The Drake Hotel

The Drake Hotel

By: Anthony 

If low-light ambiance, amazing service, rooftop heated patio, and an underground is what you are looking for this Saturday night look no further than The Drake Hotel. Located at 1150 Queen Street West in Toronto, The Drake Hotel is everything you could ask for in a bar/club. As soon as you walk into the doors, the atmosphere is something one has never seen in a typical downtown Toronto hotspot: a place that offer’s three scene’s for the price of one.

The rooftop patio offers a lounge area accompanied by two rooftop bars. Get there early in order to ensure sufficient seating for your party. A good crowd of university and young working professionals fill’s the rooftop quickly. An array of HIP-hop and EDM can be heard on the speakers while not overpowering the crowd. The service upstairs is exceptional for an environment that is consistently busy. I found my self waiting two to five minutes for the bar tenders to grab me a drink, which for those that don’t know, that’s pretty quick. Their drink selection is amazing but pricey for university students. I would recommend starting at the roof top patio and moving your way down as your night progresses.

The Drake Hotel is an amazing space to meet new people with a wide bar display and a variety of different beers and drinks on offer.

Now what about their underground? The Drake brings out the youth in its crowd with a stellar light show and good music; people evolve into their own party animal. Credit where it’s due, The Drake attracts a strong and consistent crowd. However, like any hotspot, it fills up fast.

Overall The Drake is a special venue and will continue to be a personal favorite of mine in Toronto. Next time you’re in the city make sure to hit up The Drake!

For more information hit up http://www.thedrake.ca

You’re new to Toronto or just visiting? What’s next and here’s how to get started….

Toronto like any other city is a big place with lots of different venues and can offer an awesome time or make you feel like never wanting to return. Trying to figure out where the hot spots are and how to get yourself in the know with the best bars and clubs is time consuming when your new to the place. And depending on your mood, you might prefer a somewhere that feels relaxed and comfortable as opposed to an electric crowd ready to party. You might think that going to any bar will suffice if you just want to have a beer and that’s true, however, there is sometimes more reason for going out other than just that. It could be to catch up with a friend, celebrate a birthday, dance, meet somebody, or just to escape.

            If you want to get into a club and put you and your friends on guest list, a great place to start is www.clubcrawlers.com because it will have all the events for the weekend, when doors open, cover cost, and guest list. It also will provide some reviews on the location you are looking for and some pictures. If you are from Toronto this may sound like common sense but if your not from here and don’t have a connection to help you than hopefully this does.

            For any ravers out there who are new to Toronto the TRC (Toronto Rave Community) on Facebook is a great place to start. For the active raver you probably have already found out about the page and are well on you’re way to checking out the next Toronto event.

            Lastly, is how to narrow down the list on all the great bars in Toronto? A good place to start is www.blogto.com or www.Toronto.com because they offer comprehensive top ten lists and specified bar guides if you’re looking for a great craft beer selection, a new atmosphere, or a sweet patio for the summer.

            This is our second blog and we wanted to just introduce ourselves and provide some useful advice on getting acquainted with the city. Our future blogs will be about great places to go depending on what mood you’re in and how to make the most of your night. Have a good weekend guys!

Welcome to TOnightscene

Welcome to TOnightscene Review (Toronto Night Scene Review)! Ever been stumped and questioning what to do, or were to go this weekend? Ever been in the position where your friends rave about this certain bar and you show up, sticking out like a sore thumb because its not your scene? We want to change that! What we want to offer you is a truthful opportunity to compare certain bars, lounges, and clubs and give you the honest truth about what they have to offer! We are here for you! Because believe it or not we have been in your shoe’s!

Each week we will dissect a certain bar in Toronto! Toronto is one of the best cities to live in and we have a good variety of hotspot locations. Toronto offers a wide range of places to relax for a nice drink with friends, mellow out to groovy tunes, and vibe in the extravagant club scene. We also offer a wide range of locations playing a whole bunch of different music! Toronto is diverse and the people who are reading this blog are diverse too! From hip-hop to country, from rock to house we have the genre and club you are looking for!

What we will offer you is the best opinion on where to spend your weekend in Toronto! So now what? Let's all grab our drinks, our blazers, and dresses, and lets go on a tour of this great city! Downtown lets do it together, so come back every week for our next spot.