The Annex, Toronto

At night, guests can find a dinner menu inspired by local ingredients, shareable plates, stylish cocktails, and an inventive wine list.

By focusing on local partnerships and local businesses, this boutique hotel has become a neighborhood gem and a home away from home.

The sleek lobby bar is a cafe by day and a wine bar by night.

Classic pastries, warm coffee, and Canadian breakfast offerings delight guests in the morning.

Designed by the Gauley Brothers, a Montreal based interior design studio, the lobby & commons area is a sleek and stylish location to enjoy craft cocktails.

Artwork by local Canadian artists adorns the built-in bed.

Each unit is filled with unique objects from around some. Some of them even introduce a little vintage flair.

The custom built-in furnishings and shelving provide the perfect place to display the curated collection of accessories.

No detail goes unnoticed, including the luxurious soaps. The sinks are placed outside the tiled wet rooms, creating an open concept between spaces.

In most rooms, similar to European design styles, the sink is open to the living spaces, separate from the wet room which includes the toilet and shower.

In this corner unit, large windows fill the space with natural light. A custom wood platform is a modern solution that minimizes the need for furnishings.

Minimalism and comfort blend to create a stylish modern oasis. Painted white brick walls, plywood built-ins, and simple lighting reflect the industrial character of the space in a new way.

The Large Room sleeps up to four, large enough for family or friends. A built-in wood top extends from the bed frames to the opposite wall. It's not a bad place to work with views to the city right at your desktop.

The Annex Hotel is a new form of modern hospitality, sure to excite locals and vacationers.

Set in a century-old, brick-and-industrial steel building that originally housed horse stables, the Annex is a hybrid hospitality concept that is part Airbnb, part boutique hotel. Designed by Toronto–based architecture practice StudioAC in collaboration with the Gauley Brothers and Moss, the carefully curated hotel reflects the local community: All of the spaces feature the work of hand-picked local artists, musicians, and chefs.

Extending from end to end, the wood components tie it all together.

Each nook contains a hidden surprise, locally sourced, to inspire guests to experience the city as a local.

Bedding from Merchant Sons adds just enough of that cozy feel to the minimal space.