Chelsea Hotel, Toronto

The Chelsea Hotel, Toronto is the largest hotel in Canada,[1] located at 33 Gerrard Street West in Toronto, Ontario. The 26 floor, 83.72 metres (274.7 ft) hotel contains 1,590 guest rooms and suites, with 5 basements and 18 elevators.

For other uses, see Chelsea Hotel.
Chelsea Hotel, Toronto
General information
Location33 Gerrard Street West
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Coordinates43°39′31″N 79°22′59″W
OpenedOctober 15, 1975 (1975-10-15)
OwnerGreat Eagle Holdings
ManagementLangham Hospitality Group
Technical details
Floor count26
Design and construction
ArchitectCrang and Boake
Other information
Number of rooms1,590
Number of restaurants3
Website
chelseatoronto.com

History

The structure originally received funding from the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation to be constructed as a student housing cooperative and then was planned as a residential condominium building by Toronto architectural firm Crang and Boake. However, it eventually opened as a hotel on October 15, 1975, operated by Delta Hotels as Delta's Chelsea Inn.[2] The hotel was purchased in 1996 by Great Eagle Holdings of Hong Kong.[3]

On December 19, 2012, Great Eagle Holdings announced it would end its management agreement with Delta Hotels on July 1, 2013, and place the property, by then known as Delta Chelsea Toronto, under the control of its subsidiary, Langham Hospitality Group in their Eaton Hotels division, which has since been rebranded as Eaton Workshop Hotels. It was reported that Great Eagle Holdings would not commit to renovations that Delta in order sought to upgrade the hotel.

The hotel changed its name to the Eaton Chelsea on July 1, 2013.[4][5] Ken Greene, president and CEO of Delta Hotels, stated that "It was a tough decision to part ways", adding, "This is symbolic of the repositioning that Delta is going through. It definitely shows that we are very serious about becoming the leading four-star brand."[1] Delta had announced that it was building a new flagship hotel (the Delta Toronto Hotel) in Toronto's South Core district as part of a development led by its parent company at the time, the British Columbia Investment Management Corporation.[1]

Although the Eaton Chelsea had a marketing partnership with nearby Toronto Eaton Centre,[6] it had no corporate relationship to the mall, nor did the Eaton Hotels hotel chain have any historical connection to the mall's namesake, Timothy Eaton, or the defunct Eaton's department store chain that he founded.

In early 2015, the hotel rebranded again as the Chelsea Hotel, while remaining under the control of the Langham Hospitality Group and retaining most other aspects of the Eaton Hotels branding. The reasons for this latest rebranding have not been publicized.

Location

The Chelsea Hotel is located within the Downtown Yonge area of downtown Toronto. It is situated between the College and Dundas TTC subway stations on the Yonge-University-Spadina Line.

Amenities

In addition to the 1,590 guest rooms and suites, the Chelsea Hotel also has several restaurants, meeting areas, conference rooms, an underground parking garage, a KidZone (as the hotel bills itself as a family-friendly destination), and 2 indoor swimming pools, one of which has Toronto's only downtown, indoor water slide. A portion of the slide is visible over the Walton Street entrance.

References
  1. Susan Pigg (19 December 2012). "Delta Hotels to abandon management of Toronto's Chelsea hotel". Toronto Star. Thestar.com. Retrieved 2013-01-09.
  2. "Delta Chelsea Inn". Emporis. Retrieved 2013-01-08.
  3. Neshevich, Carol (2014-01-10). "How Delta Chelsea Became Part of the Eaton Family of Hotels". Hotelier Magazine. Archived from the original on 2014-06-01. Retrieved 2014-05-31.
  4. "Delta Hotels parts ways with Toronto's largest hotel, Delta Chelsea in July". CFTR (AM). 680news.com. The Canadian Press. 19 December 2012. Retrieved 2013-01-08.
  5. Rosanna Caira (16 April 2013). "Delta Chelsea to become Eaton Chelsea Toronto". Hotelier magazine.com. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 2013-07-16.
  6. "Exclusive Hotel Rate for Toronto Eaton Centre Shoppers". Toronto Eaton Centre. Retrieved 2014-05-31.
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