Luxury around every corner
Among Toronto’s towering skyscrapers are an abundance of hotels, with guest rooms high above the city streets. Luxurious, elegant meeting spaces across the city make gathering in style an easy no-brainer.
The city itself is a multicultural hub, and it’s home to a richly diverse population. From iconic landmarks to must-visit museums to a seemingly never-ending list of things to do and see, places to dine and gather, there’s something to discover, enjoy and indulge in around every corner.
Meet & Stay
For an ultra-bespoke experience, look to The St. Regis Toronto. With 258 guest rooms—124 of which are suites—nestled among the sparkling city skyline, luxury is a given, even more so with butler service and rituals like Champagne sabering, taking place in the Astor Lounge at 6pm every evening.
Fresh, French-press coffee delivered to my room each morning before embarking on my Toronto adventures was such an elegant, luxurious way to start my day. Of course, a St. Regis stay isn’t complete without a taste of the property’s signature Bloody Mary. Every property offers its own take; in Toronto, it’s called The Rouge 140, honoring the 140 different languages spoken throughout the city.
The property just wrapped a comprehensive renovation of its two floors of meeting spaces. The 3,000-square-foot St. Regis Ballroom and 3,700-square-foot Astor Ballroom beautifully blend classic and modern, with elegant crown molding alongside sweeping lighting fixtures resembling intersecting city streets. Events at the hotel offer exclusivity, as every event has the full floor to itself, so only two events can run at a time, or events can take over both floors.
Only a 15-minute walk away is Metro Toronto Convention Centre, in a must-visit part of the city, right by the CN Tower. Plus, its direct connection to Union Station and the 567-room Delta Hotel makes it ultra convenient. Renowned for its sustainability, with a chef’s garden and beehives, and a culinary program worth celebrating, it offers 140,000 sq. ft. of meeting space, 442,000 sq. ft. of exhibit space and the 1,232-seat multi-purpose John W. H. Bassett Theatre between the North and South buildings—connected by a, may I say, phenomenally beautiful skybridge with colorful glass that welcomes in a kaleidoscope of light.
Culinary Adventure
In such a richly multicultural city, there are few better ways to experience it than through food.
The locally owned, award-winning tour operator Chopsticks & Forks brought me on an outstanding food tour to taste cuisine from eight countries and five continents in under three hours and one mile of walking through the locally beloved Kensington Market, a neighborhood with 50 restaurants representing over 25 different ethnicities.
During our tour, Jusep Sim, Chopsticks & Forks’ founder, said to me, “Food is the pathway to learn, discover and connect”—and the tour showed it. Chopsticks & Forks can operate tours for groups large and small, having seen groups numbering up to 160. It’s a perfect way to get attendees out of the meeting room and into the city, leaving them with a special memory and a true sense of place.
When it’s time to gather for a meal, if you’re searching for that high-end experience, don’t pass up Louix Louis on the 31st floor of The St. Regis Toronto, featuring a blend between a stylish New York steakhouse and a classic French restaurant. Everything on the menu is exquisite, but the dessert takes the gold—literally—with a decadent, chocolate, 13-layer King Cake—a nod to Louis XIII that is topped with gold flakes. Perfect for sharing, if the King Cake doesn’t shout luxury, I don’t know what does.
If you’re looking for a night on the town, you simply can’t go wrong with Kiin, a Michelin Guide restaurant in the heart of downtown offering Royal Thai-inspired cuisine in an elegant, intimate setting. Now, I like to dine. It’s my go-to for a celebratory night out, which means I eat a lot of wonderful food—but very few dishes make me place my hand over my heart in pure astonishment. Kiin’s Tawd Mun Kung—deep fried shrimp fritters—did.
This article appears in the July/August 2025 issue. You can subscribe to the magazine here.
