The Royal York

 

Last week to attend the Barbra Streisand concert we stayed at the Royal York. This hotel was built in the 1920's as part of a chain of spectacular hotels along the Canadian National Railway system. We had come to the hotel in the 1970's so it was a special treat to stay there for our 44th anniversary.

You park your car, get out and hand your keys to the valet, and he vanishes with the car and suitcases still in it. We then walked through the lobby below, past the normal registration counters and got the special express elevator to the 12th floor.

As you come out of the elevator you then take a right and go into the private registration area just for this floor. Behind the registration desk is a very comfortable club room stocked with food and drinks just for the residents of this floor.

Coming out of the registration area and walking to the room this was the view ... brought back memories of Versailles and its opulence.

Dinner that evening was in the Library Bar which seemed to suit our preference for the pub type of eating establishment ... but a bit more upscale than some we have been in.

Their specialty is the baked dishes that we had below. Jo-Anne had the short rib (minus bone) pot and I had the lobster bisque one. Both accompanied by a small salad and of course a couple of Stella Artois beers. Life is good, eh.

Then off to the concert which we have already talked about.

 

We were treated like royalty by a huge staff of professionals just for that (The Gold or Concierge) floor. After coming back to the room after the concert the above picture was taken from our room and what a view of downtown Toronto and the ever present CN tower.

In the morning we went back to the private club on our floor and had super breakfast of perfectly cooked and truly decadent stuff. I think Jo-Anne said, "I could really get used to this." Might be a while.