1. Hotel X Toronto
After years of delays, the Hotel X Toronto by Library Hotel Collection opened on the Canadian Exhibition Place grounds in March, with its event spaces debuting in June. The hotel, event space, and sports complex has a total of 90,000 square feet that Stephen B. Jacobs Group P.C. Architects and Planners oversaw. Andi Pepper Interior Design helped transform the hotel using reclaimed materials, clean contemporary lines, and modern touches. Offering Toronto’s only three-story indoor-outdoor rooftop, the hotel’s Falcon SkyBar features multiple event spaces. One such space is the View, which offers 1,662 square feet of indoor and outdoor space and features seating for 133 banquet-style or 175 theater-style, or holds 150 for receptions. On the third floor of the hotel, the Victory Ballroom covers 6,346 square feet and can be divided into North and South blocks via a Skyfold drop-down ceiling partition. It seats 500 banquet-style or theater-style, or holds 660 for receptions. The Bowtie Room, at 720 square feet, has multiple flat-screen televisions, a billiard table, and comfy lounge seating and holds 75 guests for reception-style events. Catering for events is available from ByPeterandPauls.com.