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Reviews of The Westin Harbour Castle, Toronto 4 stars

1 Harbour Square, M5J 1A6 Toronto, Canada

#57 of 117 hotels in Toronto

Guests' Choice

Review score

Based on 1213 hotel reviews

8.4

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    8.8

  • Comfort

    8.9

  • Location

    9.4

  • Facilities

    8.5

  • Staff

    9.0

  • Value for money

    7.7

  • Free WiFi

    8.3

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  • Reviewed: 3 September 2025

    7.0
    Disappointing in many ways but great location
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Studio Suite, 1 King, Corner, Lake View
    • Stayed 5 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Very tired furniture and bathroom fittings. Lifts terrible. Long wait and being on 16th floor had to wait a long time for a lift to arrive. A notice does say lift improvement on the way, but when? Check in not very welcoming and check out even worse eg no one asked if we enjoyed our stay, were we happy with facilities etc. Just given invoice with no conversation, not even a goodbye!

    Close to the harbour and great views from the room.

    Stayed in September 2025

  • Reviewed: 3 September 2025

    9.0
    I really enjoyed my stay and will definitely stay there again when I next visit Toronto.
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Guest room, 1 King, Lake view
    • Stayed 7 nights

    Nothing comes to mind

    The hotel went out of its way to help me with my preferred choice of room. The view from the room over the lake was magnificent and the room was in a quiet location, as requested by me. All the staff were really friendly and helpful

    Stayed in September 2025

  • Reviewed: 3 September 2025

    9.0
    relaxing and peacful
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Guest room, 1 King, Lake view
    • Stayed 3 nights

    the view over the harbor was fantastic and the location was perfect.

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: 3 September 2025

    7.0
    Great location, decent rooms, wish parking was included or cheaper
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Guest room, 1 King
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Room bathroom wasn’t great, poor water pressure. And parking was not included, I believe it was $60 + tax for one night.

    Great location for our outpost of the trip. 5 min walk to Scotiabank arena. Very nice staff.

    Stayed in September 2025

  • Reviewed: 3 September 2025

    8.0
    Fine
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Guest room, 2 Double
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Not that clean. Somewhat dated and the air conditioner I. The room emitted a stale smell when running

    Location

    Stayed in September 2025

  • Reviewed: 2 September 2025

    8.0
    Okay, but I expected a little more for the price
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Premium Queen Room with Two Queen Beds and Lake View
    • Stayed 6 nights

    There is not enough storage space in the room. A chest of drawers for clothes would be ideal. We were on the 23rd floor and it took a very long time for the water in the shower to get warm. The elevator situation is very poor. Often, only one elevator is running, which is usually overloaded. That's a bit scary. Once, we even had to walk all the way down from the 23rd floor because no elevator came for more than 15 minutes. The air conditioning in the room could be better: it is very loud and not very effective. It was always very stuffy in the room, especially at night. The rooms are very noisy because the door does not close soundproof.

    The location and view were excellent. All major attractions are within walking distance. Very friendly and courteous staff. Very good breakfast buffet with a wide selection and variety. Beds are large and comfortable. Very clean. Big rooms.

    Stayed in September 2025

  • Reviewed: 1 September 2025

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Premium Queen Room with Two Queen Beds and Lake View
    • Stayed 1 night

    Great view

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: 1 September 2025

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Premium Queen Room with Two Queen Beds and Lake View
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Busy weekend but elevators were absolutely terrible. Getting up or down took 20 minutes or more which is unacceptable.

    Good location, great views, great staff

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: 1 September 2025

    8.0
    Wonderful views of harbour and good location
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Premium Queen Room with Two Queen Beds and Lake View
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Breakfast room was dull and lacked natural light

    Fantastic location with views of the shoreline and harbour

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: 1 September 2025

    8.0
    Would stay again
    • Leisure trip
    • People with friends
    • Guest room, 2 Double
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Elevators were under maintenance. Only 2 of 5 worked. After 15 minutes for an elevator that wasn’t full, the very lovely cleaning lady brought us to the service elevator. Waited another 10 minutes there because many other groups were also being redirected there. Staff was amazingly wonderful. Maybe only work on one elevator at a time?

    Beautiful room, bed and pillows were amazing. My 5 hours of sleep felt like 12! We didn’t book a water view but got to see it from the side of the window and it was beautiful! Staff was amazingly wonderful!!

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: 28 August 2025

    8.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Premium Queen Room with Two Queen Beds and Lake View
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    A little pricey

    Breakfast was good

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: 28 August 2025

    8.0
    Beautiful 😍
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Guest room, 2 Double
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nothing

    The hotel is beautiful and directly behind it is the jack Layton ferry to the toronto island's.

    Stayed in July 2025

  • Reviewed: 27 August 2025

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Guest room, 2 Double
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Room a little dated and had a slight stuffy smell which went if you had the fan on constantly

    Property was great and good location 7 min walk to union station. Breakfast was fantastic

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: 25 August 2025

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Studio Suite, 1 King, Corner, Lake View
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    It was to busy

    Stayed in July 2025

  • Reviewed: 23 August 2025

    9.0
    Fair option for a city break but could be better
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Guest room, 2 Double
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Parking is overpriced at 65 CAD per day (before tax), while many nearby options cost less than half. The rooms and bathrooms feel dated, with worn furniture and fabrics, and the pool/play area also needs a refresh. The biggest issue is the elevators: staying on the 33rd floor meant constant delays, as most of them were frequently out of service.

    Perfectly located in the heart of Toronto. The hotel is comfortable and well equipped, but what truly makes the difference is the service: the staff, especially the cleaning team, is exceptionally attentive and makes the stay genuinely pleasant.

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: 23 August 2025

    8.0
    It was very good just a couple little frustrations for me
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Guest room, 2 Double
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Had to park elsewhere as parking was booked ( I was driving a pick up) Only one elevator was working and waits were extremely long at times… elevator was jammed with people when you could get on

    Proximity, pool, beds, restaurant

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: 15 August 2025

    9.0
    My wife still raves about the hotel a month later.
    • Business trip
    • Couple
    • Studio Suite, 1 King, Corner, Lake View
    • Stayed 6 nights

    The elevators! Seriously, just rip them out and replace them with anything. After working in various hospitality roles in my lifetime, even in the hotel industry, my only complaint for this hotel (besides forced valet..ugh) is having to wait forever for an elevator. I can't remember what floor my room was on (11th?), but I was tempted to take the stairs multiple times.

    The beds are amazing! My wife deals with insomnia, and I was stressed about a convention, but both of us slept really well, though. All of the staff were extremely friendly. The hotel was quiet, despite hosting multiple events during our stay.

    Stayed in July 2025

  • Reviewed: 13 August 2025

    9.0
    Superb
    • Family with young children
    • Guest room, 2 Double
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nothing

    The hotel was in a great location and the facilities were excellent

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: 5 August 2025

    7.0
    Painless
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Guest room, 1 King, Lake view
    • Stayed 3 nights

    view good

    Stayed in July 2025

  • Reviewed: 4 August 2025

    9.0
    Absolutely fabulous - Kevin on the door was absolutely brilliant, attentive and wonderful
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Studio Suite, 1 King, Corner, Lake View
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    One noisy neighbour - slightly dirty light fittings next to bed rm 1644

    Fabulous rooms no issue with booking and given the correct rooms !

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: 31 July 2025

    9.0
    We really enjoyed our stay especially the view and the breakfast
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Guest room, 2 Double
    • Stayed 3 nights

    On our last night at 4am fire alarm has woken us up and all other guests, it was so loud, we got so scared, more from the sound than from the possibility of fire, even had to take medicine to calm down. It was going on and on and it took for them too much time to check on that and switch it off. So our night was ruined as we didn't know if to leave our room or not. I understand the safety concerns but it was purely handled by the management. Later we were informed that it was the prank from one of the guests. I hope that person was taken care of by the authorities.

    We loved the view to the lake from our room, beds are so comfy, room is clean, and breakfast is just awesome, it was really the best breakfast I've ever had at any hotel. Staff are really helpful and attentive to details.

    Stayed in July 2025

  • Reviewed: 26 July 2025

    8.0
    An awesome stay
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Guest room, 2 Double
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Valet parking only and it was expensive. Only 1 or 2 (out of 4) elevators worked

    Perfect location next to the ferry and downtown. Easy walk to many tourist attractions.

    Stayed in July 2025

  • Reviewed: 23 July 2025

    8.0
    Nice room, comfortable bed
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Premium Queen Room with Two Queen Beds and Lake View
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Booked because of valet parking because my boyfriend has a bad knee and can’t walk far. When we got there we were told the parking is under construction and we had to park in a lot down the street. Disappointing

    Stayed in July 2025

  • Reviewed: 20 July 2025

    9.0
    Great Hotel with fantastic staff!
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Studio Suite, 1 King, Corner, Lake View
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    When we entered the room we found two bottles of water beside coffee machine, one that had been opened and about a third gone, the other full. Obviously they had not been checked during cleaning….

    Elevators were very quick. Lake view was great. Bed was comfortable. Service was fantastic in the bar as well as throughout the hotel.

    Stayed in July 2025

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