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Four Seasons Hotel Toronto
A Forbes Five-Star hotel in Yorkville at Bay Street, opened in 2012, with 259 rooms, Daniel Boulud's Café Boulud, a cocktail bar and a two-storey spa.
At a glance
- Type
- Luxury hotel
- Area
- Yorkville, Toronto, Canada
- Price
- $$$$ · Luxury
- Official site
- fourseasons.com
Good to know
- Forbes Five-Star spa
- Café Boulud
- Cocktail bar
- Wellness bar
Why we recommend it
The Four Seasons Hotel Toronto opened on 5 October 2012 in Yorkville, at the corner of Yorkville Avenue and Bay Street, replacing the company's earlier Toronto hotel on Avenue Road. The project, designed by architectsAlliance, combines a 30-storey hotel tower with a 55-storey residential tower, and the hotel has 259 rooms.
The hotel describes itself as a Forbes Five-Star luxury hotel, and its spa, spread over two floors, is described as the city's only Forbes Five-Star spa. A Wellness and Bio Bar adds a lighter, health-focused option to the usual spa treatments.
Dining is led by Café Boulud, from the chef Daniel Boulud, which serves modern French cooking, and the d bar is the hotel's cocktail bar. Café Boulud and the bar are both run under Daniel Boulud's name, so guests can have a smart dinner without leaving the building.
The hotel describes its location as the heart of Yorkville, near the intersection of Bloor Street and Bay Street.
The hotel suits couples, luxury travellers and anyone who would rather stay in Yorkville than in the Financial District.
Rates are at the top of the market, and booking well ahead is wise around big events. The hotel's website lists room types, packages and spa treatments. The Michelin Guide, which awarded the hotel two Keys in its first Toronto hotel selection in 2024, describes the rooms and suites as sunny and quietly stylish and picks out the service as the hotel's real strength. The wellness facilities are extensive. The spa is open daily from 8am to 9pm, with a steam room, an infrared sauna and treatments ranging from deep-tissue and salt stone massage to halotherapy, Traditional Chinese Medicine and light therapy. An indoor relaxation pool and hot tub open from 6am to 9pm, with family changing rooms on the pool deck and set family swim times, and some adult-only sessions at weekends. The redesigned eighth-floor fitness centre covers about 3,500 square feet, includes a movement studio and is open around the clock for hotel guests.
For a special trip, combining a stay with a spa treatment and dinner at Café Boulud gives the full experience of the hotel.
Four Seasons Hotel Toronto FAQs
When did the hotel open?
On 5 October 2012.
How many rooms are there?
259.
Where is it?
At 60 Yorkville Avenue, at Bay Street, in Yorkville.
Does it have a spa?
Yes. A two-storey spa that the hotel describes as the city's only Forbes Five-Star spa.
What are the restaurants?
Café Boulud, from chef Daniel Boulud, and the d bar for cocktails.
What rating does it have?
It describes itself as a Forbes Five-Star luxury hotel.
What was here before?
The company's earlier Toronto hotel was on Avenue Road; it closed in 2012 when this one opened.
Is there a wellness bar?
Yes. The hotel has a Wellness and Bio Bar.