Hotel X Toronto, Luxury hotel in Exhibition Place, Canada
Hotel X Toronto consists of a 30-storey main tower and a five-storey sports club building on the grounds of Exhibition Place. The design by NORR Architects, with interiors by Stephen B. Jacobs Group and Andi Pepper, was redesigned in 2012 to gain city approval. The main entrance is at Newfoundland Road and Lake Shore Boulevard West, next to the historic Stanley Barracks Officers' Quarters.
The site was forested land when British settlement began around 1800, then cleared as a Garrison Reserve after the War of 1812. New Fort York, now called Stanley Barracks, was built there; its Officers' Quarters survives next to the hotel. A hotel was first proposed in 1999, but three attempts failed before HK Hotels won the bid in 2008. Construction began in 2013, was delayed by contaminated soil and liens, and the hotel opened in March 2018.
The former Officers' Quarters of Stanley Barracks, now next to the hotel, housed the Toronto Maritime Museum for several decades. The hotel itself is part of the Library Hotel Collection, and its name refers to the Ten X Toronto athletic facility within the complex.
The hotel connects directly to the Enercare Centre through an enclosed walkway and sits approximately 500 meters from the Beanfield Centre convention facility. This layout allows easy access to the surrounding convention areas.
The site was forested land when British settlement began around 1800, then cleared after the War of 1812 as a Garrison Reserve for Fort York, used for marching, target practice and horse training. The New Fort York, now called Stanley Barracks, was built on the hotel's ground; its Officers' Quarters, later home to the Toronto Maritime Museum, still stands beside the tower.
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