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Vacay.ca Recommends Toronto for a 007 Adventure

With the new 007 movie hitting theatres, Vacay.ca Senior Writer Waheeda Harris decided to write about how James Bond would enjoy the city of Toronto.

Harris: “When Bond makes his way to Toronto’s downtown — where would his allies and nemesis find him?

This British gentleman would head to Yorkville, where the Bellair Suite at The Hazelton Hotel would be waiting in ready, with numerous amenities at his disposal. From the 80-square-foot dressing room to the multiple lounge areas to the handmade Hastens Vividus king-size bed, Mr. Bond would have a palatial base of operations to analyze information or entertain a lady friend.

To make contact with his old friends at CSIS, Mr. Bond would head up to the bar at Canoe, to take a survey of the city from the 54^th floor of the Toronto Dominion Tower while listening to the latest intel from his Canadian peers. When tracking his prey into the Entertainment District, Mr. Bond might join the fashionable set for dinner at Blowfish or Buca on King Street West, before heading back to Bay Street to gain some information from a local connection — or to just play the horses — at the Turf Lounge.”