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Reviews of Sonder The Wellesley 3 stars

29 Wellesley Street, M4Y 1G7 Toronto, Canada

#89 of 107 hotels in Toronto

Guests' Choice

Review score

Based on 276 hotel reviews

7.3

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    8.1

  • Comfort

    7.9

  • Location

    8.9

  • Facilities

    7.5

  • Staff

    7.4

  • Value for money

    7.2

  • Free WiFi

    8.4

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  • Reviewed: 14 December 2024

    8.0
    Excellent location and facilities- a bit small.
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Very small room- difficult to have suitcase open and still move around

    Excellent location, right across the road from Wellesley station and short walk to Bloor-Yonge. Easy access with code or electronic key- no physical key needed! Excellent amenities with more towels etc available if needed

    Stayed in December 2024

  • Reviewed: 13 December 2024

    8.0
    It was safe and comfortable
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Queen Room
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Very loud heater

    Location, clean with a very good shower

    Stayed in December 2024

  • Reviewed: 20 November 2024

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Queen Room
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Slightly overpriced for what it was

    Great shower, good room if a little small, good location, self check in and access was super easy

    Stayed in November 2024

  • Reviewed: 14 November 2024

    6.0
    Fine for my stay, wouldn't be top of my list of choices again.
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Small Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights

    I was in the basement, which wasn't what I expected but the heating was on full blast which made my room absolutely boiling hot and so I had to leave the window open, which due to the level of the room, meant that was at pavement/sidewalk level outside, which I didn't love. It also made the room quite loud as you had to listen to everything going on outside. That isn't a huge issue for me, but worth advising people who need quiet to sleep. The TV didn't work either so I could only use the room to sleep and shower - not a huge issue, but worth pointing out.

    The location of the Sonder was useful and walkable to lots of the good bars and rtestaurants in Toronto but there are quite a few homeless people in the area - just something to be aware of.

    Stayed in November 2024

  • Reviewed: 25 October 2024

    8.0
    Very good
    • Solo traveller
    • Small Double Room
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    no desk to work at, room not refreshed daily ie coffee

    locality, clean

    Stayed in October 2024

  • Reviewed: 15 October 2024

    7.0
    Great location, great option for budget solo traveller who is exploring the city.
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Small Double Room
    • Stayed 6 nights

    The airconditioner could use a good clean.

    The location is really great. Subway only 1 minute walk and the "times square" of Toronto only a 10 minute walk. Compared to other hotel prices in Toronto this is a good budget option. The room comes with a lot of towels and cleaning and shower products. I was a solo traveller and it was perfect. For a couple it can be a bit small. Online customer support was really helpful and answered within minutes

    Stayed in October 2024

  • Reviewed: 15 October 2024

    6.0
    Overall pleasant but missing some thing that would have made it more comfortable
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Small Double Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    There was no microwave and the room was tiny.

    The ease of self check in was great

    Stayed in October 2024

  • Reviewed: 8 October 2024

    7.0
    Good value for the money
    • Solo traveller
    • Small Double Room
    • Stayed 9 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The room was in the basement, low ceiling and I could hear the subway vibrations, room cleaning not included.

    Good location, easy self check-in and check-out, prompt virtual assistance.

    Stayed in October 2024

  • Reviewed: 16 August 2024

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Queen Room
    • Stayed 4 nights

    Good location and noce overall building and room style.

    Stayed in June 2024

  • Reviewed: 31 July 2024

    8.0
    Very good
    • Solo traveller
    • Small Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The stairs I have to carry on my baggage downstairs.

    The location was close to public transportation and stores, restaurants

    Stayed in July 2024

  • Reviewed: 31 July 2024

    8.0
    Budget friendly and close to the metro
    • Leisure trip
    • People with friends
    • Queen Room
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    There is no reception desk and no staff is in the building at all, the neighbourhood is not the nicest, but still felt safe and slept well

    The location was 50m from a metro station, many cafes to have breakfast are around, online check in and communication woth staff were ok, the shower was nice

    Stayed in July 2024

  • Reviewed: 28 July 2024

    8.0
    comfy and quiet
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Queen Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    that it was conveniently located for me and anything you would need is very close by. although i didn't use the Subway while on this visit, it's conveniently right across the street.

    the room was cozy and just what i needed for my 3 night stay while i visited family. it was quiet so i got some very good rest, and i felt safe as a solo female.

    Stayed in July 2024

  • Reviewed: 28 July 2024

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Queen Room
    • Stayed 4 nights

    Would have been nice to have a way to wash the mugs or coffee machine properly! Room is very small with only one chair. Although the facilities precisely matched the description of the room on booking.com, I didn't have access to this description (wasn't sent it again as part of the confirmation) so didn't remember exactly what we would have or not have. Would also have been good to have all info printed and readily available in the room, not just on the app - e.g. about use of the luggage storage space, courtyard, trash and recycling facilities.

    Fabulous location, very central, right on the edge of the Village. Although it is next to a pub and a main road, the noise level in the room was absolutely fine. Access to the room, luggage storage etc was very smooth with the key code. Good shower facilities and nice to have a range of teas in the room. Bed was comfortable, enough towels were provided and the air con worked really well. Nice to have the outdoor courtyard.

    Stayed in July 2024

  • Reviewed: 25 July 2024

    8.0
    Short stay in Toronto, only a small room however
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Queen Room
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The room is very small and the price we paid for the room was quite a lot, more on the expensive side of stays in our trip. There is no elevator which can cause some issues but wasn’t a problem for us.

    The room is cosy, the bathroom is lovely and room itself is decorated nicely. There is a transport link opposite and trains run frequently. The location is very close to a shopping mall. Overall, a nice stay in Toronto

    Stayed in July 2024

  • Reviewed: 23 July 2024

    7.0
    small room but good service
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Small Double Room
    • Stayed 3 nights

    The room is small, I even couldn’t open my case and make it completely flat. The AC is really loud and not really cool. Maybe that’s why the room smells damp.

    Very good staff and service. At around 10pm, the roof was leaking. I couldn’t tell if it was the AC. I texted on the Sonder app to see if I could change the room the next day. The staff replied immediately and checked me in another room right away. Ten times better than GLOBALSTAY. The hot shower is really good. Good location, it’s very close to everything but dirty. The parking lot next to the hotel is smelly. The app is easy and convenient to use. Pretty secure.

    Stayed in July 2024

  • Reviewed: 14 July 2024

    6.0
    Jail beds
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Queen Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    They need to work on the sound proofing this place ...and make the beds more comfortable felt like my old jail bed 🛌 🙂‍↕️

    Walking distance to all

    Stayed in July 2024

  • Reviewed: 8 July 2024

    6.0
    My stay was ruined by the noise from the concert venue blasting music to the early hours of the morn
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    My stay was ruined by the car park next door to the hotel getting turned into a concert venue for the first two nights of my stay. It was so bad that I had to sleep at my sons apartment on the floor to get a few blocks away from the excessive noise on the 2nd night.

    Overall the room was fine, very clean and good facilities. It was close to the train.

    Stayed in July 2024

  • Reviewed: 22 June 2024

    6.0
    Cheap option to stay in Toronto but you cannot really spend much time in the room
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Queen Room
    • Stayed 6 nights

    My room faced a backyard, and it was therefore dark in the room all the time. It was not a place where one could spend time in except at night.

    I liked the location, and it was really cheap for a hotel in Toronto. it was also clean. The facilities were ok.

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: 19 June 2024

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Superior Queen Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Our room was facing the street and I found the room very bright due to outside lights.

    Proximity to downtown

    Stayed in June 2024

  • Reviewed: 16 June 2024

    6.0
    Conviennent location and clean but expensive and no accommodation staff on site.
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Queen Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Unattended accommodation so there is the downside of not having anyone face to face if you have an issue. Fire alarm went off in the night due to another guests accident. Had to work out how to silence it on the fire panel.

    Good location, 20 min subway to CN Tower. Lots of places to eat nearby.

    Stayed in June 2024

  • Reviewed: 7 June 2024

    6.0
    More an AirBNB than a hotel.
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Deluxe Queen Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    I was puzzled as I thought this was a hotel, but it was more like an AirBNB. There was no reception and there was a code to get in the front door and the room. On more than one occasion the code didn’t work straight away. I never saw a member of staff, which concerned me if there was any issue. While the room was clean and spacious, I think there was an air conditioning unit or something as there was a constant buzzing in the room. The shower didn’t have a light in it, so I was basically showering in the dark.

    The room (401) was spacious, the shower was powerful, the bed was very comfortable.

    Stayed in June 2024

  • Reviewed: 2 May 2024

    7.0
    It was a good and enjoyable experience.
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Small Double Room
    • Stayed 5 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Lacked some things other Sonders have (kitchen, kitchen supplies), functioning A/C (for my room)

    Close to everything

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: 15 April 2024

    8.0
    Boutique accommodation outside the village.
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Small Double Room
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    My room was above the subway lines and the early morning services woke me up, even over the white noise of the air con. Also would have liked some vending machines on the property for cold drinks rather than rely on the nearby convenience stores.

    Property was in a good location, a little north of downtown but still close enough to quickly get there if needed. The room was a basement room, a little warm but the air con kept the room cool. Bed was a good size, tea and coffee making was good. Was also nice not to need keycards, just the Sonder app. Was good to be able to use my home tv subscription services to watch tv.

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 12 April 2024

    6.0
    Reasonable accommodation for Toronto’s prices
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Small Double Room
    • Stayed 7 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    There is no cleaning service, and they did some reparations on the room and they left it super dirty, I had to ask for cleaning services. Also, the validation process though the web it took me more than expected, it was not and smoothly experience

    The hotel is really well located and confortable. Toronto is such a expensive city, that the balance between price and quality is ok.

    Stayed in April 2024

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