Recommended Siteseeing:

Royal Ontario Museum (ROM): The ambitious redevelopment of the ROM is one of the world's largest museum restoration and expansion projects. Through the restoration of the original heritage architecture and the construction of a new landmark building, all designed by Daniel Libeskind, and elegant new exhibit designs by Haley Sharpe Design, the Renaissance ROM project will create a spectacular new experience of our collections.

The museum is located at the corner of Bloor Street and Avenue Road, north of Queen's Park and on the east side of Philosopher's Walk in the University of Toronto.

St. Lawrence Market: St. Lawrence Market is one of the two major markets in Toronto (the other being Kensington Market). It is located west of Jarvis Street, between King Street East and the Esplanade.  It was established in the early part of the city's history and was once home to Toronto's first permanent city hall and jail house from 1845 to 1899.

Hockey Hall of Fame: The Hockey Hall of Fame was established in 1943 and located in Toronto, Ontario. It is a hall of fame and museum dedicated to the history of ice hockey. Originally, there were two categories for induction, players and builders, and in 1961, a third category for on-ice officials was introduced. In 1988, a "veteran player category" was established in order to "provide a vehicle for players who may have been overlooked and whose chances for election would be limited when placed on the same ballot with contemporary players.

Chinatown: Toronot's Chinatown is an ethnic enclave in Downtown Toronto with a high concentration of ethnic Chinese residents and businesses, extending along Dundas Street West and Spadina Aavenue. first developed in the late 19th century, it is now one of the largest Chinatowns in North America and one of several major Chinese-Canadian communities in the Greater Toronto Area.

The Art Gallery of Ontario: The Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) is an art museum on the eastern edge of Toronto's downtown Chinatown district, on Dudas Street West between McCaul Street and Beverley Street. With 486,000 ft2 of physical space, the AGO is one of the largest art museums in North America.

Its collection includes more than 68,000 works spanning the 1st century to the present day. It includes an extensive collection of Canadian art, which depicts the development of Canada's heritage from pre-Confederation to the present. Indeed, works by Canadian artists make up more than half of the AGO's collection.

The Distillery District: The Distillery District is a historic and entertainment precinct located east of Downtown Toronto. It contains numerous cafes, restaurants and shops housed within heritage buildings of the former Gooderham and Worts Distillery. The 13-acre district comprises more than 40 heritage buildings and 10 streets, and is the largest collection of Victorian era industrial architecture in North America.

 

Men • August 7 – 15, 2010 • Toronto CAN

 

The Canada Masters (also long known as the Canadian Open), currently sponsored as the Rogers Cup, is an annual tennis tournament held in Canada. The men's competition is an ATP Series event on the Association of Tennis Professionals(ATP) tour. The women's competition is a Tier 1 event on the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) tour. The competition is played on hard courts.  The two competitions are currently held in separate weeks in the July-August period. The events alternate from year-to-year between the cities of Montreal and Toronto. In odd-numbered years, the men's tournament is held in Montréal, while the women's tournament is held in Toronto, and vice-versa in even-numbered years.

The impressive list of past champions on the Canadian stop of the professional tennis circuit bear such legendary names as John McEnroe, Bjorn Borg, Ivan Lendl, Andre Agassi and Roger Federer. At the inauguration of Toronto's Rexall Centre in 2004, 41 of the 50 best men's players in the world played for a record Toronto crowd of 165,508 spectators. In 2007, the Rogers Cup enjoyed the best attendance in its history, attracting 182, 252 spectators to Montreal’s Uniprix Stadium. Not only is that number a Canadian record, but it is also a world record for a week-long tennis tournament.

Venue: Rexall Centre

Location: 1 Shoreham Drive

                  Toronto, ON M3N 3A6

Surface: Hard/Outdoors

Built in 2004, the Rexall Centre holds 12,500 spectators. There are 11 other small courts next to the stadium.

The following hotels are only recommendations. We will be happy to suggest other accommodation options based on your preferences.

Comfort Inn Toronto North York

The Comfort Inn® Toronto North is a 3-Star hotel that is ideally located with easy access to many local points of interest, including York University and Downsview Park. This North York hotel is just minutes from Canada's Wonderland theme park, the Vaughan Mills outlet mall and the Ontario Science Centre.

North York is less than 30 minutes from the city of Toronto with easy access to many of the city's attractions, including the Royal Ontario Museum, the Toronto Zoo and the CN Tower, the world's tallest building.

A wide variety of restaurants, theaters, nightclubs and entertainment venues can be found in the surrounding area. The hotel is adjacent to Perkins Family Restaurant, which serves breakfast, lunch and dinner, and provides free room delivery to hotel guests.

Distance to the Rexall Centre: 3.2 km or 2 miles

Prices starting at: $259.00 per person (Based on double occupancy for two nights, daily breakfast at the hotel, and entrance to the 300 Level at the Rogers Cup Rexall Centre for one day

Prices starting at: $279.00 per person (Based on double occupancy for two nights, daily breakfast at the hotel, and entrance to the Bronze 100 Level at the Rogers Cup Rexall Centre for one day

Courtyard by Marriott Vaughan

This Marriott hotel in Vaughan is just minutes from Canada's Wonderland, Vaughan Mills Shopping Centre featuring Bass Pro Shop's Outdoor World, NASCAR Speedpark, Lucky Strike Bowling Lanes, Vaughan Sports Village and Canlan Ice Sports-York Complex. Courtyard Vaughan hotel features 144 tastefully appointed guest rooms with designer bedding and FREE High Speed Internet. Wake up each day to a reasonably priced, breakfast buffet featuring eggs cooked to order in the Courtyard Cafe. Unwind in the Indoor Pool, Whirlpool Spa, Fitness Centre or Fireside Lounge.

Distance to the Rexall Centre: 3.3 km or 2 miles

Prices starting at: $309.00 per person (Based on double occupancy for two nights, daily breakfast at the hotel, and entrance to the 300 Level at the Rogers Cup Rexall Centre for one day

Prices starting at: $329.00 per person (Based on double occupancy for two nights, daily breakfast at the hotel, and entrance to the 300 Level at the Rogers Cup Rexall Centre for one day

Westin Harbor Castle

The Westin Harbour Castle, Toronto is a 4 star 977-room twin tower rising 38 stories above scenic Lake Ontario, and is conveniently located near major attractions, including the Air Canada Centre, CN Tower, Financial and Theatre districts. This CAA/AAA Four Diamond Award hotel has easy highway access and is less than 30 minutes from Lester B. Pearson International Airport.

Once inside, you will marvel at the spacious marble lobby, with floor to ceiling windows.

Distance to the Rexall Centre: 36 km or 22 miles

Prices starting at: $585.00 per person (Based on double occupancy for two nights, daily breakfast at the hotel, and entrance to the 300 Level at the Rogers Cup Rexall Centre for one day

Prices starting at: $605.00 per person (Based on double occupancy for two nights, daily breakfast at the hotel, and entrance to the 300 Level at the Rogers Cup Rexall Centre for one day