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Kensington Place Apartments

3.0 star property
Experience the best of downtown living at this modern retreat. Connect with friends, explore local attractions, or relax in your home away from home.

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Kensington Place Apartments offers a convenient stay near the University of Toronto - St. George Campus, with laundry facilities and in-room WiFi to keep you connected. Guests appreciate the proximity to Queen Street West and Metro Toronto Convention Centre.

Reviews

5.4 out of 10

Popular amenities

  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Air-conditioning
  • Parking available
  • Laundry room

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About the area

Downtown Toronto, a neighbourhood in Toronto, is home to Kensington Place Apartments. Casa Loma and The Distillery Historic District are notable landmarks, and some of the area's popular attractions include Ripley's Aquarium of Canada and Royal Ontario Museum. Looking to enjoy an event or a game? See what's going on at Rogers Centre or Scotiabank Arena.
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42 Kensington Pl, Toronto, ON, M5T 2K4

What's nearby

  • Spadina Avenue Shopping District - 2 min walk - 0.2 km
  • The Path - 3 min walk - 0.3 km
  • Chinatown Centre - 5 min walk - 0.5 km
  • Queen Street West - 8 min walk - 0.7 km
  • Art Gallery of Ontario - 8 min walk - 0.7 km

Getting around

  • Spadina Ave at Nassau St South Side Stop - 4 min walk
  • Exhibition Station - 6 min drive
  • Toronto, ON (YTZ-Billy Bishop Toronto City) - 14 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Golden Patty - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Moonbean Coffee Co - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Pizzeria Via Mercanti - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Augusta Coffee - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪The Embassy Bar - ‬3 min walk

About this property

Kensington Place Apartments

Hotel near University of Toronto - St. George Campus
Close to Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Kensington Place Apartments provides amenities such as laundry facilities. Guests can connect to free in-room WiFi.
Other perks include:
  • Self-parking (surcharge)
Room features
All guest rooms at Kensington Place Apartments offer comforts, such as air conditioning, in addition to
More amenities include:
  • Bathrooms with showers

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Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • In-room WiFi speed: 500+ Mbps (good for 6+ people or 10+ devices)

Parking and transport

  • Parking on site (CAD 30 per night)
  • Limited on-site self parking

Family friendly

  • Laundry facilities

Conveniences

  • Laundry facilities
  • Virtual front desk

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Iron/ironing board

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 5:00 PM; check-in end time: anytime
Minimum check-in age - 21

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

There is no front desk at this property
Guests must contact the property in advance for check-in instructions and an access code; access will be through a private entrance
To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property at least 72 hours before arrival using the information on the booking confirmation
Prior to arrival, you must complete online registration via a secure link
You will be asked to provide the property with a copy of your government-issued photo ID after booking
A virtual front desk provides assistance to guests
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Access code, private entrance

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

Payment types

Important information

Fees

You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:

  • Deposit: CAD 300 per accommodation, per stay

We have included all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

  • Self-parking fee: CAD 30 per night

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards and debit cards; cash is not accepted
Safety features at this property include a carbon monoxide detector and a smoke detector

We should mention

This property does not have any lifts

Property is also known as

Kensington Apartments Toronto

Frequently asked questions

Is Kensington Place Apartments pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much is parking at Kensington Place Apartments?

Self-parking is available for CAD 30 per night.

What time is check-in at Kensington Place Apartments?

Check-in start time: 5:00 PM; check-in end time: anytime.

What time is check-out at Kensington Place Apartments?

Checkout is at 11:00 AM.

Where is Kensington Place Apartments located?

Located in Downtown Toronto, this hotel is within a 15-minute walk of Spadina Avenue Shopping District and University of Toronto - St. George Campus. CF Toronto Eaton Centre and Rogers Centre are also within 1 mile (2 km). Spadina Ave at Nassau St South Side Stop and Spadina Ave at Dundas St West North Side Stop are within a 5-minute walk.

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Reviews

Kensington Place Apartments Reviews

5.4

6.2

Cleanliness

5.8

Amenities

5.6

Staff & service

5.4

Property conditions & facilities
Rating 10 - Excellent. 30 out of 181 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 35 out of 181 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 29 out of 181 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 18 out of 181 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 69 out of 181 reviews

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Dave

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
What a great place for a vacation in the heart of Kensington market! Just a really comfortable apartment that's in a super convenient area. Close to transportation, food and shopping.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Chloe

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The location is in a super walkable area. The food choices around it are great and also made it very easy to get to different places throughout the city.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2024

8/10 Good

niraja

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Location was good .
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Tisha

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Everything was super easy, check in was smooth, parking was free and easy to utilize! Would stay here again!
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023

4/10 Poor

Brandon

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
we had issues with the heat, hot water, and noise. location was great.
Stayed 8 nights in Nov 2024

6/10 Okay

Gracin

You get what you pay for, it was pretty clean and everything worked properly. A little confusing to find. However we had a good time, we wanted to explore the city and this was a cheap place to stay. Would stay here again
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

edouard

Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
To be honest way better than the review said. However, not 5 star cleanliness but still fine. Also, small kind of sketchy street to get there. But still safe. Perfect for lower budget.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2024

8/10 Good

Adam

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Cleanliness
The area is dirty. And the place was hard to find. But once we finally found it. The rooms were very clean and neat.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Gabriel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Sincerely, thank you very much. I was really surprised from the place! It's quiet, clean, really feels like home. Easy to access, possibilities of private indoor parking, professional employee, courteous and attentive. I STRONGLY recommend this place that will be up to your needs, I guarantee it
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
I stayed here with my husband and 3 children. The reviews of location made me concerned- it is located up a narrow alley that is covered with graffiti and bins. It took some time to accurately find, the management were very responsive in helping. Turns out the location was fantastic- walking distance of vintage shops. Fruit market, multiple restaurants in Chinatown. We felt completely safe. The locks were secure and brand new (see other reviews) . The hearing was not working, we were dependent on a space heater that the management dropped over. Would highly recommend based on the location!!!!! Just around the corner, Jimmys coffee has the best coffee and croissants that I have had in a long time! Attached are photos of the area
Fruit market viewable from front door
Inside fruit market
The space
Local area
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Michael

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
It was good and comfortable and hosts were very responsive. However other people were trying to check into our unit so there was confusion as to whom was staying where. Also no bedding for the couch when 3 people were paying to stay was disappointing.
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Andres

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Pros: The apartment is nice, well equipied with kitchen, te place or neigbourhood is very cozy with several restaurants. Cons: rooms without closets, no broom or mop to clean if there an accidentall mess, bathroom was no clean at 100%. In general a very good opcion, I recommend.
Stayed 5 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Landon

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Ignore the people complaining about it being in an alley, it’s literally on a back street. Really cool area, lots of culture, walk out to cool lowkey shops bars etc. Highly recommend, cleaning lady was super nice. Payment process was a little weird but figured it out. Got deposit back pretty quick no hassle. Overall really cool place, definitely coming back!
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Donna

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
These apartments are as pictured, clean and comfortable. We were skeptical after reading some of the reviews, but so glad we stayed here. The staff was attentive and was cordial and the parking was in a clean secure garage. The location for us was perfect.Though the area has a bit of grit, it has a bohemian vibe and it was so fun to walk around and see the street art. The immediate area has cool vintage stores, great coffee shops, bakeries, & restaurants, and 10 min walk to wonderful book stores, hat shops, and the art museum. Chinatown and Little Italy is just a couple streets away which was so convenient. We loved our stay here. Thank you to the folks at Kensington Place Apartments!
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2024

8/10 Good

derrick

Liked: Staff & service
Price point was great, service was excellent but facilities weren’t the best. Customer service always answered my calls and madensure to address my many concerns. There was an ironing board but no iron, no hair dryer. These are important thisngs when one travels. Despite everything, I’d stay there again.
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2024

6/10 Okay

Taya

Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
The beds are very comfy and the people gave good directions and info to get to the suite but the front door to the apartment isn’t locked nor is the door on the upper level and when we arrived to the suite it looked like someone tried to kick the door in - big hole in the door and the door handle was loose - until these things are fixed I would not recommend as the unit and building does not feel safe and secure.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Caitlin

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
This was a comfortable spot in a great location, my only issue was regarding the communication with the rental company. The burden is on you to request check-in information, and I had to call and message them several times before they responded with the information. They also waited until the last minute, to the point where I wasn't sure if I would even have a place to stay. I wish the communication had been better and clearer.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2024

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Not the best experience. Though garage parking is a great feature for those traveling by car, the unit is not very secure. Only a hollow door really separates the rooms from the outside. The gate and main entrance are not locked/broken. Quite a noisy apartment and the sofabed is not an actual mattress and there are no windows in that room. The two actual beds were comfortable and the unit relatively clean.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

6/10 Okay

Ashley

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service

Cute, spacious but no temp control in unit

Was surprised to find full kitchen and dining room with 2 bedrooms in apartment style. Cons - Shower had no stall and drain in floor so whole bsthroom flooded when using; heat/ac control was apparently in another unit so had to keep messaging property manager asking to have it adjusted Pros - clean, full kitchen with fridge/stove/dishes/cookware; good price; excellent location; parking garage (call to confirm availability of spaces since less spaces than units); lots of cool vintage shops nearby A little difficult to find, kind of a back alley side street. Nicely removed from busy Kensington Market. Like a 30 second walk from quiet alley entrance to busy market street. I liked to sit out in step and have coffee in am.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2024

6/10 Okay

Alex

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
I have a very mixed impression about this property. On one hand, being around Kensington Market was such an amazing experience, and very close to/accessible by everywhere around DT Toronto. But on the other hand, the alley that leads to the building, and the building itself are in such a bad state that I had to convince my friends it was safe to actually come up. Once in, again, the apartment was very nice and clean and modern, except for what was supposed to be "the kitchen" which was a couple of cheap plastic tables with no appliances other than the fridge, and with only 1 coffee pod when I was staying for 2 nights! Also in the bathroom there was no shampoo, only conditioner.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2024

8/10 Good

Luke

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The entrance is through a sketchy alleyway and you have to walk by people camping at the entrance. The cleaning lady was there at 5 when we went in and asked us to come back in an hour, she was still there at 6pm but we just sat in the other room. The suite is actually very nice and clean, bathroom had a bit of hair but no big deal. I had a terrible time trying to contact support, the phone hung up anytime it said it would connect me to an operator. I was very nervous but it was a big relief actually getting into the suite and seeing it’s not bad like other reviews explained. Overall bad support but not a terrible place, just a sketchy area.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

6/10 Okay

Lucy

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities
Disliked: Staff & service
It was not as bad as other reviews. The location is very close to Chinatown and center city. Within minutes walk to Chinatown. Inside the property is clean, however, outside the property was dirty with graffiti and pigeons droppings. Seems like the property just recently got renovated so the smell of old moldy houses still there. There is a garage to park the car but it took property management a while to give us the correct code. Property management response promptly to inquiries which was good, however they messed up our reservation. When we went to the assigned room, somebody was already there, thankfully they still have another room to switch. Air condition is controlled remotely so the room didn’t feel cool and can’t adjust anything. Overall, I would stay again for the price and the convenience location.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2024

6/10 Okay

Gabe

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Good location - pretty grimy, dirty lane access, lots of colourful characters but didn’t feel unsafe. Booked apartment for 5. Weird configuration with entry up a set of stairs shared with another apartment and our apartment split off two rooms at the top. To secure these you have to lock both doors. Main queen beds nice and comfortable, fold out couch in lounge area was broken, and hot water not working but staff shifted us another functional apartment within the hr. AC in windowless living room sounded like a jet engine so hard to hear TV - sofa bed very hard and uncomfortable with no bedding. Despite what is shown on listing no kitchen facilities except for a bar fridge, microwave, toaster and jug and table with collection of tea and coffee supplies. Generally pretty worn but clean. Good location with lots of bars and restaurants around. Would not recommend for any more than 4 people unless some is really into self punishment on uncomfortable sofas.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

2/10 Terrible

abbey

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A group of me and my friends 20(F)- 24(F) booked this property for my birthday. The pictures made the property look clean, safe and well maintained. we arrived later into the evening and to our dismay the property looks even worse in the dark. the property itself is in an unlit alleyway, even with our phone flashlights we were unable to light up the property well. the keypad to the complex was broken and anyone could walk into the complex. our door was kicked in. some aspects of the unit itself were okay but not quite as pictured. our main issue was safety, it felt like anyone could get into our unit to take our stuff or worse. upon contacting expedia as we decided we were not safe to stay at this property we were told that we would not receive a refund and they would follow the same day cancellation policy. spend a little more money to find somewhere safer if you can.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

6/10 Okay

Kimberly

Disliked: Cleanliness

Kensington Market Location, Toronto

The location was perfect; easy to access buses, light rail transport, and Uber. The Neighbourhood I would describe is hippieish. Lots of graffiti on the outside of the buildings. The price was definitely reasonable. The inside was fine. The pictures are a good representation of what it looks like; although there is no living room. The beds were comfortable. The washroom very small, and the shower was on the small side as well. The kitchen stove was dirty, along with the stove top (greasy and the elements very dirty). The basic needs of utensils and cups were not met. Only had one spoon and one glass cup. Owners to need to replenish these items. Noise level is something else. You could hear the garage door open and close every time someone used it. The neighbours standing outside the bedroom window at 1:00 am you could hear them talking. The neighbours above us, you could hear them walking around. The people leaving in the morning; you could hear their suitcases rattling down the stair ways. So it is definitely a noisy place. Customer Service, meaning the check-in information, door codes etc were given by Whatsapp - which was fine.
Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2024