Sustainability-forward luxury on King West, with Harriet's Rooftop for public-facing drinks and dining and a separate rooftop pool reserved for hotel guests. Expect natural materials, lush greenery, seasonal food, and a quieter kind of design-led hotel scene.
Neighbourhood: King West · Address: 550 Wellington St W, Toronto, ON M5V 2V4 · Hours: 24 hours | Check-in 3pm | Check-out 12pm · Price Range: $$$ · Website: https://www.1hotels.com/toronto · Rating: 4/5
Stay for 1 Hotel Toronto's sustainability-minded design and King West location, then book Harriet's Rooftop for seasonal drinks, natural wine, and wood-fired food. The rooftop pool is a separate hotel-guest amenity.
The property combines a living, natural-materials-forward hotel design with Harriet's Rooftop, an urban-garden restaurant and bar that feels more intimate than Toronto's louder pool-party rooftops. Pool access is reserved separately for hotel guests and should be confirmed directly with the hotel.
1 Hotel Toronto is a sustainability-forward King West stay built around natural materials, living greenery, and a calmer kind of luxury. The former Thompson Toronto property has a new identity, and the current rooftop experience is Harriet's: a public-facing restaurant and bar with seasonal cocktails, natural wine, and wood-fired food.
The rooftop pool is a separate hotel-guest amenity, not an extension of Harriet's public dining room. If pool access is the reason for your stay, confirm the hotel's current rules before booking or assuming a particular date and time is guaranteed. For everyone else, Harriet's is the straightforward way to experience the property's rooftop atmosphere.
The hotel works well as a design-forward base for King West, with restaurants, bars, Queen West, the waterfront, and Exhibition Place all within reach. It feels more composed than the loudest parts of the nightlife strip, while still putting you close to the neighbourhood's best dinner-and-drinks options.
Reserve Harriet's for late-afternoon light or dinner, and ask the restaurant about current terrace availability. The natural wine list and wood-fired menu are the reasons to come for a meal; the greenery and warm materials make it a particularly good choice for a date or a quieter rooftop drink.
The former Thompson name still appears in older photos and listings, but it should be treated as historical context rather than the current venue name. The current hotel is 1 Hotel Toronto, and the current rooftop choices are Harriet's for public-facing food and drinks and the hotel pool for eligible guests under the property's current access policy.
Harriet's is the property's public-facing rooftop restaurant and bar, with seasonal cocktails, natural wine, wood-fired food, and a lush, design-forward setting. It is separate from the rooftop pool.
Do not assume so. The rooftop pool is a hotel-guest amenity and access rules can change. Confirm directly with 1 Hotel Toronto before planning around a swim or pool day.
King West is one of Toronto's most energetic restaurant and nightlife corridors, with the waterfront, Queen West, and Exhibition Place all within easy reach. The hotel sits on Wellington Street West, just far enough from the loudest strip to feel more composed.
Yes, especially for couples who prefer thoughtful design, natural materials, a strong restaurant and bar, and a quieter alternative to Toronto's more scene-driven rooftops. Harriet's is the public rooftop experience; pool access is separate.
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