its name). It's trendy/funky, the district and the hotel. The hotel is in a very old building. The bedrooms have been all turned into modern, but the bed is a mattress on a plywood box, there are essentially no amenities, no TV (but there was a record player!), no coffee, no bedside clock, no usb ports, and everywhere you went, including the bars and breakfast area requires moving from one part of the building to another through doors that require four digit codes. Parking is a nightmare. There is a small city run parking lot right outside the hotel that charges $2.25 a half hour. Figure out the cost for an afternoon arrival and overnight stay. We stayed at another lot, not far away, again city-run and paid $43 for less than 24 hours. Most importantly, mid afternoon on a Saturday the lot was completely full. We waited and eventually a spot was vacated. I think the owners are new and inexperienced. The place may improve but for the moment, we wouldn't return. We rated 2 stars for staff and service. There was neither. This hotel runs by itself with text messages. On the other hand this part of Bloor Street is really interesting - great bars, restaurants, shops.

Funky!

Room very modern and bright. Great location.

Stayed here with my partner for a short trip down to Toronto. Really exceeded my expectations. Great hotel and great location!

Clean, affordable and proximity of transit.

Prrfect

Lovely! I wish I’d known about this sooner plan to stay here many times more!

Super easy, super clean, just great!

We had a great stay at the Annex overall. The only issues were a bit of confusion with the door entry code (we were sent the wrong code at check in) that got sorted out very quickly, and concern regarding the left luggage. We arrived before check in as our train was early and was advised we could leave our luggage at the hotel for the day. It was placed behind a desk but when we got back that evening there was a party in the bar/lobby and the desk where our luggage was was being used by a DJ. We didn’t feel that this is particularly secure for luggage storage.

Great spot to stay if you're going to the nearby theatre.

Very cool Euro-style hotel. Not your average complimentary breakfast with excellent coffee. A fun stay.

I had no hot water and no kleenex on a chilly November night. Cleanliness of the bathroom tile grout wasn't the cleaniest. Bed was large and comfortable, and for a "small room" I found it was spacious for the most part. Complimentary breakfast was great. Quality coffee and ingredients.

accommodating as always. my initial door code didn’t work but the staff was able to fix the problem in under 10 minutes upon arriving. will always look to come back whenever i make a trip to toronto.

It’s a nice facility, very unique! The room is nice and clean. Only things is the loud notice I heard in the middle of the night. Not sure it was from outside or the building itself, it did woke me from sleep.

There were lots of things I loved about this hotel - the location (funky neighbourhood and easy to get to/from airport by train), the ultra comfy bed, nice toiletries, great shower, nice wine bar downstairs, good cappuccino in the morning, etc. However, one of the biggest drawbacks was the MANDATORY upload of selfie + govt issued ID. There was a discussion of "refund scenarios" if I did not comply. Not that welcome after 15+ hours of travel! And for a prepaid room! Maybe I've spent too much time in Europe where personal data actually belongs to the individual, or maybe it's because I work in insurance where I see the fallout of data privacy breaches, but being forced to provide personal information to a 3rd party for an unknown length of time, for unknown uses is not ideal. I'm not even sure if it's legal. Other minor drawbacks: "breakfast" is only one drink and one food item per person. There were no spare toilet rolls in the room and there was only the remnants of a roll when I arrived. The bed is against the wall, so only one side accessible. These were all fine for me as I was travelling solo, but I think it would have been a different story if my partner had been with me. The guy who helped me check in was great (I wish I could remember his name!), but the staff in the breakfast room were less than friendly. I don't think I would stay here again or recommend this hotel based on the privacy issue alone. Shame, because it does have a lot to offer.

The rooms are very clean and interesting and different architecturally. Our breakfast at the café was excellent with very good coffee and nice croissants and a delicious yoghurt concoction. Staff on site were friendly and responsive this hotel was very upbeat, with a trendy ambience.

Clean properly Don’t like the fact it has no TV in the rooms

Excellent staff (Linda and Jason) and location. Within easy walking distance to restaurants and shops. Target market seems to be people under thirty, and with me being much older I can only give a good recommendation.