Girl Night Tour

Girl Night Tour

Girl Night Tour

With hushed tones and some covert ops work the FBI would be proud of, I managed to surprise my husband this past weekend with a special Toronto getaway package: Heaven, Earth & Enchantments of the Chinese Zodiac. A weekend retreat geared at an early wedding anniversary celebration, we started by departing our home at 8:30am and driving to the grande dame of Toronto hotels, The Sutton Place Hotel.

[Ed note: If you love Toronto, also visit her St. Lawrence Market]

The Sutton Place Hotel has been an elegant fixture in Toronto since 1967 when it opened to accolades far and wide. It's one of the few, old-world charm type of hotels in the city exuding European style and comfort. Every Toronto International Film Festival sees A-listers and paparazzi coming and going around the marble lined grand lobby. Not exactly celebs by any stretch of the imagination, my husband and I pulled up to the hotel and made our way to a luxury suite on the 18th floor that felt as if we were staying in the home of a wealthy couple in Manhattan. A deep soaker tub, grey marbled bathroom, kitchenette, lounge and a bedroom almost as big as my old apartment greeted us as we stood and stared. This promised to be a good weekend indeed!