June 23rd, 2011
eight out of eight
Ever since the spare room got turned into a nursery our visiting friends have had two options: spoon with the toddler or shell out on a hotel.
If it’s the latter, we’re sending them to Hotel Ocho, a new 12-room gem in prime downtown location. The rooms are lofty, spacious and bright and designed with hip, young travellers in mind. Ask for a third floor suite with views of the Spadina streetcar and the backstreets of Chinatown.
Manager Kenneth McElheran and his team are so laid-back and friendly you almost feel like a guest in someone’s home.
Only you won’t get woken up at 6 a.m. —AT
Hotel Ocho, 195 Spadina Ave., Toronto, 416-593-0885, www.hotelocho.com
