Guide Book to the City of Toronto (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

Rossin House

9780366341818: Guide Book to the City of Toronto (Classic Reprint)

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ISBN 10: 0366341812 ISBN 13: 9780366341818

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

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Step into a historic Toronto landmark and its flagship hotel, famed for luxury offices, grand parlors, and spacious guest rooms.

This guide highlights Rossin House as a premier address for visiting dignitaries and travelers alike, with elegant suites and enhanced amenities.

The Rossin House is presented as a standout hotel in its era, offering detached or en‑suite bedrooms, lofty ceilings, and imposing corridors. It has expanded with a notable addition of seventy‑five furnished rooms with baths, and is described as a preferred lodging for distinguished English, American, and foreign visitors. The property is set against a backdrop of Toronto’s lakefront location and city life, with a dedicated reading room and a range of services typical of a first‑class hotel of its time.
What you’ll experience

A sense of luxury in parlor spaces and bedrooms described as magnificent.
Insights into how room options were priced by location within the hotel.
Historical context about Toronto’s hotel scene and notable guests.
A glimpse of the building’s connection to the city’s waterfront and streetscape.

Ideal for readers of historical travel guides and fans of Toronto’s architectural heritage, this edition helps place the Rossin House in the story of the city’s early hotel era.

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