Toronto Hilton Renovation

[AndreaPalladio]

I hear that the Hilton is getting at $60 Million renovation - lobby, restaurant, guest rooms.

 

[DSC]

I hear that the Hilton is getting at $60 Million renovation - lobby, restaurant, guest rooms.

Hope they do something with the main entrance - which looks rather shabby (at least from outside)!

 

[MetroMan]

Hope they do something with the main entrance - which looks rather shabby (at least from outside)!

Yup. I’ve never once felt compelled to go inside and I’ve been walking by it for 20 years.

Photos: Google Maps / Trip Advisor

 

[Bayer]

Last time I was in was after their last lobby renovation, when they opened Tundra; they wanted it to be a high-end restaurant, but when I ordered champagne, the waiter asked: "Do you mean real champagne?"

 

[LUVIT!]

That may be valid. I was a server for many years and I had to be very specific to avoid an issue. Some people think that anything sparkly is champagne.

 

[AlvinofDiaspar]

If I remember correctly KPMB handled the last reno for this Hilton (at least the public areas)

AoD

 

[JasonParis]

The last reno respected the building's brutalism, unlike its nearby counterpart The Sheraton which is now a hatchet job. I'd hope to see that maintained at least.

 

[AlvinofDiaspar]

The last reno respected the building's brutalism, unlike its nearby counterpart The Sheraton which is now a hatchet job. I'd hope to see that maintained at least.

I want a Tadao Ando interior.

AoD

 

[bgobgo]

Hopefully not the same people responsible for the renovations at The Manulife Centre.

 

[adma]

The last reno respected the building's brutalism, unlike its nearby counterpart The Sheraton which is now a hatchet job. I'd hope to see that maintained at least.

But at least w/the Sheraton Centre, they left well enough alone with the exterior. (NB: for the sake of argument, I don't count the porte cochere as "exterior".)

And of course, a trip up and down the Hilton's glass elevator (at the narrow University end) is one of those classic "secret Toronto experiences"...

 

[DavidCapizzano]

it has a nice rooftop pool and lounge on the podium though I don’t think it gets much sun.

 

[JasonParis]

It's an indoor-outdoor pool too. The public could pay to use it up until maybe five years ago, but I believe that has stopped.

 

[Yegger]

i really hope we avoid any tacked on glass box addition. The building does need a refresh though.

 

[interchange42]

The Ruth's Chris Steak House in it just got a refresh, and yup @adma, that elevator's always fun, its only problem being that you cannot call it directly and may have to wait through three of the five elevators—inside ones—arriving as you wait for an external one to answer the call button!

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[Edward Skira]

Funny how both the Hilton and Sheraton have an indoor/outdoor pool hidden on the roof. Cool.