The Fairmont Royal York

Property Description

On June 11, 1929, the hotel officially opened as The Royal York. It was the tallest building in the British Commonwealth and quickly set the hospitality standard of the day. The magnificent hotel became known as a city within a city, rising in 28 floors of architectural splendor and replete with mechanical genius and opulence never before seen in Toronto. It boasted 1,048 rooms - each with radios, private showers and bathtubs. The 1.5 acres of public rooms included a 12-bed hospital, 12,000-book library and ten ornate passenger elevators. The Concert Hall featured a full stage and mammoth pipe organ weighing 50 tons, which surpassed anything else in Canada with 300 miles of copper wire. There was a glass-enclosed roof garden, the largest hotel kitchen in Canada with a bakery that could produce over 15,000 French rolls a day, a 66-ft.long switchboard manned by 35 telephone operators, its own bank and golf course (now known as St. George Golf & Country).

Later years saw additional renovations, with a $100 million project from 1988 to 1993 that restored the original elegance with refurbished guestrooms, public spaces, a health club, skylit lap pool and the first-ever American Express Travel Service Centre.

Today, after welcoming more than 40 million guests, The Fairmont Royal York continues to epitomize gracious hospitality. Although the years have brought changes, many features are still intact - the magnificent hand-painted ceilings, the travertine pillars, ornate furnishings, crystal chandeliers and wall hangings. Guests walk where the rich and famous walk: elevator number nine still carries illustrious guests such as Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. On the big screen, The Fairmont Royal York, like the Waldorf Astoria, Biltmore and The Plaza in New York before her, has been featured in numerous movies. Guest rooms have taken audiences to Boston, New York, Poland, Vienna and the U.K., without ever leaving Toronto.

Awards

AAA/CAA Four-Diamond Award
1992 Toronto Urban Design Award
1992 The Financial Post's Environmental Management Award
1992 Corporate Award for Accessibility: Canadian Foundation for Physically Disabled Persons
1997-1999 Room at the Top: Gourmet Magazine
1999 Canada's Top Business Hotel
2000 One of the Top Canadian Meeting Facilities: Meetings & Incentive Travel Magazine

Property Statistics

Year built: 1929
Number of rooms: 1,365
Meeting rooms: 34
Sq. ft. of meeting space: 62,000

Food & Beverage Outlets

Restaurants

Cafeteria/Buffet
Casual/3 meal
Deli
Japanese
Steakhouse

Lounges

Entertainment
Lounge
Sports Bar

Amenities

Hotel Amenities

Indoor Pools
Fitness Facility
Health Clubs
Spas
Business Center
Concierge services
Data ports
Minibar

Dirección	100 Front St West, Toronto, ON M5J 1E3, Canada
Tipo de propiedad	Hotel
# Empleos	0

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