What to expect: Guests of this refined Toronto high-rise are greeted by a uniformed in an ornate marble lobby lined with antique furnishings and potted plants. The close proximity to the city's financial district and government office provides an ideal location for business travelers, while all visitors enjoy the access to fashionable Bloor-Yorkville shops and dining.

Amenity highlights: Sutton Place provides a fine-dining restaurant and lounge with the ambience of a French chateau. Guests will also find three ballrooms and 10 meeting rooms available for business or social events.

The staffed business center provides after-hour access to computer workstations (surcharge) and wireless Internet access (surcharge) is available throughout the hotel.

Activities include an indoor atrium pool, sauna, and a complimentary fitness center. Spa services are available onsite (surcharge) as well as a salon.

Insider tip: A few blocks away from the primary route of Toronto's Pride parade, Sutton Place is also Toronto's only TAG-approved hotel.

What to expect: The expansive, skylit lobby is furnished with upholstered chairs and sofas grouped for easy socializing. Plantings, marble-topped tables, and restful lighting establish a relaxing environment for the hotel's primarily corporate guests. Kiosks in the lobby permit guests to check in for flights and obtain boarding passes. Lobby monitors display arrivals and departures. An escalator leads to meeting rooms and the skywalk to Terminal 3.

Amenity highlights: Guests can watch planes taking off and and landing while working out in the 24-hour fitness center, equipped with steamroom and sauna, indoor pool, spa tub, exercise machines, and free weights. The spa offers massages, body wraps, and anti-fatigue leg therapy. The business center has four workstations, a laptop, and wireless Internet access (surcharge), also available in the lobby. The Mahogany Bar and Mahogany Grill are on the lobby level.

Insider tip: In season, golfers may plan ahead, bring (or rent) clubs, and find, within a few minutes' drive, several world-class golf courses. A pair of excellent choices are the Royal Woodbine Golf Club and the Lionhead Golf and Country Club, both within 3 km (1.75 miles) of the hotel.

What to expect: A sunny 10-story atrium welcomes guests with an array of lush trees and plants, curved leather sofas, marble flooring, and a trickling waterfall. Twin spiral staircases lead to the mezzanine meeting rooms. Located in the heart of Canada's Silicon Valley, this Hilton Suites hotel attracts businesspeople visiting corporate offices in this Toronto suburb or attending meetings at the on-site conference center.

Amenity highlights: This modern, business-oriented hotel has more than 3,721 square meters (40,000 square feet) of flexible meeting space. The Essence of Unionville, one of two restaurants on site, offers award-winning cuisine, while the Absolute Lounge provides a place to mellow out with a classic combination of jazz and martinis. A full-service health spa, extensive fitness center, and heated indoor pool are also available.

Insider tip: If you need a quick getaway between business meetings, make a short trip to Historic Unionville, just 3 km away. Dating back to the early 1800s, Unionville's Main Street is lined with shops, restaurants, and pubs housed in historic buildings that reflect the architecture and spirit of that era. You can also find horse-and-carriage rides, musical performances, and heritage train rides.

The large marble-and-glass bar and lounge in the lobby of this Toronto hotel connects the hotel’s two towers and provides an interesting place for convention and business travelers to meet for a drink, and to take in the lakefront activity visible from the expansive windows. Families and leisure travelers take advantage of the proximity to the lake and lakefront activities in the summer.

Thanks to its fashionable uptown address near Yorkville shops and art galleries and its calm residential ambience--this Toronto Marriott occupies the lower six floors of a residential tower--this hotel is a popular choice with business travelers as well as vacationing couples and families traveling to Toronto. Its marble lobby, decorated with fine art and fresh flowers, compliments discreetly professional boutique-hotel service standards.

What to expect: This landmark hotel, built by Canadian Pacific Railway in 1929 for passengers from nearby Union Station, has welcomed dignitaries and royalty—including Queen Elizabeth II. Guests enter to a lobby with hand-painted ceilings and travertine pillars. The hotel is located above PATH, a vast underground shopping and transportation complex with access to Union Station. CN Tower is three blocks away.

Amenity highlights: Once the tallest building in the British Empire, the Royal York is housed in a distinctive chateau-style high-rise building. The hotel offers a health club with a skylit indoor lap pool, spa tub, saunas, and steam rooms. The hotel's EPIC restaurant serves a traditional afternoon tea and a Sunday brunch. Other amenities include a business center and 24-hour fitness center. Two levels of shops and services include the Elizabeth Milan Day Spa.

Insider tip: If you're looking for a place to meet up with friends or family prior to shopping and sightseeing, the hotel's lobby clock is a popular spot. During World War II, Canadian soldiers promised to meet each other under the clock in the lobby once the war was over. The clock has been a popular rendezvous spot ever since.

This Renaissance property is connected to the Rogers Centre Stadium, formerly the SkyDome, of which it offers many views. Modern-style decor includes bright colors and blown-glass chandeliers. A business centre and concierge services are available off of the reception area. The hotel draws business travelers, sports enthusiasts, and vacationers.

What to expect: Cambridge Suites Hotel Toronto is around the corner from Eaton Centre, a premier shopping mall with hundreds of stores and restaurants. The hotel is conveniently connected to an underground PATH system, allowing guests to walk to many attractions and local offices. Located in a popular area, the property draws visitors seeking residential-style accommodations combined with hotel services.

Amenity highlights: A manager's reception every Wednesday includes cocktails and hors d'oeuvres. Resto Portico serves fusion cuisine in a contemporary setting.

A penthouse-level fitness center features a spa tub, sauna, and panoramic views. A self-service business center and hotel-wide wireless Internet access (surcharge) are added conveniences.