The Drake Hotel Toronto

The Drake offers a unique destination for your next creative and inspired event. Engage the hearts and minds of your guests, stimulate forward thinking and generate new ways of seeing the world.

Located minutes from the downtown core and steps from the Direct Energy Center, Drake offers an urban experience like no other. Our revitalized boutique property promises five star guest services without five star pricing.

Let Drake take care of your next party, meeting or event. Our gracious events staff will ensure your guests and colleagues receive the warmest welcome from the moment they walk through the door. The Drake Hotel is a one stop event venue, with in-house AV technicians, catering and event coordination. Our professional events team will happily polish every detail, encouraging you to relax and enjoy time with your guests. The Drake is an urban escape from the everyday.

"And the Genie for the best cocktail party goes to... The Drake Hotel." -Barbara Hershenhorn, The Genie Nominee Cocktail party

Drake’s Dining Room is a luxurious space that offers a sophisticated setting for a wide variety events. Drake’s event coordinators are happy to assist you with your dinner or lunch functions every step of the way. From cocktail selection to personalized menus or host gifts, the Drake events team will polish every detail. Additional services such as valet, guess transportation and décor can be arranged by your coordinator, who has ongoing relationships with Toronto's leading vendors. Dining affairs have never been so easy and affordable!

FEATURES
+ Accommodates parties up to 70 seated guests
+ Easily transformed for intimate strolling cocktail parties
+ Unique wine pairings selected by our in-house Sommelier
+ Custom party menus to please the adventurous and conservative
+ Personalized wine and food tasting stations
+ Digital projector and wall mounted projector screen and full AV capabilities
+ Floor to ceiling blue velvet and leather banquettes, a custom chandelier and a wall to wall light box with a rotating exhibit of local photographers
+ Prime real estate for late night socializing with VIP bottle service

"Big exuberant flavours are Rose’s signature... (Drake's) current kitchen is right on the mark..." -Joanne Kates, Globe and Mail

Available day and night for private dinner parties, cocktail receptions, meetings, workshops and product launches; Room 222 has everything you need. With full audio-visual and digital amenities and personalized event planning, Room 222 transforms from a mid-century modern private Dining Room to an intimate Cocktail Lounge. Take advantage of our incredibly personalized service found only at Drake.

FEATURES
+ Accommodates up to 14 seated dinner and 23 Cocktail style
+ 4 laptop docks and wireless internet for digital presentations
+ Digital Projector and power-driven projector screen
+ Marble tables, swivel arm chairs, teak walls, customized mural
+ Magnetic swipe card access for complete privacy
+ Glass display shelving and kitchenette
+ Exclusive Sky Yard access

"Room 222... now a glowing world class space within the Drake, complete with audio-visual equipment for post supper screenings." -Globe & Mail

The Drake Underground is one of the most flexible and original venues in Toronto. Our two tiered, fully equipped event space is located on the lower level of the Hotel. This almost hidden gem easily transforms to suit the stature and style of any event. The Underground has played host to some of the cities most memorable live performances, launches, weddings, presentations and cocktail parties. With sophisticated audio-visual equipment including digital projectors, screens and extensive sound and lighting equipment, the Underground is extraordinarily diverse.

FEATURES
+ Private events of up to 150 people: up to 66 seated for meetings, 60 for sit down dinners and up to 150 for Cocktail-style parties
+ Advanced sound system, stage lighting and built in sound booth
+ 3 digital projectors and 3 projector screens for total media immersion
+ Full dance floor, lighting and stage
+ Leather couches, terrazzo floors, mahogany walls, customized fringed curtains, bronze bar tops
+ Full stage management services available for live performances or fashion shows

"The Underground... morphs from club to theatre to party zone at the touch of a designer's pinky." - Toronto Life City Guides

Drake's signature room re-introduces a bygone era, the Mid Century lounge experience; when cocktailing was dignified, music was sultry, thoughtful furnishing was essential and sublime food was the fuel in Gotham's tank.

Capture this exclusivity and glamour in Drake’s newly renovated main floor Lounge, the perfect venue for a decadent strolling-style diner party or an elegant cocktail soirée. With nightly entertainment and exquisite furnishings, the Lounge appeals to a wide variety of events. Overlooking Queen Street West, the Lounge is a destination unto itself.

FEATURES
+ Accommodates parties up to 180 people
+ Non-exclusive reservations of up to 50 people
+ Cocktail, strolling or plated dinners handled with ease
+ Rich digital sound system and built in DJ booth
+ Digital projector and wall mounted projector screen and full AV capabilities
+ Communal tables for large party dining
+ 2 full Bars spanning the length of the room, including a Raw Bar
+ Leather booths, green leather banquettes, custom chandeliers, fireplace, artist commissioned murals, bronze bar tops
+ Exclusive raised platform section for staging or VIP seclusion

"The latest incarnation of this ever evolving salon injects the mood of Manhattan hotel lounges during their mid-century heyday, when “cocktail hour” saw the clock's hand make several turns." -WHERE Toronto

A neighbourhood hot spot by day, the Corner Café transforms nightly into a candle lit Bistro with a fully licensed boulevard patio. Large parties can stroll through the open garage doors, enjoying cocktails and mini meals both indoors and out during the summer months. The Café is a unique, street level venue with individual sound system, full bar service and dedicated servers.

The newest addition to the Corner Café; the north patio, is a quaint and romantic piece of Drake. A hidden patio perfect for cocktail parties or dinner affairs, the north patio is perfect for those that enjoy the simple things in life… wine, food and friends.

FEATURES
+ Private cocktail-style events of up to 100 people with patio and up to 40 without
+ North and South Patio
+ Private dinners for up to 100 with patio and up to 28 without
+ Digital sound and full MP3 library
+ Fully private with exclusive entrance
+ Open outdoor areas accommodate smoking

“In many ways, The Drake embodies the spirit percolating in Toronto…” -Travel + Leisure Magazine

When the celebration calls for a party in the sun or cocktails under the stars, Drake’s breezy Palm Springs influenced Sky Yard and inspired choice. It's the city’s secret hot-spot. Our breezy island styled open-air rooftop playground is where Drake design meets Mother Nature. Your party can contemplate the moon while sampling Drake's deliciously imaginative cocktails and world class cuisine. A new feature of the Sky Yard, the playful Taco + Tequila Shack reinforces why our rooftop space is an innovative paradise for the urban stargazer or nocturnal adventurer.

FEATURES
+ Accommodates reservations or private events of up to 150 people
+ Rich sound system with multiple surround speakers
+ Digital projector and street-visible projector screen
+ Island Bar with 360º access
+ Teak and cherry wood tables, over-stuffed day beds and banquettes
+ Palm trees and fully landscaped frontage
+ Roofed section for shade and shelter
+ The Drake Outdoors is a smoker friendly, climate defiant, all season space

“Best Rooftop Patio.” - NOW Magazine