Days Hotel

I’ve actually stayed here twice; once with friends and once with my boyfriend, and there are two things I can say about it: 1. The rooms are small, and 2. Climate control leaves something to be desired.
My first visit here was in February of 2005, and one can probably imagine what Toronto is like that time of year. The paper-​thin windows did their best to make sure we didn’t miss out on experiencing that little taste of local flavor (or flavour, as it were).
The second time was at the end of March of 2009, significantly warmer, but the air conditioning hadn’t been turned on yet, so the first and second rooms we were assigned (on the 22^nd and 19^th floors, respectively) were sweltering. We were finally able to move to the 10^th floor after a really lousy first night, and the lower-​floor room was far more temperate — on subsequent nights we didn’t feel like a pair of rotisserie chickens, tossing and turning all night while roasting.
The rooms were also small (all four that I’ve seen the insides of). But if you’re going to spend so much of your time in a room so as to need palatial accommodations, you should probably just stay home and save your money.
The staff was sorta friendly, displaying that particular brand of Toronto hospitality that I’ve grown accustomed to over the years of visits and a brief stint as a resident there — they clearly don’t really WANT to help you, but they do their best to mask that fact, and are effective in that effort.
The location simply can’t be beat: less than one block east of Yonge, along the Yonge subway and the College streetcar, and only two stops south of the Bloor subway. Walking distance to all the touristy crap of Dundas Square and a lot of far more interesting stuff.

decent, at best.
pros: great location, cheap
cons: rooms are small and shabby.
when my husband and i were apartment hunting, we stayed here for 4 or 5 days. first, it seemed pretty ok. the rooms were on par for what i’d expect at a days inn, plus there was free wireless internet. on the second night, though, there was an overwhelming stench that seeped into our room. like, unbearable. after an hour or two we asked the concierge and they said they were «cleaning the halls”– uh, cleaning doesn’t smell that bad, no matter what they say. we went out for the afternoon and when we came back they had huge loud fans set up and it smelled just as bad. we asked to move rooms and they said they were full but they would comp our parking. uh, we don’t have a car. we slept in the stench and noise, but i don’t think i’d stay here again if that’s what they consider «cleaning the halls»