Hotel X Toronto

Neighbourhood: Exhibition Place · Address: 111 Princes' Blvd, Toronto, ON M6K 3C3 · Hours: 24 hours | Check-in 4pm | Check-out 11am · Price Range: $$$ · Phone: (855) 943-9300 · Website: https://www.hotelxtoronto.com/ · Rating: 5/5

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Why Visit

Hotel X Toronto packs multiple sports courts, three pools—including a wild rooftop infinity pool with lake views—and a private beach club into one hotel, making it a destination even if you’re not staying overnight.

What Makes It Unique

Nowhere else in the city can you swim laps in a glass-walled rooftop pool, play squash or tennis, and catch a film in a private cinema—all under one roof. The scale of amenities, especially the 90,000-square-foot athletic club and the rooftop views, blow away anything found in Toronto’s other hotels.

Hotel X Toronto is the rare Toronto hotel that feels more like a full-scale urban resort than a place you’re just passing through. If you’re looking for a classic downtown business hotel, this isn’t that. Hotel X is the kind of property people choose because they actually want to spend time in it. It’s big, polished, and unapologetically geared toward guests who like having options: pools, sports, spa time, good food, skyline views, and enough space that you don’t feel like you’re stepping around a lobby the size of a shoe box. For families, groups, wellness travellers, sports fans, or anyone who wants a proper “hotel weekend” rather than just a bed near King Street, it makes a lot of sense.

The headline feature, and the reason a lot of people book this place in the first place, is the rooftop infinity pool on the 30th floor. Toronto has a lot of hotels with a nice view, but very few that give you this combination of height, space, and drama. It’s a saltwater pool, and from up there you get the lake stretched out in one direction, the downtown skyline in another, and the CN Tower sitting there like it was put in place for photos. At sunset, the whole deck changes character. The water catches the light, the skyline starts to glow, and even on a busy day it has that slightly unreal feeling of being somewhere between a city hotel and a private club. The pool deck isn’t tiny either, which matters. It can still get busy, especially on summer afternoons and weekends, but it’s not the kind of rooftop where you feel packed in shoulder-to-shoulder as soon as people show up.

That rooftop pool is only part of the story, though. Hotel X goes hard on amenities in a way most Toronto hotels don’t even try to match. There’s also an outdoor pool, an indoor pool, and a full fitness setup that’s huge by hotel standards. The gym is one of those places that actually feels like a proper training space, not just a small room with a few treadmills and some free weights by the window. The tennis and squash courts are real courts, not decorative extras, and the property has enough sporting infrastructure that people genuinely use it for active weekends, team stays, and training trips. You’ll see families with kids heading to the pool, couples in workout gear, guests in tennis whites, and people who look like they came for a whole weekend of moving around the building without ever needing to leave. That’s really the personality of the place: it’s built for motion, not just sleeping.

The rooms themselves are modern, clean-lined, and deliberately spacious, which is a big part of why the hotel works for longer stays and groups. Floor-to-ceiling windows matter here because the views are one of the main reasons to book. Depending on your room, you’re either looking out over the lake or back toward the skyline, and both are good in different ways. The lake-facing rooms feel open and calming, especially in the morning when the water is pale and the light is soft. The city-facing rooms have more of that Toronto energy, especially after dark when you can see the skyline lit up. The decor leans sleek and contemporary rather than cosy, so if you like plush, old-school luxury you may find it a little cool in style. But if what you want is space, light, and a modern feel, it does the job well.

A lot of people use Hotel X as a base for the exact opposite of a traditional hotel stay. They come back from the city and actually hang around the property. You’ll see people heading from the pool to lunch, then to the spa, then back to the room for a change before dinner. In the evening, the hotel gets a bit more social. The restaurants and bar areas bring in a mix of guests and locals, and the whole place has that polished but active atmosphere that larger resort-style hotels can create. The private cinema, bowling alley, and beach club make it feel more like a self-contained destination than a building with guest rooms. If you’re travelling with kids, that can be a huge win, because there’s enough on-site to break up the day without needing to plan every hour. If you’re there for a couples’ weekend, it works too, but you’ll want to be realistic: this is not a hushed romantic hideaway. It’s larger, busier, and more family-friendly than that.

The neighbourhood context matters here. Hotel X sits at Exhibition Place, right near the waterfront and just west of downtown. That means you’re slightly removed from the dense core of the city, which some people see as a downside and others see as the entire point. You’re close to BMO Field, Budweiser Stage, Liberty Village, the CNE grounds, and the waterfront trail, and you can get into the Financial District fairly quickly by car, streetcar, or even on foot if you’re in the mood for a longer walk. The setting is more open than downtown Toronto’s tower canyons, so you get that lakeside feeling and a bit of breathing room. On a summer day, that makes a real difference. You’re not stepping out into traffic and office towers right away; you’re near the water, with room around you, and the hotel feels a little removed from the rush without being isolated.

That’s also what makes Hotel X different from its main competitors. A lot of Toronto luxury hotels are better if your priority is being right in the middle of the action, close to restaurants, shopping, and business addresses. Hotel X is the better choice if you care more about what happens inside the hotel than what’s within a two-minute walk of it. Some places in the city sell elegance, some sell location, and Hotel X sells scale. It’s one of the few hotels here where the amenities aren’t just a list on a website; they’re the reason the property exists the way it does. The downside of that is you’re not in a neighbourhood where you can stumble out the door and immediately be in the thick of downtown life. If you want King West nightlife, Yorkville shopping, or the St. Lawrence Market area right outside your lobby, this isn’t the match. But if you want a place where you can swim, work out, eat, relax, and actually stay entertained on property, it stands apart.

Practical advice really matters here, because a hotel with this many amenities can sound better on paper than it feels in real life if you don’t time things well. The rooftop pool is the big one, and yes, it can get crowded. If you want the best shot at a calmer experience, go early in the day or later in the evening rather than mid-afternoon, especially in summer. Sunset is the prettiest time, but it’s also the most popular, so expect company. The same goes for weekends and holiday periods, when the building can feel very full. If you care about a quieter room, ask for a higher floor and be specific about lake versus skyline, because the view is a major part of the stay. If you’re coming for the sports facilities, book ahead and don’t assume you’ll just wander in and get the exact court time you want. And if you’re visiting during the CNE or for a concert or game at nearby venues, plan for the hotel and surrounding area to feel much busier than usual.

The honest reality is that Hotel X can feel a little over the top in the best and worst sense. When it’s working, it’s fantastic: you get this lively, polished, resort-style environment where there’s always something to do and the rooftop pool genuinely delivers one of the best hotel moments in Canada. When it’s crowded, you can feel the scale of the place in a less charming way, with more people checking in and out, more activity at the elevators, and more demand for the popular spaces. It’s not intimate, and it’s not trying to be. But if you’re the kind of traveller who likes the idea of staying somewhere that gives you a lot back without needing to leave the property, it’s one of Toronto’s strongest choices. In summer especially, when the beach club, waterfront path, outdoor pools, and rooftop all come alive, the whole experience makes sense in a way that’s hard to duplicate anywhere else in the city.

What people actually do here is pretty simple: they swim, they train, they lounge, they take photos, they meet up for drinks, they send the kids off to burn energy, and they linger at sunset because nobody wants to be the first person to leave that rooftop. That’s the real draw. Hotel X isn’t about subtlety. It’s about giving you space, views, and a lot to do in a part of Toronto that feels connected to the lake in a way most hotels don’t. If you’re coming in warm weather, you’ll understand the appeal immediately. If you’re coming in winter, it’s still a strong hotel, but the outdoor magic is obviously less central and the building becomes more about the indoor pool, spa, gym, and room views. Either way, it’s a place with a clear identity, and that identity is basically this: if you want Toronto with resort energy, this is the one to book.