Thompson Hotels announced last week that
their first hotel outside of the US, the Freed Developments project, designed by Core Architects, at 550
Wellington Street West, will be opening in May.
With 16 floors and 102 suites, Thompson
also announced the hotel will have a Scarpetta restaurant on its ground floor.
The hotel will be attached to a 336 unit
condo project, also by Freed, making this the first time Thompson has
jumped on the condo-hotel bandwagon that's been so attractive and, for the most
part, successful for other hoteliers like the Four Seasons and Ritz-Carlton.
"Toronto
shares many of the same attributes as our most successful market," said
Thompson co-owner Jason Pomeranc in a press release.
According to Anthony Decarli, Freed's
director of development, a second restaurant, Wabora, known to Muskoka
cottagers for its Bracebridge location, will also be opening in the building,
though as a separate entity from the hotel and the condo.
Writer: Bert Archer
Source: Freed Development, Thompson Hotels