{"id":229511,"date":"2021-12-20T17:35:58","date_gmt":"2021-12-20T22:35:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thekit.ca\/?p=229511"},"modified":"2021-12-20T17:35:58","modified_gmt":"2021-12-20T22:35:58","slug":"the-drake-hotel-expansion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thekit.ca\/living\/travel-life\/the-drake-hotel-expansion\/","title":{"rendered":"The Drake Cements Its Status as Toronto\u2019s Coolest Hotel"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Drake has become as emblematic of Toronto as well, Drake himself. Though, for the record, the hotel preceded the rapper, opening its doors in 2004, back when Aubrey Graham was still gracing our screens on <\/span>Degrassi<\/span><\/i>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Since then, there\u2019s been the Drake General Store, the Drake One Fifty, the Drake Devonshire, the Drake Motor Inn and the late great Drake Commissary. Now comes a new chapter in the Drake epic: a sparkling expansion of the original property that more than doubles its scope.<\/span><\/p>\n

Dubbed the \u201cModern Wing,\u201d the sleek structure soars five-storeys high and counts 32 guest rooms, including a steel-clad cantilevered rooftop suite. It stands in contrast to the \u201cClassic Wing,\u201d the ornate 19th-century building that once housed the entire hotel. A swish lounge and rooftop patio bridge the past and present. <\/span><\/p>\n

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