The Westin Harbour Castle Hotel is a large, modern hotel located on 1 Harbour Square, next to the waterfront of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is part of the Westin Hotels chain.
The hotel is located along the Yonge Street slip and shares space with Captain John's Floating Restaurant, iconic island ferry Trillium and Toronto Island Ferry Docks.
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The hotel was originally built in 1975 as the Harbour Castle Hilton by the Campeau Corporation. The hotel was part of the first wave of revitalizing Harbourfront from industrial to residential and commercial district. It was the first Hilton hotel to locate in the city.
As part of a property swap in 1987, it was exchanged with Hilton Hotels for the formerly Toronto Westin Hotel on University Avenue and became a part of the Westin Hotels chain.
The twin-towered 34-storey building sits along Toronto Harbour and now offers 977 rooms after a renovation in 2007. The top of the hotel features two restaurants, Mizzen and Toula. Both have a panoramic view of the city. The roof top restaurant located on the southeast tower once revolved, but it has since ceased in 2001.[1] The restaurant offers a view of the lake and can see Rochester, New York on a good day.[2]
A convention centre building is attached to the hotel on the northside and accessible from an elevated glass walkway. The convention centre offers 31 rooms, including the 2,300 square feet (210 m2) Grand Metro Ballroom. It is also connected to Harbour Square condos with a glass walkway.