A Room Fit For A King...with a King sized bed :)

A few days ago, the Office Groom and I decided on our wedding night hotel! Although we live in the city, we wanted to treat ourselves to a night of luxury and feel like we were "getting away." God knows we'll need it after a full day of perma smiles, happy crying, and uber socializing.

We took the last few weeks to check out some hotels in the downtown core. We wanted to keep it close to the venue and also take advantage of the hotels for which I get discounts through work - one of the many proofs that I am indeed an Office Bride :)

Our first stop was the SoHo Metropolitan Hotel. This modern style hotel is in the core of all the action - theatre, restaurants, and sports. The service we got at the front desk was amazing, and they were more than happy to show us a room for which my discount applied. The room itself was gorgeous and had a great layout - a large washroom with heated floors, a huge closet (perfect to store my equally huge dress), and a nice big bed draped with clean and modern linens.

But then there was the view. When you think "south view" in Toronto, "lake" might come to mind. But because of the floor we were on, it was more like "building" and "parking lot." Yup, despite how great the room was, the view was nothing but concrete. And for two nature loving urbanites like us, that really wasn't what we wanted to wake up to on our first morning as a married couple.

Neeeext.

We also checked the chic boutique hotel, Hotel le Germain. This 4 star hotel is absolutely gorgeous inside. But this kinda fancy came with an equally fancy price tag and when we found out how much a basic room was (even with my discount) our jaws almost dropped to the floor. Ever have one of those moments when you find out how much something is, and you pretend like it's totally cool and you let the seller know that you'll "get back to them"? Uh-yeah, we had one of those moments. Luckily, we later realized that le Germain wasn't even an option for us because they don't accept discounts during TIFF season, which is when our wedding is happening. So (pompous mouth noise) yeah, like, whatever. Too bad for them.

Cough.

This of course brings me to our last and final destination! Great location, awesome service, beautiful classic interior with amazing architecture, an amazing room with an even more amazing view of the real "south" end of the city, at a very affordable price (with a free upgrade 'cause we're newly weds, woot woot) - we decided on One King West.


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Honestly, my office is so close to this hotel and I've walked passed it a dozen times over but never really noticed it until now! But what a great find! Once the home of the Dominion Bank head office, this impressive structure now houses 200 units and a six-storey atrium enclosing 42 private suites.

We chose a Premium Suite way up high, which faces the south end, giving us a spectacular view of the city and the lake. The decor is clean and modern, and the King Sized bed is fit for a King...and Queen :)


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There are some amazing photo opp's if we get a chance to do some in the hotel. Built directly undnerneath the building is the original bank vault. The vault features an incredible 4-foot thick steel door that weighs 40 tonnes, yet can nonetheless be moved with a single finger.


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How cool is that?

So, that's one more thing crossed off our to-do list!