Tag: Toronto hotel

A Tale of Two Hotels – The Drake (Part 2)

Andrea Cordonier

Architecture & Design, Arts & Culture, Bricks & Mortar, Community, History & Heritage, Hotels & Other Lodging

We checked out of the Gladstone, Husband headed to the financial district, and I strolled down Queen Street to the Drake Hotel. I didn’t want to leave the area without getting, at the very least, a cursory look at the Gladstone’s kissing cousin. The building began its life in 1890 as Small’s Hotel, catering to… Read more
A Tale of Two Hotels – The Gladstone (Part 1)

Andrea Cordonier

Architecture & Design, Arts & Culture, Bricks & Mortar, Community, History & Heritage, Social & Affordable Housing

My sense of the Gladstone – and I mean this in the best possible way – is that it is a hostel for grown-ups. It’s like an extension of the house I imagine having, like the salon concept come to life, with unique people eating, drinking, playing and discussing, ideas flowing in and out and… Read more