February 24th, 2011
Putting on the Ritz
Coco Chanel worked in a chic Parisian flat but slept each night in a private suite at the Hôtel Ritz.
With glass-blown chandeliers, heated floors and California Closets, we’ll happily lay our head at Toronto’s stunning new Ritz-Carlton. The décor is crisply Canadiana with bronze maple leafs embedded in the lobby floors and bouquets of maple syrup candies perched by the beds.
For good eats, throw on some pearls and visit the decadent cheese cave at chef Tom Brodi’s (of Canoe fame) TOCA restaurant or park yourself at the solid pewter bar for sustainable caviar served with candied ginger cocktails.
Add a spritz of No. 5 and it’s just like home.
Rooms from $500. The Ritz-Carlton, 181 Wellington Street W., Toronto, 416-585-2500, www.ritzcarlton.com/toronto
See photos from our tour of the Ritz-Carlton opening on our Editors' Diary.
