January is a surprisingly busy month for events at the Hotel and around the city. With the Interior Design Show, Come Up To My Room, concerts and cabarets, there was enough going on to get people out of the house despite the wintery weather.  It was exciting to see so much crossover between events and venues in Toronto. From RuPaul’s Drag Race screenings around town to the community-wide DesignTO festival, there has been tonnes of collaboration involved in making January a winter wonderland.

All this and more was covered by the local press: Check out January’s press highlights below to see what was talked about on the town and how the Gladstone fit into this local landscape!  Don’t forget to check out the Gladstone Hotel Calendar for February Events too!

Toronto Life Covers Come Up To My Room
Read More Here

DesignTO’s Amazing Week-Long Festival
Read More on She Does The City

Erotic Arts Fair, Vendor Spotlight
This exciting event was organized by the Come As You Are Co-operative
Read More Here

Are We Really That Old??
Yup! Check out BlogTO’s full feature on the city’s most historic bars here

It’s been an exciting fall for the hotel, with several new projects and events taking flight to join our longstanding staples of year-round programming and exhibitions. New or old, it’s always excited to see hotel happenings make the news — and now we’re excited to be able to share some of this month’s press highlights with you too.  Many of these listings are also a great resource for staying in-the-know about what’s on in our neighbourhood and city. Check out October’s press highlights below to see what was talked about on the town and how the Gladstone fit into this local landscape!

Sunday’s are perfect for markets, fairs and clothing swaps!

She Does The City’s list of daily events always offers a nice mix of things that go well together, like these three daytime + family-friendly happenings coming up on November 4th!

CBC Election Night Coverage 

Look Ma, we’re on the TV! We had a great time watching the municipal election results come in with CBC Toronto this year. Voters went on camera to share their thoughts as the results came in live, while cheers (and a few groans too) could be heard throughout the room. It’s always exciting to be able to open up our doors as a civic living room for these parties, and having CBC there made the night feel extra special.  Click here for the full story (skip to 26.21).

Better Dating Ideas in Toronto

The eternal search for original things to do on a date… we’re glad we made Eligible Magazine’s list last week! It’s true, coming to Good Enough Live Karaoke is an excellent date idea.

Toronto was on 🔥this Halloween

From rooftop discos to family-friendly scares in Dufferin Grove to the now classic Death to TO band showcase at Lee’s—and to Lost & Gone’s extravagant Twin Peak’s themed party here at the hotel—there was no shortage of Halloween themes and destinations to choose from this past weekend. Here’s a bit from Style Democracy’s Halloween round-up:

Sustainability is a long term commitment

The Gladstone has recently worked to become b-corp certified for our environmental and social ethos, so we’re super proud to have this achievement recognized: A huge thank you goes out to Fashion Magazine for including the Gladstone in their feature on sustainable living!