Le Meridien King Edward

Le Meridien King Edward Review

Managed by Starwood Hotels and Resorts, Toronto's "King Eddy" Hotel continues to be a landmark property for special occasions and a nod to the more genteel grand hotels of the past. Oil paintings along the walls in Victoria's Restaurant provide an elegant backdrop to chef Daniel Schick's classic lunches and afternoon tea. The lobby's Consort Bar overlooking bustling King Street East, once home to a grand piano, now offers four flat-screen TVs instead, a sad reminder of the present, even if classic jazz plays from the sound system. But junior suites are comfortably large and may offer access to the Royal Club on the 11th floor where a well-presented Continental breakfast and complimentary Ontario wines and cheeses are served. Guest rooms, decorated in muted tones and patterns beckoning to a bygone era, are modernized with 42-inch TVs and iPod docking stations.