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One King West: Luxury Hotel Gets $2 Million Renovation, Offers Dynamic Event Spaces

Josh Gardner
May 18, 2011
Toronto luxury hotel One King West has undertaken a $2 million renovation. Slated for completion this spring, the renovations seek to place further emphasis on the hotel’s business-centered amenities by reinvigorating function spaces and making them more environmentally friendly.
 
Built in the late 1800s, One King West was originally the Dominion Bank and is now an Ontario Heritage building. Reminding visitors of the property’s beginnings is the 939-square-foot original bank vault, complete with massive steel door, which can now host functions for as many as 80 guests. The hotel’s renovated lobby will feature a fireplace and wall plaques commemorating notable movies filmed on the premises. 

Also offered at One King West are 13 other function spaces, ranging from the intimate to the opulent, including the 3,500-square-foot ornate Grand Banking Hall, which has 35-foot coffered ceilings, cathedral windows, and Corinthian columns. The 1,065-square-foot Chairman’s Boardroom features dark, oak-paneled walls and a marble fireplace. In total, the property offers some 14,000 square feet of event space, enough to accommodate as many as 500 guests.

In addition to its business function offerings, One King West is also a mixed-use hotel with high-end residences, as well as hotel suites with king-size beds, 24-hour security, en suite washers and dryers, and kitchenettes. The in-house restaurant, Bistro on King, offers internationally inspired cuisine for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, with sandwiches, pasta, and selections from the grill. 

One King West offers themed or personalized chef-created catering menus for use at events in any of its meeting and function spaces.  

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Photo: Courtesy of One King West
The Chairman's Boardroom remains nearly unchanged from its days as an actual boardroom on the building's 12th floor.
The Chairman's Boardroom remains nearly unchanged from its days as an actual boardroom on the building's 12th floor.
Photo: Christopher Dew
The Manager's Boardroom combines classic details like original crown molding with modern furnishings.
The Manager's Boardroom combines classic details like original crown molding with modern furnishings.
Photo: Courtesy of One King West
The King Gallery overlooks the opulent Grand Banking Hall.
The King Gallery overlooks the opulent Grand Banking Hall.
Photo: Christopher Dew
Once the 12th floor home to the bank's executive offices, the Austin Gallery now offers nearly 2,000 square feet of function space.
Once the 12th floor home to the bank's executive offices, the Austin Gallery now offers nearly 2,000 square feet of function space.
Photo: Courtesy of One King West
A more intimate setting, the Melinda Gallery, like the King Gallery, offers views of the Grand Banking Hall.
A more intimate setting, the Melinda Gallery, like the King Gallery, offers views of the Grand Banking Hall.
Photo: Christopher Dew
The impressive Grand Banking Hall boasts a 100-foot-long bar modeled after the bank's original teller counter.
The impressive Grand Banking Hall boasts a 100-foot-long bar modeled after the bank's original teller counter.
Photo: Courtesy of One King West
Where once it kept people out, this former bank vault now welcomes guests for intimate gatherings.
Where once it kept people out, this former bank vault now welcomes guests for intimate gatherings.
Photo: Courtesy of One King West
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