# Quick road trip to Toronto ... need advice **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [May 21, 2009, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-road-trip-to-toronto-need-advice/497217 "2009-05-21T18:41:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![What\_the](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f4b2a3/32.png) [@What\_the](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_the)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2009, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-road-trip-to-toronto-need-advice/497217/1 "2009-05-21T18:41:50Z")
Leaving Saturday morning…should arrive around 1pm. Looking for a reasonably priced (\<$150) hotel downtown and some suggestions on things to do. ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2009, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-road-trip-to-toronto-need-advice/497217/2 "2009-05-21T21:02:27Z")
Mrs Piper and I have stayed a view times at this [Holiday Inn Express](http://www.ichotelsgroup.com/h/d/ex/1/en/hotel/YYZLS/whats-nearby?start=1) and liked it - close to a lot of the downtown stuff, clean, reasonable price. ---
**Author:** ![andiepandie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/7ba0ec/32.png) [@andiepandie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andiepandie)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2009, 6:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-road-trip-to-toronto-need-advice/497217/3 "2009-05-22T06:38:40Z")
This weekend is Doors Open Toronto, where 175 museums, parks, churches, and other interesting buildings and sites around the city will be open for free, so there’s a ton of stuff to do and the price is right! Below is a link where you can check out all the different events, times, and locations to see if there’s anything that interests you. [http://wx.toronto.ca/inter/culture/doorsopen2009.nsf/BuildingsAll?OpenView](http://wx.toronto.ca/inter/culture/doorsopen2009.nsf/BuildingsAll?OpenView) ---
**Author:** ![Magiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4491bb/32.png) [@Magiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Magiver)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2009, 7:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-road-trip-to-toronto-need-advice/497217/4 "2009-05-22T07:23:41Z")
> [@andiepandie](#): > > This weekend is Doors Open Toronto, where 175 museums, parks, churches, and other interesting buildings and sites around the city will be open for free, so there’s a ton of stuff to do and the price is right! Below is a link where you can check out all the different events, times, and locations to see if there’s anything that interests you. > > [http://wx.toronto.ca/inter/culture/doorsopen2009.nsf/BuildingsAll?OpenView](http://wx.toronto.ca/inter/culture/doorsopen2009.nsf/BuildingsAll?OpenView) talk about stepping ass backwards into a good deal. You picked a good weekend. ---
**Author:** ![SmellMyWort](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SmellMyWort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmellMyWort)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2009, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-road-trip-to-toronto-need-advice/497217/5 "2009-05-22T16:13:40Z")
I’ve stayed at the Delta Chelsea downtown and thought it was clean, quiet, and good location. It’s right off of Yonge. ---
**Author:** ![ianzin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/ed655f/32.png) [@ianzin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ianzin)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2009, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-road-trip-to-toronto-need-advice/497217/6 "2009-05-24T01:14:22Z")
Just last week I stayed at the Strathcona Hotel (416 363-3321) for around 60 dollars per night (booked via Expedia). Great hotel in every way. Close to shops and coffee places. About 10 minutes walk from the CN Tower, and with cool places like Queen Street similarly close. Hotel itself has good amenities (bar and restaurant, WiFi, internet) and suited me perfectly. And the Shuttle Bus for the airport stops literally right across the street. ---
**Author:** ![TheMadHun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/53a042/32.png) [@TheMadHun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheMadHun)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2009, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-road-trip-to-toronto-need-advice/497217/7 "2009-05-25T17:28:52Z")
On thing to watch out for is the ferry dock after dark. Full of life and people during the day, but when the sun goes down you are all alone with the winos grabbing at you. ---
**Author:** ![Early\_Out](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Early\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Early_Out)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2009, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-road-trip-to-toronto-need-advice/497217/8 "2009-05-25T17:46:51Z")
> [@TheMadHun](#): > > …when the sun goes down you are all alone with the winos grabbing at you. You say that as if it were a bad thing. 😕