One-Night Stay at the InterContinental

I was too tired from the Steam Whistle shoes misadventure to fully enjoy the comfort of the InterContinental Hotel on Front Street. On a visit longer than the few hours we spent in Toronto, I would have explored this very pleasant hotel and its amenities. Marilyn reminded me yesterday that the subway would have been a better way for me to travel between the hotel and St. Michael’s Cathedral. And, of course, that had crossed my mind at the time but I felt reluctant to take the chance of going in the wrong direction. I was wrong … but no matter.

Marilyn ordered room service for a delicious Sunday continental breakfast, including enough fruit and pastries to feed a family. After our meal, we went for a swim in the spa area of the hotel. Quite posh and well equipped, though the locker room did seem a little small to the woman who walked in, expecting to repack her extremely large suitcase next to the lockers.

The pool was beautiful. Not too much chlorine; narrow in the style of modern pools designed to attract the serious lap swimmer, which I am not. I was mesmerized by the view through the skylight of the CN Tower, from a corner of the pool.

The hotel is a convenient short (<  10 minutes) walk from Union Station, where we hopped on the train to Stratford.